Modular electrical appliance which reuses greywater
AssigneeBioMicrobics, Inc.
InventorCésar Manuel Coelho Nunes
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Abstract
Modular electrical appliance for recycling greywater, connected to: a drainage pipe (S1) via which greywater enters into the greywater reservoir (1) thereof; a sanitary water supply (S) via which sanitary water enters into the auxiliary reservoir (7) thereof; and a flush pipe (D) which connects to the standard opening of the tank (WC) of a toilet. The electrical appliance has a built-in three-way valve (4) which opens the outlet of said greywater reservoir (1) if it contains a sufficient amount for a full flush. If not, the outlet of said auxiliary reservoir (7) is opened. A hydraulic pump (3) connected to the electrovalve (4) pumps the flush water, grey or sanitary, through the flush pipe (D).
Claims13
A modular electrical appliance for recycling greywater, connected to a greywater drainage pipe (S1) and connected to a flush pipe (D) of a tank (WC) of a toilet, the modular electrical appliance comprising:
- a greywater reservoir (1) connected to said greywater flush pipe (S1), wherein the greywater flush pipe is connected to one or more greywater sources selected from a group comprising of sinks, bathtubs, washing machines, and showers, said greywater flushpipe (S1) being connected to the greywater reservoir (1) via a first aerator threaded elbow (14), and
- an independent auxiliary reservoir (7), said auxiliary reservoir (7) being connected to a sanitary water supply (S), said auxiliary reservoir (7) comprising a second aerator elbow (14′) in its upper part, wherein no water enters the second aerator elbow (14′) and
- a hydraulic pump (3) comprising a pressure switch, and said hydraulic pump (3) being connected to said flush pipe (D), and
- characterized in that it further comprises a three-way electrovalve (4), this three-way electrovalve (4) comprising:
- a first inlet connected to said greywater reservoir (1),
- a second inlet connected to said auxiliary reservoir (7), and
- an outlet connected to said hydraulic pump (3), and
- in that said flush pipe (D) is connected to a standard inlet opening of sanitary water from said tank (WC), wherein the greywater reservoir (1), the independent auxiliary reservoir (7), and the hydraulic pump (3) of the modular electrical appliance are external to the tank (WC) and said three-way electrovalve (4) is, by default, open towards the greywater reservoir (1).
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