I went to my local hardware store that used to be Ace, but now is just an independent. They have the nicest, most helpful people there. So, I asked around and found a plumbing expert guy and explained my predicament. He showed me all the stuff I can use to re-route the washing machine water to my rain barrel. Now I have to get some measurements so I can go back over there and purchase the correct quantities of hoses, pipes and fittings.
And get this . . . . . The whole setup is going to run me about $35.00. Not bad! Not only will I be saving 75 gallons of water each week from going to sewage, but I will also be using those 75 gallons a second time on my lawn or garden and that will save me an additional 75 gallons that I would have had to get from my hose otherwise.
The hardware store guy told me lots of people are doing this. They also have an umbrella style clothesline that I had been eyeing. What I would like to do with it is see if it will fit in the stand I have for the umbrella that goes over my patio table. If it will fit in that stand and the stand will hold it up, I can have loads of flexibility over where I want to set it up depending on sun, wind, or other weather factors. Woo Hoo!!
It was a great visit to the hardware store. And now that I am figuring out the whole putting pictures up here, I will do lots of visuals on here so that you can also do something similar in your own house!
Doesn't take much to make me all happy and bubbly, does it? :)
Totally off-topic, but in the news of the weird: A man walked up the big highway overpass near my house this morning and jumped off right on to the other highway underneath it and killed himself. Isn't that awful? I can not even imagine what a misery his life was to have made that walk (which is extremely long and dangerous all on it's own) up to the 3rd level of the highway and then to make the jump into traffic. Very, very sad. I wonder if there will be an obituary for him this weekend? I will pray for him and any family he leaves behind.
sewage: I am jealous... I want to do this!
ReplyDeletejumper: not to make light of the situation, but it reminds me of one of my early blogs about suicide signage (http://queenbisme.blogspot.com/2007/01/having-right-signage.html)