Level five water restrictions prevent things like watering gardens, lawns and plants. So, Armidale resident Andrew Bullard did some lateral thinking and came up with an idea to make recycling easier.
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He said he is not trying to sell anything, and just wants to put his idea out there for anyone who might like to try it or improve on it.
"Basically it's a plastic manifold with one inlet and three outlets," Andrew said.
"Each outlet has a tap on it. The first outlet returns the water to the normal drain, where your water normally goes when you're finished with it.
"The second outlet puts soapy water into the tub, where you can put it back and do a second wash if you wish. With the other two closed, the third outlet takes for your spin water which is usually not too soapy, to an outside tank."
Andrew said the taps can all be operated from one position and everything was pretty straightforward.
He uses a small 300 litre tank. which he said was big enough to hold the amount of water used from washing two or three times a week and the parts (including the tank) cost about $200 from his local hardware store.
"All of that water gives us a good opportunity to give some plants that we're trying to keep alive a bit of a go," he said.
Andrew said lugging heavy buckets of recycled grey water around was the catalyst for the project and it was something everyone could do to make life a little easier.
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