Reusing Laundry Water

We have rain barrels to capture the rainwater from the roof. Of course, it has to rain for this to work.

Patty Hauck

I save my rinse water from the washing machine by running an old swimming pool hose through the dryer vent to the outside.

The water is then collected in a large garden cart or hosed directly onto my perennial flower bed which is located outside the laundry room.

There are 20 to 30 gallons of 'grey' water after a wash load.

I've done this for three months, so I figure I've saved several hundred gallons.

Linda Tucker