Greywater capture and control system
OwnerRichard Dederianinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a greywater capture and control system. In an illustrative example, the greywater capture and control system may, for example, include an ingress pumping module having a suction line. The suction line may, for example, fluidly couple a pump inlet to an existing drain port of a water dispensing appliance. The ingress pumping module may, for example, be configured such that, in response to flow accumulation in the drain port, the ingress pumping module automatically applies negative pressure to the drain port to divert the outflow of the drain port from existing drain plumbing to a greywater reservoir. Various embodiments may advantageously provide a distributed network of local, modular greywater monitoring and control systems.
Claims20
A fluid distribution system comprising:
- an ingress pumping module comprising a pump with an inlet;
- a suction line fluidly coupling the pump inlet to an existing drain port of a water dispensing appliance;
- a grey water reservoir remote from the ingress pumping module;
- and,
- a controller in operable communication with at least one sensor on the grey water reservoir to determine a fill level of the grey water reservoir, then the controller coupled by a fluid intake module that selectively shuts off the ingress pumping module in response to a diversion signal from the controller;
- and,
- the ingress pumping module comprises two stages configured such that:
- in response to detection of flow in the drain port, a first stage activates at a first flow rate and, when flow through the ingress pumping module is detected to have surpassed a minimum flow threshold for a predetermined period, then a second stage activates at a second flow rate higher than the first flow rate.
A fluid distribution system comprising:
- an ingress pumping module comprising a pump with an inlet;
- and,
- a suction line fluidly coupling the pump inlet to an existing drain port of a water dispensing appliance,
- wherein the ingress pumping module is configured such that, in response to flow accumulation in the drain port, the ingress pumping module automatically applies negative pressure to the drain port to divert an outflow of the drain port from existing drain plumbing to a greywater reservoir.
A grey water device comprising:
- an ingress pumping module comprising a pump with an inlet;
- a suction line fluidly coupling the pump inlet to an existing drain port of a water dispensing appliance;
- and,
- a controller in operable communication with at least one sensor on a grey water reservoir remote from the ingress pumping module to determine a fill level of the grey water reservoir, then the controller coupled by a fluid intake module that selectively shuts off the ingress pumping module in response to a diversion signal from the controller;
- wherein the ingress pumping module is configured such that, in response to flow accumulation in the drain port, the ingress pumping module automatically applies negative pressure to the drain port to divert an outflow of the drain port from existing drain plumbing to a greywater reservoir;
- and,
- the ingress pumping module comprises two stages configured such that:
- in response to detection of flow in the drain port, a first stage activates at a first flow rate and, when flow through the ingress pumping module is detected to have surpassed a minimum flow threshold for a predetermined period, then a second stage activates at a second flow rate higher than the first flow rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.