Can anyone help with recycling household water? I want to recycle my bath water by using it to water the garden and my patio plants...will this harm the plants as there will be some residual soap and shampoo in the water after use...I am astonished to discover that I use in excess of 200 litres of water in a one bath every day !!

Not sure where you are, but check your local authority if they have any particular regulations for recycling household water.

Most places will allow you to reuse greywater (water from basins, showers, laundry, bath - but not toilets or kitchen sinks) on gardens and you can get greywater diverters from hardware shops that you can get plumbed in to make it easier. Not all house plumbing is suitable for this though.

Again, don%26#039;t know where you live, but a lot of Australian native plants don%26#039;t like the high levels of phosphorus in detergeants but most plants love it! Wouldn%26#039;t put it on your lettuce or strawberries though...

The only way i can think of you doing this is if you syphon( I%26#039;m not sure you spell it like that) the water out of the bath by using a hose, it would be easier if you have a window in the bathroom and put the hose in a water butt.
Suck one end of the hose and the water should come out.
you can then use the water as and when you need it. ( does that make any sense at all?)
Apart from that it%26#039;s buckets but that is going to take ages.

First of all you should consider taking a shower instead of a daily bath. You can still put a plug in to recycle the water, but there won%26#039;t be so much of it - and you%26#039;d be saving on fuel to heat the water.

The bath water can be used to water the garden, better if you use environmentally friendly soap and shampoo.

you can divert the water to a rain water barrel any excess would flow back to waste water, plants are generally not to fussy about the water they get. one free side affect though is soap in the water will reduce bugs and slugs. sorry slug and bug lovers.......

You can either filter it using a mini water filteration treatment system by attaching a water filter to the bath water line, or you can use very less of the water being used.

this water gets recycled at a water treatment plant anyway. Yeah water costs money, but there isnt a way to transport that water to your garden except fo buckets.

Yes it%26#039;s safe to use in the garden I do this and my hedges shot up in no time.

I wouldn%26#039;t use for roses though.

Take less water for bath. Water can be used for toilet, floor cleaning etc.

Get a shower

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. I%26#039;m not sure what to do with this one.
Let me have a think and I%26#039;ll get back to you.