Bath/shower water recycling system
OwnerJeffrey P. Diemandinventor
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Abstract
A waste water recovery system for recycling shower/bath water for use in a tank-type toilet is provided. The system includes a storage tank with a suction pump to draw water into the storage tank. The system also includes a valve which is used to timely shut off the pump when the tank is full. Recovered water from the storage tank is delivered to the toilet tank when needed. A collector which surrounds the floor drain is removably attachable either by adhesive or suction means to the floor of a bath or shower and has an inlet and an outlet. Waste water is drawn by a suction pump from the outlet of a collector to the storage tank.
Claims10
A waste water recovery system for recycling water used for bathing in a shower/bath device having a floor with a drain opening therein, said water to be subsequently used with a tank type toilet, said system comprising in combination:
- a storage tank including suction pump means for drawing shower/bath water into the storage tank;
- valve operated means for timely operation of the pump means when water in the storage tank is below a first level and shutting off of the pump means when the water is above the first level;
- supply means for directing water from the storage tank to said toilet tank;
- means for collecting said shower/bath water, said means being adapted to be attached to a top surface of the floor, said means including a central opening such that said means surrounds and is spaced apart from the floor drain opening, said means having a inlet for shower/bath water and an outlet for outletting said shower/bath water to a means for directing said shower/bath water via the suction pump means for pumping shower/bath water to the storage tank;
- whereby said central opening will allow access of said, shower/bath water, which flows over said means for collecting, to flow into said drain opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.