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I've had a recurring idea to build a water recycling shower. The idea being the water is initially stored in a tank below the shower, pumped up through the show
by VBprogrammer 7y ago
I've had a recurring idea to build a water recycling shower. The idea being the water is initially stored in a tank below the shower, pumped up through the shower head and returned to the tank via the drain. A (hopefully) small amount of hot water is added to the tank to maintain the temperature of the water and to introduce more clean water. Some degree of filtering would obviously be required on the return path, at the very least to remove hair which would damage the pump but hopefully also removing soap suds etc.
I'm not sure if it would really work but it seems like it would be ideal for some situations, for example in motorhomes, small yachts etc.
- hapidjus 7y agoHave a look at this https://orbital-systems.com/ https://orbital-systems.com/
- mikepurvis 7y agoIt makes sense that there's a filter you have to change, but I don't see a lot of information on what the filter is other than an offer to get on a six month subscription service for it, presuming it's a disposable. Hopefully it's not some locked-in proprietary thing, at any rate. Love the design, though— could definitely picture installing this or something like it in a future bathroom reno.
- wlesieutre 7y agoThere's an open source design of this at https://showerloop.org/ https://showerloop.org/
- VBprogrammer 7y agoNice. I've tried searching for it before but clearly didn't get the right combination of keywords. Mostly I've found people using the waste water to pre-heat the supply (which itself is a good idea but doesn't solve the water capacity problem).