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Purple Pipe Washing Machine Kit

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-10-26
DUGAN JR DANIEL J
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This patent describes a new way to use the water from a clothes washing machine after a rinse cycle. It involves a diverter assembly and a collector that distributes the harvested water. This allows the water to be used for irrigation or other purposes. By using this system, plants can be supported without using extra city water and it reduces the amount of waste water that needs to be treated. This is an innovative way to reuse water from washing machines and support the environment.

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I made some early prototypes of water harvesters, but water was viewed as cheap and plentiful so I shelved the idea.
The greywater harvesting systems that I had seen contained good ideas, such as using greywater to flush toilets, but there are problems inherent in dual water supply fixtures like backflow protection and filter maintenance.

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[0006](All piping and fittings are thin walled, schedule 40, PVC unless otherwise noted. All parts are shown on 4 / 4) The Invention consists of a 1″ plumbing tee (FIG. 2B #5a.) used to divert water from the rinse cycle of a washing machine (FIG. 2A #A1,) to a collector (FIG. 3-4 #20) for reuse in irrigation instead of going to the city sewer. A plastic 1½″ FPT X F glue, knife blade valve (FIG. 2B #2), whose handle faces the user, is used to provide a full port for the 1″ pipe for discharging wash water to the standpipe (FIG. 2B #A3) when in the open position. A manual valve is used because it is much cheaper than an electrical valve and does not add the unwanted leverage of a ball valve on the piping and it does not require an electrician. (If a domestic dishwasher is used, the discharge hose is about ½″.) An 1½″ MPT X 1″ FPT bushing (4 / 4 #1b.) is screwed into the bottom of the knife blade valve and the height is adjusted by tightening the threads. Four horizontal, ¼″ holes are drill...

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Abstract

This invention harvests abundant, highly usable washing machine rinse cycle water for irrigation and other uses. This is accomplished using two separate devices working together; it is comprised of a valve assembly (FIG. 2B), for diverting this rinse water to a collector and the collector (10) which improves the quality of the water, then distributes it. By closing a single valve (7) during the rinse cycle, the user is effectively watering the landscaping. The rinse water is regenerated during normal household washing so it is not dependent on rain. It does not use power nor does it depend on filters or storing water. It reduces the amount of city water required as well as reducing the volume of waste water generated.

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REFERENCES CITEDU. S. Patent Documents[0001]6,969,460Olson210 / 1307,267,235Sharir210 / 4138,201,581George137 / 8768,372,274Early, et al210 / 867,040,340Jeltsch, et al137 / 2555,573,677Dembrosky210 / 7645,192,426DeCoster et al210 / 117BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]I am a pipefitter by trade and I began to start thinking about ways to save water about twenty years ago. I made some early prototypes of water harvesters, but water was viewed as cheap and plentiful so I shelved the idea. When I moved here in 2006, North Carolina was in a drought condition and I made some prototypes using clear plastic boxes and buckets to observe the hydraulic action. Later, when I heard on the news that there were extraordinary droughts in Texas and elsewhere, I thought I might try again in earnest. This invention is the result.[0003]The greywater harvesting systems that I had seen contained good ideas, such as using greywater to flush toilets, but there are problems inherent in dual water supply fixtures like bac...

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IPC IPC(8): E03B1/04
CPCE03B2001/045E03B1/042E03B1/044
Inventor DUGAN, JR., DANIEL J.
Owner DUGAN JR DANIEL J
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