We soon decided to create an off grid water system by adding solar panels and installing a solar pump in the deep well that would get water into the house.
Off grid kitchen sink water.
How to design a simple off grid sink one of the first problems that i had to overcome after going off grid was a sink.
Logistically it s kind of tough.
Anyway thank you for watching.
Very basic and effective and easy to do yourself.
From hauling water the early months in our off grid kitchen looked a lot like camping.
I get so nervous filming these videos lol.
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Some states consider kitchen water greywater while others consider it.
Since there isn t a sink with running water brushing your teeth mainly entails pouring water into a cup in the kitchen and keeping up with personal hygiene to the best of your ability.
Brushing your teeth isn t too bad.
Here is how to hook up a simple sink grey water drain for a kitchen set up in an off grid cabin.
We added a pressure tank and indoor pipes that ran through the wood stove in winter and an instant hot water heater in summer.
Off grid cabins often rely on solar wind and rain power to generate electricity to the home whereas dry cabins are not always this rural.
Washing your hands and brushing your teeth outside gets old.
Don t mind the stuttering constant repeating myself.
Josh shows the kitchen setup used to cook and clean with no utility bills.
There were a lot of quick skillet meals dishes washed in too small dish pans and water hauled in buckets by me and then later in my pregnancy by my husband.
And a kitchen sink with no running water and a five gallon.
Kitchen sinks usually produce a plentiful supply of water that can be diverted from the sink drain inside the house.
Here s the link to the water pump.