Sink above toilet, not so great
Spousal approval factor on sinkpositive is probably 0%. For starters, the hardware looks incredibly cheap. And since it only runs when the tank needs to fill, it can’t possibly replace the sink in any bathroom. Which means you’ve actually lost the surface space of the tank lid. Plus, as germophobes will tell you, a flushing toilet is spitting bacteria into the atmosphere, so you shouldn’t be hanging over it. And finally, um, didn’t your mother or McDonald’s assistant manager tell you to wash your hands with HOT water?
This system looks a little more reasonable for saving sink runoff, but it doesn’t save any space either.
If water is at a premium, there are full-blown graywater collection systems for your house. They use sink, shower, and laundry runoff to irrigate your garden or landscaping. But they’re probably not ideal for your apartment.
And for the absolute hardcore environmentalist, check out the Earthship water system. More on Earthships later.
June 18th, 2007 at 6:08 pm
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