Water

It can help solve the problem of increased water shortages.  Grey water can enable households to capitalise on their water usage. Through the use of greywater diverters, households can use the same water more than once.

Benefits
-          Outstanding water savings
-          Increased saving on your water bills
-          Keeps your precious plants and gardens alive during drought

Don't
-          Over irrigate. If the garden is wet. Isolate the system to avoid runoff
-          Connect black water fixtures or offensive water streams to the system
-          Irrigate fruit, vegetable plants or food crops with greywater

Do
-          Maintain the system according to maintenance guidelines (provided by everwater)
-          Drain and flush the system and isolate during times when irrigation is not required
-          Use low phosphorous and salt based detergents
-          Use biodegradable detergents
-          Reduce fertilizer use when irrigating with greywater
-          Distribute grey water via sub irrigation lines

Key Issues
The shampoos, laundry detergents and cleaners you use all contain chemicals that change the quality of your grey water. Therefore it is important to choose friendly detergents and cleaners.
This means:
-          choose garden-friendly detergents and cleaners that are low-salt, low-phosphorous and biodegradable. Always check the label of the product you buy.
-          turn your diverter off when you’re cleaning, bleaching or washing “heavily soiled” items such as dirty nappies.