# Grey water drain **URL:** \ **Category:** General Inspection Discussion\ **Created:** [February 22, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004 "2012-02-22T20:10:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mroberson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mroberson/32/195146_2.png) [@mroberson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mroberson)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/1 "2012-02-22T20:10:27Z")
Hey guys. Im looking for a good article on grey water drains. Does anybody have a link? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![mlarson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mlarson/32/89225_2.png) [@mlarson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mlarson)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/2 "2012-02-22T20:26:04Z")
> [@mroberson](#): > > Hey guys. Im looking for a good article on grey water drains. Does anybody have a link? > Thanks. Check to see if they are allowed in your area first. ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/3 "2012-02-22T21:21:56Z")
I know you must have fretted over [this](http://www.greyorgray.com/), as most do. It may help your research. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![prussell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/prussell/32/309158_2.png) [@prussell](https://forum.nachi.org/u/prussell)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/4 "2012-02-22T21:23:09Z")
Not sure about your area but here in New England grey water has to go into the septic or sewer. If there is a water softening system then the back wash is allowed to discharg to a dry well. ---
**Author:** ![mroberson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mroberson/32/195146_2.png) [@mroberson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mroberson)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/5 "2012-02-22T22:20:19Z")
After asking around, grey (gray) water drains are allowed outside most cities. Interesting fact. I did a Google search for ā€œGrey water drain Michiganā€ and found this very thread listed among the search results, top of page 2. ---
**Author:** ![prussell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/prussell/32/309158_2.png) [@prussell](https://forum.nachi.org/u/prussell)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/6 "2012-02-22T22:43:33Z")
> [@mroberson](#): > > After asking around, grey (gray) water drains are allowed outside most cities. > > Interesting fact. I did a Google search for ā€œGrey water drain Michiganā€ and found this very thread listed among the search results, top of page 2. Wow, that was fast. Is there a requirement to have them discharge into a dry well? ---
**Author:** ![mroberson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mroberson/32/195146_2.png) [@mroberson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mroberson)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/7 "2012-02-22T22:50:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Is there a requirement to have them discharge into a dry well? Yes, however I could not confirm that they had one. ---
**Author:** ![rjude](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/rjude/32/168350_2.png) [@rjude](https://forum.nachi.org/u/rjude)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/8 "2012-02-22T23:55:44Z")
so is there a difference in the material of gray (grey) PVC and white PVC? ---
**Author:** ![mroberson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mroberson/32/195146_2.png) [@mroberson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mroberson)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/9 "2012-02-22T23:58:37Z")
> [@rjude](#): > > so is there a difference in the material of gray (grey) PVC and white PVC? Funny Robert. ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/10 "2012-02-23T00:18:28Z")
> **[Greywater Inspection - InterNACHI](https://www.nachi.org/greywater-inspection.htm)** > > Greywater systems demand serious caution and proper handling to implement safely. But as water conservation becomes an increasingly prominent issue, greywater systems will also become more important. ---
**Author:** ![mroberson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/mroberson/32/195146_2.png) [@mroberson](https://forum.nachi.org/u/mroberson)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/11 "2012-02-23T00:34:20Z")
> [@gromicko](#): > > [Greywater Inspection - InterNACHIĀ®](http://www.nachi.org/greywater-inspection.htm) Thank you Nick. I couldnā€™t find this due to my search ā€œMisspellingā€ ---
**Author:** ![gromicko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/gromicko/32/58172_2.png) [@gromicko](https://forum.nachi.org/u/gromicko)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/12 "2012-02-23T00:37:21Z")
235,000+ pages on InterNACHIā€™s website. Itā€™s getting ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![jjonas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/jjonas/32/301755_2.png) [@jjonas](https://forum.nachi.org/u/jjonas)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/13 "2012-02-23T01:17:47Z")
> [@mroberson](#): > > Thank you Nick. I couldnā€™t find this due to my search ā€œMisspellingā€ Some people have no sense of humor. :roll::p;-) ---
**Author:** ![wwilson3](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/internachi/user_avatar/forum.nachi.org/wwilson3/32/58197_2.png) [@wwilson3](https://forum.nachi.org/u/wwilson3)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.nachi.org/t/grey-water-drain/67004/14 "2012-02-23T12:42:21Z")
Greywater in TN means dump a pipe outside the wall in a ditch