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? re: recycled water
Hi ladies,
I usually lurk here and get tons of great suggestions, but I have a question. My home is 60 years old and I frequently use a dehumidifier in the bathroom to control moisture. Is it ok to reuse the water that's pulled out of the air to water plants? The water looks clean, but I just wasn't sure if it was okay to use after being pulled into the dehumidifier. My goal is to build a rain barrel but until then, I'm wondering if I can do this instead. The thing collects at least a couple gallons of water and I hate to just waste it!
I posted this on the G&L board as well. TIA!
Re: ? re: recycled water
Best sound ever: baby's heartbeat! (Heard @ 10w1d)
Yes, its fine. You can use all kinds of water for the plants. In drought prone places they even use greywater (water left from washing hands, etc..) on plants outside.) Of course they use biodegradable soaps.
Its also good to use the water from cooking veggies (no salt), on plants...give nutrients.
Yes, I've been doing that ever since we bought our house. I figure I have to dump out the water anyway I might as well water my plants with it. There won't be anything in the water that isn't in your air so unless you have major air quality problems you're OK.
An exhaust fan wouldn't take care of your humidity issues in GA. You'll just be dumping air that you spent energy conditioning which will be replaced by infiltration/outside air which is unconditioned and humid! So your HVAC system will be using even more energy to condition the new air. Much less efficient.
Just make sure you have a high efficiency dehumidifier and set it so that it just takes care of the humidity you need to get out (usually 50-70% relative humidity). Ours also has a energy saving timer that won't let it turn on for 3 hours (there is also a 6 hour option).