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US 2011/0226341 A1Published application
Device and method for reusing greywater
AssigneeEcoplay International B.V.
InventorsJohannes Donaes, Jacobus Platteel, Shaun Stuart Murdoch
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for reusing greywater, comprising: a water feed (2) for supplying the greywater to be reused, a storage tank (4) for storing the greywater, a water discharge (6) for discharging water stored in the storage tank to a water-consumer (8), and a heat exchanger (10) for extracting heat from the supplied greywater. The invention also relates to a method for reusing greywater using such a device.
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Device for reusing greywater, comprising:
- a water feed for supplying the greywater to be reused;
- a storage tank for storing the greywater;
- a water discharge for discharging water stored in the storage tank to a water-consumer;
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- a heat exchanger for extracting heat from the supplied greywater.
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Method for reusing greywater, comprising the steps of:
- supplying greywater for reuse to a water feed of a greywater device;
- extracting heat from the supplied greywater with a heat exchanger, herein cooling the greywater;
- storing the somewhat cooled greywater in a storage tank of the greywater device;
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- discharging water stored in the storage tank via a water discharge to a water-consumer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.