If an inexpensive refit was widely available, would you do this in your home or business to conserve water?
bluewater asked:
I’ve spent much of the last 3 years living on a sailboat. We can stay out for 6 weeks before refilling our 100-gallon water tank. Here in the US, each American averages 150 gallons every DAY. This is far and away more than any other country in the world.
On the boat, we use a foot pump to draw water into our sink. Every full down/up cycle of the pump gives us 1/2 cup of water. If we wish to fill a pasta pot or a kettle, we rapidly pump several cycles and water flows quite fast. Our water never flows freely without action from the foot pump. I was amazed at how quickly we adapted to its use, and how much we enjoyed the hands-free element of it.
So I wonder if all you citizens of the world (especially in water-strapped regions) would consider implementing this change if it was easy enough to do…
If there was a easy way to adapt a simple foot pump to the pressure water in your home, would you do it? Would you be willing to adjust to a slightly less convenient method of getting water from your faucet? What about in your shower? Would you be willing to shampoo and bathe yourself while operating a foot pump? Sure, your dishwasher and laundry would run as usual, but could you get used to the change in your faucet? Would you embrace the idea? What if it cost less than $50 per faucet?
For all you brilliant DIYers: I imagine there is a way to accomplish this, but I’m an editor not an engineer. Can anyone with related knowledge speak on the subject? Can such a pump even work with a pressurized system? Here is the pump we use on the boat: http://www.whalepumps.com/marine/product…
And if it really seemed feasible and I wanted to become an advocate for this widespread change, can anyone suggest how would I start? I currently live in a small town in Alaska.
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3 Responses to “If an inexpensive refit was widely available, would you do this in your home or business to conserve water?”
wow…I have no idea.
Why would anyone go out of their way to do something harder to get water if they can already just turn the tap on and get it. Sorry, but I don’t believe you’ll be convincing anyone to go back to 1800’s technology.
It’s highly unlikely you will effect a change on society with this idea in our “modern” society. People would only go to this effort if there was no other way of bringing water into their houses - then, of course, they would eagerly embrace the concept, just like you did. But for the rest of the people with access to free-flowing water without physical exertion, well, people are creatures of comfort, and they almost always take the path of least resistance. If you can reformat this idea to provide water for people that don’t already have water, it might have more potential.
Now, an idea I have always wondered is, how could you extract power from the pressure in municipal water lines, without using any of the water? And, would you do it, even if society suffered by having to pressurize the water, if you could benefit without being caught? Well, that idea is probably at least as feasible, and I haven’t found any encouragement with this, either!