Off Grid Kitchen Sink Water

From hauling water the early months in our off grid kitchen looked a lot like camping.

Off grid kitchen sink water.

Josh shows the kitchen setup used to cook and clean with no utility bills. Once the cabin was built we also moved the sink from the camper into the cabin. Kitchen sinks usually produce a plentiful supply of water that can be diverted from the sink drain inside the house. Brushing your teeth isn t too bad.

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. 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. Anyway thank you for watching.

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. 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. Kitchen greywater tends to contain food scraps and grease so it takes more effort to maintain the system than with those for other greywater sources.

We added a pressure tank and indoor pipes that ran through the wood stove in winter and an instant hot water heater in summer. Here s the link to the water pump. Very basic and effective and easy to do yourself. But it s hard to wash your hands while you pour water over your hands.

Don t mind the stuttering constant repeating myself. I get so nervous filming these videos lol. Washing your hands and brushing your teeth outside gets old. 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.