Praise for the Shower Bucket

I took far too long to make this one, fantastic addition to my life. The amount of water I manage to harvest from the wasted moments of a shower - like when you’re warming up the water - has been fantastic. It has been all I need to water my ornamental plants, though I’m not confident enough in my housemates’s strictness in avoiding soap getting in there to use it on the veggies.

I started by just using our mop bucket, but it was pretty small, and I didn’t like to use something that somebody (not me…) would sometimes put harsh chemicals in.

So, down to the local discount shop I went, and there I found it, in all its pink and shiny loveliness….

My Shower Bucket.

It doesn’t look it, but it’s quite massive - much larger than your normal bucket-size.

I would heartily encourage anyone who doesn’t already to this to start - you’ll be saving perfectly good water from going down the drain, and collecting guilt-free watering supplies as well!

June 02 2008 10:05 pm | Water Saving and reuse

Share This
SubscribeDiggdel.icio.usFacebookRedditStumbleUponTechnorati

4 Responses to “Praise for the Shower Bucket”

  1. Rinelle Says:
    June 3rd, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    Thanks for the reminder. We used to do this, but we stopped last lot of rain (when it rained for over a month!), and have forgotten to get back into it. Definately a worthwhile thing to do.

  2. Jess Says:
    June 4th, 2008 at 9:29 pm

    Glad I could be a memory jogger :)

  3. Cath the Canberra Cook Says:
    June 10th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

    Hi, saw you on Aussiebloggers and dropped in for a look. I do a similar thing with my cooking - all fruit & veg get washed in a big bowl or salad spinner. Dump the water in the kitchen bucket, and when that’s full, toss it on the garden, onto whatever looks like it needs the water most. It’s a simple manual system - my bloke keeps mumbling about grey water systems, but how you’d get that to to decide which plant needs it most, that’s the sticking point…

  4. Jess Says:
    June 10th, 2008 at 10:35 pm

    That’s a great idea, Cath! And also a good point about the greywater system. When I buy a house I’m hoping to get a system installed that treats the water and then stores it in a tank, so I can just use it where it’s needed. But in the meantime, thanks for the tip :)

Leave a Reply