Simple Laundry Greywater System

Step 5 Catch It!

When I start laundry, I bring my greywater trash can inside the garage and place it on top of a cooler (or cinder blocks). You want it high enough to drain well. I make sure the garden hose is on tight and then place the laundry drain pipe into the trash can. As it fills, it automatically drains to wherever I have placed the garden hose. Our back yard has only slight elevation and the trash can is above the hose line. We save over 40 gallons of water on a large load. Once made, this is a super-easy system.