How to Make a Laundry Water Recycler (Gray Water System)

Step 2 Materials List and Tools

Note: The sizes of the pipes and fittings that are stated here are what I used. You may end up with different sizes depending on what you find at your hardware store. As long as you are able to connect everything together and not have any leaks, you are fine.

Tank and Plumbing

• 1 32 Gallon Plastic Trash Can
• 2 3/4" PVC Ball Valves
• 5 1-1/2" hose clamps
• 1" ID washing machine hose (length will vary depending on your setup)
• 1 washing machine hose hook end
• 32" of 11/4" corrugated sump pump hose
• 3/4" diameter PVC pipe (around 3 ft. of length)
• 1 3/4" diameter PVC 45 degree turn (or a "T")
• 2 PVC threaded adapter - 1" male thread to 1-1/4"female thread
• 2 PVC adapter, 1" male thread to 1-1/4" diameter
• 1 Threaded hook with a nut (for holding up the end of the tank outlet hose)

Hanging Platform

• 4 lengths chain (rated 80-100 lb), length depends on your particular hanging situations
• 1 length of the same chain 24" long
• 4 wood screw threaded hooks (rated 80-100 lb)

*4 machine screw hooks with nuts (rated 80-100 lb)

• 4 1-1/4" ID rubber washers (or make your own from used bicycle inner tubes)
• 2 1-1/2" metal pipe thread nuts
• 1 12" x 20-3/4" plywood, reinforced with metal, at least at the corners

Water level sign

• Top from a qt. yogurt container
• popsicle stick
• 1 machine screw
• small piece of velcro (both male and female)

Load Size Measuring Tool

• 1 piece of PVC pipe, 3/4" or 1", cut wide enough to sit in the top of your washer basin
• 1 threaded rod (#6 or #8 thread)
• 1 lock nut for each of the load sizes your washer has (mine has 4)
• 2 nuts and 2 washers to fasten the threaded rod to the pipe

Ball Valve Wrench

• 1 piece of 2" diam ABS pipe 8-10" long

Tools

• Electric Drill
• 1-5/8" hole saw
• Dremel Tool
• Utility Knife
• Hack Saw
• Teflon Tape
• 2 pipe wrenches
• PC-7 Multipurpose Waterproof Epoxy
• PVC Cement
• Twist Ties