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Index
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Part 1: Planning Your Home Greywater System
Chapter 1: Greywater Systems 101
What Is Greywater?
Types of Greywater Systems
Health and Safety Considerations
Greywater in Freezing Climates
Chapter 2: Greywater Sources and Plumbing
Identify Your Greywater Sources
Your Home’s Drain, Waste, and Vent System
Undesirable Greywater Sources
Summary of Greywater Sources
Chapter 3: Estimate Your Greywater Flows
Code Estimates vs. Personal Calculations
Calculating Weekly Greywater Flows
Finding the Flow Rates of Different Fixtures
Chapter 4: Soils and Mulch Basins
Soil Structure and Type
Identify Your Soil Type with a Soil Ribbon Test
Determine How Water Flows through your Soil with an Infiltration Test
Mulch Basins
Protect Groundwater and Drinking Water Wells
Chapter 5: Plants and Irrigation
Choosing Plants for Greywater Irrigation
How Much Water Do My Plants Want?
Plant-Friendly Soaps
Chapter 6: Choosing a Greywater System
System Design Considerations
When Greywater Is Not a Great Idea
Using Greywater Indoors: Toilet Flushing
Choosing a Greywater Irrigation System
Greywater Systems at a Glance
When to Turn Off the System
Chapter 7: Codes and Regulations
A Brief History of Greywater Plumbing Codes
Greywater Codes: Performance and Prescriptive
National Codes and Standards
Part 2: Building Your Home Greywater System
Chapter 8: Install a Laundry-to-Landscape (L2L) System
Design Considerations
Installing an L2L Irrigation System
Irrigation Options
Chapter 9: Install a Branched Drain Gravity-Flow System
Design Considerations
Installing a Branched Drain System
How to Wire an Actuator
Chapter 10: Pumped and Manufactured Greywater Systems
Design Considerations
Building a Pumped System
Manufactured Greywater Systems
Chapter 11: Other Types of Greywater Systems
Outdoor Fixtures
Whole-House Greywater Systems
Subsoil Infiltration Systems
Greywater for Greenhouses
Constructed Wetlands
Sand Filter to Drip Irrigation
Reusing Septic Tank Effluent for Irrigation
Appendix
Plumbing Basics for Greywater Installation
Parts Primer
Basic Installation Techniques
Resources
Acknowledgments
Index
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