Off Grid Kitchen Sink Water

Off grid cabins often rely on solar wind and rain power to generate electricity to the home whereas dry cabins are not always this rural.

Off grid kitchen sink water.

From hauling water the early months in our off grid kitchen looked a lot like camping. Since there isn t a sink with running water brushing your teeth mainly entails pouring water into a cup in the kitchen and keeping up with personal hygiene to the best of your ability. Here s the link to the water pump. We soon decided to create an off grid water system by adding solar panels and installing a solar pump in the deep well that would get water into the house.

Once the cabin was built we also moved the sink from the camper into the cabin. Kitchen greywater tends to contain food scraps and grease so it takes more effort to maintain the system than with those for other greywater sources. Kitchen sinks usually produce a plentiful supply of water that can be diverted from the sink drain inside the house. Some states consider kitchen water greywater while others consider it.

Anyway thank you for watching. Subscribe if you want. Very basic and effective and easy to do yourself. Here is how to hook up a simple sink grey water drain for a kitchen set up in an off grid cabin.

We added a pressure tank and indoor pipes that ran through the wood stove in winter and an instant hot water heater in summer. Logistically it s kind of tough. Josh shows the kitchen setup used to cook and clean with no utility bills. And a kitchen sink with no running water and a five gallon.

I get so nervous filming these videos lol. Don t mind the stuttering constant repeating myself. But it s hard to wash your hands while you pour water over your hands. Washing your hands and brushing your teeth outside gets old.