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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsGirl friend went UCK when I told her we drink our own pee.
Yep, when we flush, it goes to the septic field. From there it travels 185 feet thru pure sand to our well and is pumped back up to our kitchen sink.
We recycle water, how green is that?
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Girl friend went UCK when I told her we drink our own pee. (Original Post)
multigraincracker
Jan 2022
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Ours is like this one at ground level. Our well head is 185 feet deep.
multigraincracker
Jan 2022
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multigraincracker
(32,690 posts)3. A big truck comes every few years
and hauls away most of that.
Have had my water tested and it always comes back near perfect.
There is a Mobil Home park next door that has their water tested monthly and the results are published. They also show great water quality.
I'm a certified Ohio Water Tester. Only I live in Michigan now.
Donkees
(31,424 posts)2. How NASA Gets Its Astronauts To Drink Their Own Pee Without Gagging
One small drip for man. One giant leak for mankind.
This whole part is the centrifuge thatll spin. So the urine will be sprayed out along the back wall as it spins, she said. The heavy dense fluid will stick to the wall and the lighter steam as it evaporates out will be sucked through the centre through that mesh onto the next part of the system.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nasa-urine-drinking-machine_n_5931a1f4e4b02478cb9b19ce
This whole part is the centrifuge thatll spin. So the urine will be sprayed out along the back wall as it spins, she said. The heavy dense fluid will stick to the wall and the lighter steam as it evaporates out will be sucked through the centre through that mesh onto the next part of the system.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nasa-urine-drinking-machine_n_5931a1f4e4b02478cb9b19ce
multigraincracker
(32,690 posts)4. Many public water sources are from lakes and rivers.
Lots of fish pee there.
LakeArenal
(28,823 posts)5. Our septic is well below our well so we do not drink water from the septic.
multigraincracker
(32,690 posts)7. Ours is like this one at ground level. Our well head is 185 feet deep.
samnsara
(17,623 posts)6. This is why i dont buy Purified water...plus we have our own well.
multigraincracker
(32,690 posts)8. Might want to get a fluoride treatment every year you get
get a cleaning. I do that. Hadn't had a cavity in years. After moving here I did get one, so I do that.