Thanks, always so cool to always see these amazing by old and simple ways being used today. Like the stone work. What is a "grease trap" and how does it work? Can you do a video on that?
Google it and check out the images. From what I gathered, it's a compartment that allows for the grease to float up to the top of the water. There's baffles that make it so the water has to exit through the bottom. I suspect, as long as the flow isn't too fast, the grease will remain in the trap, floating on the surface.
I think it would depend on the amount of water you're filtering, because bamboo grows so tall and so fast it might slurp up all the water for itself! That wouldn't be a problem if you have enough water flow but if its on a smaller scale like in the vid that may cause problems.
@@justgivemethetruth yeah but not as much I'd imagine, at least compared to the super fast bamboo, but again if your water usage can keep up with that I'd imagine it'd still work
Geoff iv seen the grease traps that have been packed with straw compost and worms so that the fat can be degraded by the worms, your view, pros and cons my guess the trap would have to be 4 X size though the water was then run through Reed beds cheers like your video and the lifestyle
Can you make a how to video on water harvesting for livestock use, from a spring, culvert or creek harvest the water and fill a water tank so water can then be used at troughs for livestock strip graze watering
Hi can someone please answer a burning question in my mind? If we are using a plant like vetiver for the specific purpose of heavy metal absorption, and that absorption is transferred to the leaves. What then is the best way to dispose of the leaves or use the leaves?
Landfill unless there's a better option in your area but landfills are the safest bet until humanity gets better a processing its waste, better off having it all in one place
I'm trying to place your accent. I can hear a cockney influence from 3:10, except from the a's and t's (water, banana) and other Southern English at times with an Aussie twang (or actually the opposite). Accents fascinate me.
Geoff Lawton sounds exactly like what he is: an Englishman who left England early in life and moved to Australia. His accent in the end is a merging of the two.
I am thinking of using a bed at our cottage. The property is not used in winter and the temperatures are freezing with snow cover. Do you have suggestions for winter hardy plants?
@@DiscoverPermaculture Thanks for the information - I don't think that will be practical. Keep up your teaching - it is excellent - even though I can't use all your advice I have gleaned many ideas.
Anyone have any info for cold climates plz ? Doing diy grey water systems easiest, cheapest but good ?? More info on the grease trap as well, again, for cold climates plz. ( North/central WI, USA ) .
I do not understand what happend to all the bad chemicals in the grey water cleaning system, like soap and other cleaning liquids. These chemicals should kill the bacteria in this system. Great video, thanks for the information. Grtz from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Using eco friendly soaps. Bacterias are ok as long as they don't touch actual fruit bodies as far as I'm concerned. It's not like we are drinking the water. As long as grease trap works, the layers of filtration are sufficient for allowing water to leech into environment
I keep all the grey water from my house and send it through a bath reed bed into a fish pond but never hit that top water lever because it evaporates faster than i put water in. Maybe i just dont use much water to start...
@@catherineparcell9337 yes. I have a pump in the pond that recycles the water to the top of the reed bed (powered by solar) so that night evaporate faster than just sitting in the pond..
I have a million questions, but I’ll try to keep it to just a few: what are you using the recycled water for; how long do you keep the water for; what does your setup look like, both technically and IRL?
@@catherineparcell9337 so far mostly fruit trees.. i keep the water indefinitely. I have a 20w solar panel and a small fish pond pump that cycles the water (when its sunny) from the pond to the reeds and then gravity back in. This introduces oxygen into the water and also keeps it moving to reduce stagnant water growing bacteria. The design is exactly this. Same height difference and set up. I got the baths for free from facebook. www.milkwood.net/2016/08/22/home-made-3-bathtub-greywater-system/
I apologise for hounding. I’ve been reading these types of articles for weeks. But have yet to see how people have implemented theirs. If the answer is no,that’s cool. But am hoping.
@@catherineparcell9337 you could just wash all your produce in colloidal silver, that's what I do. I also wouldn't want to upset the bacteria in the soil by spraying colloidal silver on it That's what I do, my teeny garden is not as big, but I rinse with water, with a little CS added
Free silver is pretty damaging long-term to soil and water biology, chlorine or peroxide would be better, as they break down fast, better yet; ozone, uv, or just plain old heat-sterilization..
You shouldn't be sanitizing anything unless there's a good reason. Don't use the stuff on something or someone that will be damaged by it and let nature recycle it.
I don't think this video is very helpful if you want to do this same thing. There isn't any diagram or video that shows how it was made and built. I mean, the video is fine if you just want to learn about what it is used for, but no nuts and bolts. I never even saw inside the "beds". He talks about layers and layers but doesn't even show it to us
In the video description: "FYI I've posted the corresponding building design to my Instagram and FB pages, here: instagram.com/p/B6MHqtdpVs-/ and here: facebook.com/geofflawtononline/posts/1218904428296086"
Can you say more about these grease traps -how they are constructed, what's involved in maintenance and what you can do with the grease and muck?
I just came here to ask more about them myself.
its just a baffle looks like mechanical filtration just
@Nature's Infinite WELLth great, thanks for that
Here's a good explanation of how to make a grease trap. ruclips.net/video/uZXMOfkrZYA/видео.html
Imagine if the whole world did it, the planet would thank us.
It's a rock it can't thank anyone for anything future generations of people would/should thank us.
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@@Barskor1 True; but it would thank us by how it would become better every day.
I can never get enough of the reed bed and grey water designs. Thanks, they're my favorite systems. Also, thanks for showing the grease traps.
Outstanding video Geoff! The shots at the end of the paving and walling are very good. What a change of scene from the first few years!
Thank you for everything that you are doing Geoff Lawton...
This is amazing! I absolutely love the lay out of it all.
Beautiful design.
Thanks, always so cool to always see these amazing by old and simple ways being used today.
Like the stone work.
What is a "grease trap" and how does it work? Can you do a video on that?
Google it and check out the images. From what I gathered, it's a compartment that allows for the grease to float up to the top of the water. There's baffles that make it so the water has to exit through the bottom. I suspect, as long as the flow isn't too fast, the grease will remain in the trap, floating on the surface.
I know this is about grey water, but ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?! Bananas is the dessert??? AMAZING!
Thanks Geoff! So much information!
Very clearly put. Terrific greywater video.
Very nice Geoff.
Very impressive!
Really great solution, love you r channel. Saludos desde la isla de Mallorca España
Very informative, thank you!
this is great, thank you
So impressive.
Great vid, Geoff! Do you compost the grease?
Thanks men very good information
Would bamboo be counted as a reed and could bamboo be used for this purpose?
I want to know the answer. Great question.
I think so.
I think it would depend on the amount of water you're filtering, because bamboo grows so tall and so fast it might slurp up all the water for itself! That wouldn't be a problem if you have enough water flow but if its on a smaller scale like in the vid that may cause problems.
@@MrToddino good point, but reeds slurp up water too don't they?
@@justgivemethetruth yeah but not as much I'd imagine, at least compared to the super fast bamboo, but again if your water usage can keep up with that I'd imagine it'd still work
Geoff iv seen the grease traps that have been packed with straw compost and worms so that the fat can be degraded by the worms, your view, pros and cons my guess the trap would have to be 4 X size though the water was then run through Reed beds cheers like your video and the lifestyle
How do you clean the grease trap, and what do you do with the grease later?
So you could then further use the grease from the grease traps to produce organic diesel / gas ?
Mate, this should be taught in high schools.
is there any detailed video to build it? i am planning to have one for my farm
How do you size the system in relation to grey water output?
You are hero!
Is there any reinforcement in the reeds bed structure? Bars?
so what are you doing with the grease that got trapped?
Do you ever use this system to keep ponds clean, like a natural pool.
How can we utilize the grease from the grease trap?
Does one need to use special soaps or does it not matter that much?
Willy wonka of dirt.
do you clean the grease water ?
But from where the clean water for kitchen and bath is coming there, in the desert?
Could lightly harvest the reeds to feed to your livestock?
Can you make a how to video on water harvesting for livestock use, from a spring, culvert or creek harvest the water and fill a water tank so water can then be used at troughs for livestock strip graze watering
Does the water go down in the ground at the moment it leaves the pipes? How does it come to the bananatrees for example?
You put a hose at the end of the reed bed. Hose helps sending the water where you want, you can do it old school with a watering can
Is this water clean enough to give to livestock to drink? I'm thinking geese and ducks primarily
what about the cost? and the size? how big of a reed pond would it take to filter 10 people's worth of water needs?
is the water clean enough to water a vegeteble garden?
what soaps do you use?
You want Dr Bronners mate, get the hemp peppermint liquid for washing your hair and killing pest insects.
Hi can someone please answer a burning question in my mind?
If we are using a plant like vetiver for the specific purpose of heavy metal absorption, and that absorption is transferred to the leaves. What then is the best way to dispose of the leaves or use the leaves?
Landfill unless there's a better option in your area but landfills are the safest bet until humanity gets better a processing its waste, better off having it all in one place
How can I full fill Nitrojan Naturally to my new Areca plants. Plz Advise
Pee on it? Lol.
I'm trying to place your accent. I can hear a cockney influence from 3:10, except from the a's and t's (water, banana) and other Southern English at times with an Aussie twang (or actually the opposite). Accents fascinate me.
Geoff Lawton sounds exactly like what he is: an Englishman who left England early in life and moved to Australia. His accent in the end is a merging of the two.
I am thinking of using a bed at our cottage. The property is not used in winter and the temperatures are freezing with snow cover. Do you have suggestions for winter hardy plants?
You need a glasshouse or polytunnel cover and delivery pipes underground the warm water will do the rest.
@@DiscoverPermaculture Thanks for the information - I don't think that will be practical. Keep up your teaching - it is excellent - even though I can't use all your advice I have gleaned many ideas.
@@geraldnemanishen5079 they usually work rely well in cold climates
Anyone have any info for cold climates plz ? Doing diy grey water systems easiest, cheapest but good ?? More info on the grease trap as well, again, for cold climates plz. ( North/central WI, USA ) .
Спасибо за русские субтитры.Я тоже хочу попробовать соорудить ловушки для очистки воды
Why do mosquitoes not lay eggs in the reed beds?
There is no sitting surface water. All the water is flowing under the gravel/plant beds. Tanks should be covered.
I thought large fruit trees can handle grey water without the need for reed beds first?
I do not understand what happend to all the bad chemicals in the grey water cleaning system, like soap and other cleaning liquids. These chemicals should kill the bacteria in this system. Great video, thanks for the information. Grtz from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Using eco friendly soaps. Bacterias are ok as long as they don't touch actual fruit bodies as far as I'm concerned. It's not like we are drinking the water. As long as grease trap works, the layers of filtration are sufficient for allowing water to leech into environment
I keep all the grey water from my house and send it through a bath reed bed into a fish pond but never hit that top water lever because it evaporates faster than i put water in. Maybe i just dont use much water to start...
Adam Hari does that include water from the washing machine?
@@catherineparcell9337 yes. I have a pump in the pond that recycles the water to the top of the reed bed (powered by solar) so that night evaporate faster than just sitting in the pond..
I have a million questions, but I’ll try to keep it to just a few: what are you using the recycled water for; how long do you keep the water for; what does your setup look like, both technically and IRL?
@@catherineparcell9337 so far mostly fruit trees.. i keep the water indefinitely. I have a 20w solar panel and a small fish pond pump that cycles the water (when its sunny) from the pond to the reeds and then gravity back in. This introduces oxygen into the water and also keeps it moving to reduce stagnant water growing bacteria. The design is exactly this. Same height difference and set up. I got the baths for free from facebook. www.milkwood.net/2016/08/22/home-made-3-bathtub-greywater-system/
I apologise for hounding. I’ve been reading these types of articles for weeks. But have yet to see how people have implemented theirs. If the answer is no,that’s cool. But am hoping.
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The icing on the cake would be to sanitize with colloidal silver #colloidalsilverkillsall
Anita Burke how would you incorporate that into the design of something like this?
@@catherineparcell9337 you could just wash all your produce in colloidal silver, that's what I do. I also wouldn't want to upset the bacteria in the soil by spraying colloidal silver on it
That's what I do, my teeny garden is not as big, but I rinse with water, with a little CS added
I use colloidal silver already but not in my washing. Does it remove dirt and stains? What is your experience?
Free silver is pretty damaging long-term to soil and water biology, chlorine or peroxide would be better, as they break down fast, better yet; ozone, uv, or just plain old heat-sterilization..
You shouldn't be sanitizing anything unless there's a good reason. Don't use the stuff on something or someone that will be damaged by it and let nature recycle it.
How to make a garden in my backyard that cleans the soil from pollution?
I'd start with lots of cannabis and mushrooms. Look up Paul Stamets.
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I don't think this video is very helpful if you want to do this same thing. There isn't any diagram or video that shows how it was made and built.
I mean, the video is fine if you just want to learn about what it is used for, but no nuts and bolts. I never even saw inside the "beds". He talks about layers and layers but doesn't even show it to us
In the video description: "FYI I've posted the corresponding building design to my Instagram and FB pages, here: instagram.com/p/B6MHqtdpVs-/ and here: facebook.com/geofflawtononline/posts/1218904428296086"
Does one need to use special soaps or does it not matter that much?
100% it matters. Use eco friendly soaps. Do not pump phosphates into the natural environment.