Extreme Recycling


The WashUP device uses the washer’s discarded water as the water for the toilet. Very clever as who needs clean water for flushing?

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  1. Ohh man, this would have been so useful in my apartment in SLC. I had to walk across the street with huge hampers of clothes.

    Think about it: you come in to take a shower. Instead of throwing your clothes in a hamper, toss them straight in the washing machine. Then take your shower, put on fresh clothes, turn on the washing machine, and come back when it’s done.

    I approve!

    — SilverDrake3 · Jul 6, 04:46 PM · #

  2. Or better yet. They should hook up the shower drain to the washing machine. It would take the used shower water (who needs to waste all that water) and wash your clothes, that would then wash your toilet!

    — Brackish Dip · Jul 6, 05:18 PM · #

  3. @2 – I don’t think my dirty shower water is going to adequately clean my clothes?

    — Pidish Brack · Jul 6, 05:25 PM · #

  4. ya, i wouldn’t wash my clothes with my dirty ass-shower water. but obviously i don’t mind flushing my shit in laundry-water…

    i think silverdrake just mindfucked this whole idea into absurdity.

    — andrew · Jul 6, 05:27 PM · #

  5. While this image is “extreme” (and looks fake), the concept of graywater recycling is quite simple, and quite common. A more frequent, more practical use is connecting a sink drain to a toilet, so that water used to wash hands, brush teeth, or shave is then used in the toilet.

    — Paul · Jul 6, 05:28 PM · #

  6. Am I the only one worried about the toilet paper roll? Brushed Steele + ass = blood

    — Gerp · Jul 6, 05:54 PM · #

  7. You wouldnt want to drop a sock as you pulled it out of the washing machine.

    — Samuek · Jul 6, 05:57 PM · #

  8. That’s why you keep the toilet lid closed…

    — Idiot · Jul 6, 06:05 PM · #

  9. Bubbles…

    — Bob · Jul 6, 06:53 PM · #

  10. Hmmm, sounds cool, but as my name states, I have a design question: isn’t the toilet used MANY more times throughout the course of a day? Realistically, how much water would u be saving (unless you only flush the toilet u do your laundry, you borderline hippie)?

    The casual use of a hybrid washer/toilet would send your electric bill through the roof(I think). Another problem, because I don’t want to spend the $ I save on water (and then some) on the electricity bill.

    My SIMPLE proposition: how about you hook up your washer machine’s water output to drain into some sort of separate reservoir, from which the toilet would draw water out of, until it empties. From there, the toilet would act as a normal toilet from there (until another load of clothes are washed).

    A novel idea, but flawed. But it’s good to see people try.

    — Person with a design question · Jul 6, 07:02 PM · #

  11. I wonder how big of a load that washer can hold? I have to stuff 85 articles of clothing into the washer. I think it’s a great idea, but I’m not sure that I’d put it in my house. I like what the person said above me. Putting the water into a holding tank.

    — Julie in Houston · Jul 6, 07:49 PM · #

  12. THE FALCON RECYCLES WATER TOO BUT I AM IN A DIFFERENT GALAXY!! LooL361

    — RANCHER HAN SOLO · Jul 6, 08:09 PM · #

  13. good job dirt gets wet. I know you’re just trying to make a buck, but your crew of spammers on social sites… how annoying!!! what was worse is when you debuted your self to geek sites with a horribly coded site…

    shit my Firefox plug-in NoScript is still blocking 11 things from your site…

    I dunno I guess I wouldn’t have taken so long (2mins) to write this if you hadn’t plagiarized all your material and have horrible scripts running lol.

    ah well.

    — jr · Jul 6, 08:13 PM · #

  14. why don’t you simply connect the tube from the washer to the toilet??

    — bert · Jul 7, 01:31 AM · #

  15. Personally, I think this is a whole lot more practical:
    http://www.caroma.com.au/products/data/tsu/profile/main.html

    — Parallel Divergence · Jul 7, 03:17 AM · #

  16. Wow, that seems pretty ingenious doesnt it.
    www.an0n.mirrorz.com

    — Jim DoDipp · Jul 7, 05:56 AM · #

  17. This is not extreme. I already use the water from washing machine (not the first round but second and third rounds which dispose the water used for rinsing )for cleaning bathoom. It has detergent in it and is very useful.

    — Mehmet · Jul 7, 06:15 AM · #

  18. Guys, seriously.
    What happens when you shake up soapy water.
    BUBBLES

    — Anonymous · Jul 7, 07:36 AM · #

  19. BUBBLES!

    — itemforty · Jul 7, 08:05 AM · #

  20. Gray water of any kind should be collected and used to flush toilets.
    Kitchen sink,
    dishwasher,
    washing machine,
    bathroom sink
    Shower/bath tub.
    So a whole house gray water/rain water collection system, is practical for flushing toilets, and if filtered right, good for outdoor watering….but thats already been invented.

    — sherri · Jul 7, 08:13 AM · #

  21. I solved this issue along time ago i just piss and shit my pants then throw them in the washer. Sometimes I clean them in the shower to save electricity.

    — louismarcos · Jul 7, 12:11 PM · #

  22. My god louismarcos this throwing the shit and piss straight into the washer is pure genius, maybe just eliminate the throwing and do it directly in the washer.
    But you have taken this to a whole new level by being able to put saved electricity in the shower.
    Outstanding my good man.

    — guest · Jul 7, 05:18 PM · #

  23. Yeah, but the washing machine looks kind of crappy.

    ZING!

    — Shlabam · Jul 7, 11:37 PM · #

  24. Yet another idea from the crazy activists that pull for animal rights and veganism…..will the madness and stupidity never end?

    — SanchezPower · Jul 8, 12:39 PM · #

  25. this is so obviously shopped.

    I can tell from the pixels and lighting

    — 1337ness · Jul 8, 09:21 PM · #

  26. I do believe that shower/bath water are considered blackwater sources. meaning they cannot be recycled, because they contain far too much bacteria after use to be safely reused. Even greywater has bacteria, and has to be used within 24hrs or it turns into black water. I have seen some nasty greywater. Right now, current regulations and filter systems are not really addressing the need to filter and reuse greywater efficiently and safely.

    — GoddessGoldberry · Jul 11, 10:50 AM · #

  27. The risk of dropping clothes in the toilet would surely, finally, make sure you guys put the toilet seat down???? lol

    — DevilsAdvocate · Jul 11, 02:08 PM · #

 
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