Friday, 14 July 2023

Dry Well for Greywater

4" ABS overflow from greenhouse greywater planter; 2" PVC chase for rainwater collection overflow from cisterns; 1+1/2" PVC chase for electrical to exterior lighting/receptacle/etc.

5' deep pit to get below frost (would have gone deeper if we didn't hit bedrock). 

6" layer of gravel at bottom of pit

A special thank you to the PLx4 family for their help (from left to right): Peter, Pauline, Pearson, Preston.

Three 55 USG plastic barrels drilled with 1" holes to disperse the greywater into the gravel bed


The 4" ABS pipe extends into the first barrel


The space around the barrels is filled with gravel to create the leaching bed




Gravel bed covered with landscape fabric to prevent soil from clogging it


A 2" ABS observation tube is installed into the first barrel


The PVC chases are extended beyond the dry well













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