Patent ID: 7080662

Claim:
A water recycling method for use in a building having an exterior wall and a basement having a sump area said building experience water seepage into said basement, comprising the steps of: accumulating said water seepage in said sump area; providing water sensing means to said sump area; sensing said water accumulation in said sump area with said water sensing means; providing a pump in said sump area; activating said pump in said sump area by said sensing means; providing a holding tank having a top and a bottom; pumping said accumulated water to said holding tank; storing said accumulated water in said holding tank; utilizing said water in said tank in said basement, if desired; providing a first pump at said bottom of said holding tank; providing a usage pipe extending from said first pump through said exterior wall to the exterior of said building; pumping said water in said holding tank by said first pump through said usage pipe extending through said wall to the exterior of said building; utilizing said pumped water at the exterior of said building, if desired; providing a second pump at said top of said holding tank; providing an overflow pipe extending from said second pump through said exterior wall to the exterior of said building; providing a sensing means for determining when said water in said holding tank reaches a predetermined level near said top of said holding tank; activating said second pump when said sensing means senses water at said predetermined level near the top of said holding tank; and pumping said water by said second pump from said holding tank through said overflow pipe to the exterior of said building for lowering the level of said water in said holding tank to below said predetermined level of water in said holding tank.