I'm beginning my water reclamation project in small ways. Today, I'm catching the water from the washing machine so I can use it to water the garden beds instead of letting it go down the sewer.
I was able to get a 5 gallon vegetable oil jug from a local restaurant, and they said I could get more. That way, I'll have several on hand to use for reclaimed water. I washed the first one out with Dawn dish liquid, which worked pretty well to get the residual oil out of it. Since it's a food product, I'm not overly concerned about getting every trace of it out. In time the waste water will get the rest of it out anyway.
I'll use the rinse water to refill the washing machine, saving water in that way as well. It's a bit of extra work, but I think it will be worth it in the long run. As I make progress on my water reclamation project, I'll add submersible pumps, hoses, and Delta fauctes to make using the water a lot easier.
