Greening Your Home - AC water for lawns

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expaq
07-01-08, 01:48 AM
Any reason to not capture the water from your air conditioner drain line for use as gray water? The main drains for AC used to drip outside. Now it is sent to the sewer line for a double hit in energy use - purification to be used again on lawns. Codes may have to be changed, but AC's in hot humid climates generate a lot of water.

Gunguy45
07-01-08, 06:42 AM
I've always used A/C drain water to water any potted plants outside, or those that need more than a weekly watering. In VA I'd get prob 5 gallons a day in summer, here in AZ its more like 2 or less.
waterwelldude
07-01-08, 01:44 PM
Its a good idea. I have been using the a/c water for my shrubs for years. No sence in wasting the water. Being in Tx. that adds up to alot of water...lol

mitch17
07-01-08, 04:24 PM
I agree - seems like a good idea to me.
expaq
07-02-08, 05:15 AM
An AC tech said that AC's used to drain to the outside, but the building code was changed for the main drain to go to the sewer line. Anyone know the reason for the change?