Patent ID: 6702942
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: C02F,E03B,Y02A

Abstract:
A water conservation device for capturing gray water generated from a drain of a fresh water utility apparatus operationally connected to a fresh water source and for recycling the captured gray water to a gray water utility apparatus, said device comprising:a T-junction pipe having an inlet and a first and second outlets, said inlet of said T-junction pipe operationally attached to the drain of the fresh water utility apparatus; a first shutoff valve operationally attached to said first outlet of said T-junction pipe; a filter entrance pipe operationally attached to said first shutoff valve; a water filter apparatus operationally attached to said filter entrance pipe; a filter exit pipe operationally attached to said water filter apparatus; a storage tank operationally attached to said filter exit pipe; an overflow pipe operationally attached to said storage tank; an air vent stack operationally attached to said overflow pipe; a second shutoff valve operationally attached to said second outlet of said T-junction pipe; a bypass pipe operationally attached to said second shutoff valve and operationally attached to said overflow pipe; a fresh water feed pipe operationally attached to the fresh water source; a third shutoff valve operationally attached to said fresh water feed pipe; a fresh water drain pipe operationally attached to said third shutoff valve and operationally attached to said storage tank; a fourth shutoff valve operationally attached to said storage tank; a grey water drain pipe operationally attached to said fourth shutoff valve; a water pump having a water inlet and a water outlet, said water inlet of said water pump operationally attached to said grey water drain pipe; and a primary grey water feed pipe operationally attached to said water outlet of said water pump and operationally attached to the gray water utility apparatus.