Cutting a hole in the door for the laundry grey water pipe
Through the door and into a hole cut into the balcony
A gentle slope under the balcony. The pipe is just held up by string
There are a few laundry grey water 'systems' available at hardware stores, but they are just wide 10 metre pipe with a nozzle for the laundry hose outlet (cost $20-$25). I couldn't find a simple connection anywhere for the grey water pipe to connect to standard 19mm poly pipe to run the water to the fruit trees. The above connection took the guy in the hardware store about half an hour to figure out. There's quite a few bits and pieces used for something that should be quite straightforward. You wouldn't think that there's a drought on.
Anyway, it works!
It's a temporary measure, but it works fine.
And onto the fruit trees.
I'll do some more work on it later to devise a system where we just use a series of taps to divert the water onto different groups of trees.
A couple of things to keep in mind if you plan on doing something similar. Don't do any hot water washes if it will run onto the trees. Regular laundry detergent has too much salt and other stuff. There are a few safer alternatives available. Check this website out for research on laundry powders... http://www.lanfaxlabs.com.au/laundry.htm
