Plants love greywater and have been scientifically proven to grow better with greywater, rather than tap or tank water. All we need to do is use cleaning products with no phosphate or salt and there are lots of these at your local supermarket (link to Safe and Grey and Laundry Product Fact Sheets). The Greywater Gardener 230™ works so well that hundreds of beautiful native and exotic gardens all around Australia have thrived on greywater for years.

"The (largest) part of my garden where the Greywater Gardener 230™ is installed has plants that are healthier and more advanced in size." Robyn, Eastwood, NSW.

Unlike other greywater products, the water bills from our customers prove that the Greywater Gardener 230™ saves more water than any other greywater system, every month, year after year. As a bonus you gain the wonderful reward of watching the value, health and appearance of your garden visibly improve.

Before installing the Greywater Gardener 230™, the household used 1409 litres of water per day.

After installation, daily water usage is now 500 litres per day, a saving of 909 litres per day, or 331,785 litres per year. Both figures compare the same time of year with no major household or water use changes, except for the installation of the Greywater Gardener 230™.

A follow-up survey confirms that nothing else in the household changed and no mains water was used on the garden following the greywater system installation.

Graph of customer water use, before and after Greywater Gardener 230™ installation from Malvern, Victoria, taken from water bill.

Two water bills from a Waterwise Systems® customer, who owned a medium sized garden, were analysed. The customer’s overall water use in a three-month period decreased by 118 kilolitres after the installation of the Greywater Gardener 230™.

Their daily usage decreased by 1,400 L. This equates to a saving of 57.1% of their total household water consumption, or over HALF A MEGALITRE (ML) of water per year!

As defined by Melbourne Water, greywater is "sewage from the kitchen, laundry and bathroom (but not the toilet). It usually contains soap, detergents and fats".

We at Waterwise Systems® only promote the safe and informed use of greywater, as we value the health of all living things and our environment. If used incorrectly, greywater can be hazardous.Greywater may contain many micro-organisms or pathogens; including bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi. For this reason, we stress that simple precautions be taken when recycling greywater.

It is important to note that all greywater for gardens must be via sub-surface irrigation.

For more information on the Safety and Usage of greywater, please read our Greywater Factsheet.