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==Abstract==
==Abstract==
The objective of this project is to create a more eco-friendly bathroom for one of the Sanctuary's bathroom. This is accomplished by minimizing the water supply from a sink and instead, pumps clean water from the toilet to the sink. What makes this unique to the standard toilet to sink combinations is that the sink and toilet are placed like any ordinary bathroom would have them rather than replacing the top of the tank with a sink.  Our project was made possible with the help of Humboldt state university’s ENGR 215 course, Intro to design supervised by Lonny Grafman.
The objective of the toilet to sink freshwater system design is to create a more eco-friendly bathroom for one of the Sanctuary's bathroom. By minimizing the water supply from a sink clean water is pumped from the toilet to the sink. What makes this unique to the standard toilet and sink combinations is that the sink and toilet are placed like any ordinary bathroom would have them rather than by replacing the top of the tank with a sink.  Our project is made possible with the help of Humboldt state university’s ENGR 215 course, Intro to design supervised by Lonny Grafman.
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== Background ==
== Background ==
In the fall semester of 2016, Team green-light was created through the ENGR 215 course, introduction to design, and was taught by Lonny Grafman at Humboldt State University. The sanctuary's CEO and founder are Solomon Lowenstein promotes: art, community involvement, green technology and sustainable living. The idea behind this project was to create an aesthetically pleasing bathroom that will inspire others to recreate the system in their own household. What makes this unique to the standard toilet to sink combinations is that the sink and toilet are placed like any ordinary bathroom would have them rather than replacing the top of the tank with a sink. This is to greatly encourage the use of this system in average households without having to completely rearrange the bathroom with a sink on top of the toilet.
During the fall semester of 2016, Team green-light was created in the ENGR 215, intro to design course, taught by Lonny Grafman at Humboldt State University. The team consists of four team members by the names: Christopher Alvaro, Jocelyn Barber, Margaret Koval and Gilbert Ordaz. The Sanctuary is an art facility as mentioned earlier which promotes: Art, community involvement, green technology and sustainable living. With the help of the CEO and founder of the Sanctuary, Solomon Lowenstein, a criteria was created with accordance to best satisfy the client.
 
In order to create a successful design, the bathroom must look aesthetically pleasing in order to inspire others to recreate the system in their household What makes this unique to the standard toilet to sink combinations is that the sink and toilet are placed like any ordinary bathroom would have them rather than replacing the top of the tank with a sink. This is to greatly encourage the use of this system in average households without having to completely rearrange the bathroom with a sink on top of the toilet.
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== Problem statement and criteria ==
== Problem statement and criteria ==
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The problem was to improve the previous bathroom, by reducing freshwater usage and inspiring people to reduce freshwater usage.
The problem was to improve the previous bathroom, by reducing freshwater usage and inspiring people to reduce freshwater usage.
====Criteria====
====Criteria====
The criteria listed below in table 1 helped in deciding the solutions for the design which also includes each criterions constraint.
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|Safety  
|Safety  
|No harm to the user.
|The design must work without posing any safety hazards to the user
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|Inspiration
|Inspiration
|Reduce the use of freshwater by signage and art.
|The design must inspire users to reduce clean water usage through the use of signage and art.  
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|Cost
|Cost
|$100 max.
|The team’s maximum budget for the project is $400
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|Environmental Impact
|Environmental Impact
|Reduction in the water bill.
|The new toilet and design should cause a reduction in the water bill.
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|Ease of Access
|Ease of Access
| Nine-year-old child.
| The design must be operable by the average nine-year-old child which is the minimum age group the client expects to have.
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|Aesthetics
|Aesthetics
|Must look better than the existing toilet
|The design must look better than the previously existing toilet.
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|Ease of Plumbing Maintenance
|Ease of Plumbing Maintenance
|Fixed in <20 mins/year
|Any clogs or leakages in the design must be repairable by the average person with limited plumbing knowledge in less than 20 minutes per year.
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;Daily
;Daily
*A daily task
*Must make sure that no harmful chemicals are poured down the sink
*A daily task


;Weekly
;Weekly
*a weekly task
*In order to prevent any clogging, vinegar is poured down every week to clean out any cavity formation in the PVC piping.
*a weekly task
 


;Monthly
;Monthly

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Abstract

The objective of the toilet to sink freshwater system design is to create a more eco-friendly bathroom for one of the Sanctuary's bathroom. By minimizing the water supply from a sink clean water is pumped from the toilet to the sink. What makes this unique to the standard toilet and sink combinations is that the sink and toilet are placed like any ordinary bathroom would have them rather than by replacing the top of the tank with a sink. Our project is made possible with the help of Humboldt state university’s ENGR 215 course, Intro to design supervised by Lonny Grafman.

  • There should be an image near the top.

Background

During the fall semester of 2016, Team green-light was created in the ENGR 215, intro to design course, taught by Lonny Grafman at Humboldt State University. The team consists of four team members by the names: Christopher Alvaro, Jocelyn Barber, Margaret Koval and Gilbert Ordaz. The Sanctuary is an art facility as mentioned earlier which promotes: Art, community involvement, green technology and sustainable living. With the help of the CEO and founder of the Sanctuary, Solomon Lowenstein, a criteria was created with accordance to best satisfy the client.

In order to create a successful design, the bathroom must look aesthetically pleasing in order to inspire others to recreate the system in their household What makes this unique to the standard toilet to sink combinations is that the sink and toilet are placed like any ordinary bathroom would have them rather than replacing the top of the tank with a sink. This is to greatly encourage the use of this system in average households without having to completely rearrange the bathroom with a sink on top of the toilet.

Problem statement and criteria

The problem was to improve the previous bathroom, by reducing freshwater usage and inspiring people to reduce freshwater usage.

Criteria

The criteria listed below in table 1 helped in deciding the solutions for the design which also includes each criterions constraint.

Table-1: Criteria and Constraints
Criteria Importance
Safety The design must work without posing any safety hazards to the user
Inspiration The design must inspire users to reduce clean water usage through the use of signage and art.
Cost The team’s maximum budget for the project is $400
Environmental Impact The new toilet and design should cause a reduction in the water bill.
Ease of Access The design must be operable by the average nine-year-old child which is the minimum age group the client expects to have.
Aesthetics The design must look better than the previously existing toilet.
Ease of Plumbing Maintenance Any clogs or leakages in the design must be repairable by the average person with limited plumbing knowledge in less than 20 minutes per year.

Description of final project

Photos and descriptions. Use gallery.

The toilet to sink freshwater system is designed to save the amount of water used in the bathroom. This is done by attaching the toilet tank's overflow fill tube with the sink's hot water supply line using vinyl tubing. This design uses PVC piping to reroute the water's drainage onto the overflow tube so that the used soapy water flows directly into the toilet bowl. The sink's water runs approximately 40 after the toilet is flushed which gives double the amount of time than the recommended 20 seconds according to the CDC. What makes this unique to the standard toilet to sink combinations is that the sink and toilet are placed like any ordinary bathroom would have them rather than replacing the top of the tank with a sink. {{copyedit| 40 what. use figures to reference different aspects of the design. Don't use abbreviations without explaining or having a link to the abbreviation. Include a how to use and maintain section. See the how to template below.


Costs

Use Help:Table_examples#Cost_Table.

Table-2: Materials and Costs
Quantity Material Location Full Price ($)
5 PVC Plumbing Ace Hardware 9.90
1 PVC Tubing Ace Hardware 2.00
1 Nuts/Bolts ACE Hardware 4.00
1 Masonry Sawzall blade ACE Hardware 30.00
1 Masonry Bosch blade ACE Hardware 10.00
1 Masonry angle grinder blade ACE Hardware 10.00
1 Sink Drain ACE Hardware 17.00
1 Angle Grinder Donated 0.00
1 Hack Saw Donated 0.00
1 Miscellaneous Tools Donated 0.00
Total Cost $82.60

Testing Results

How to build

Use Template:How_to First, you have to disconnect the toilet and sinks water supply line located beneath. Next, you want to loosen and take off the sinks hot water supply for the next step. By replacing the overfill fill tube from the toilet's tank with a vinyl tubing, you can connect this to the sinks hot water supply with some clamps to ensure the tubing is watertight. Once this is accomplished, part of the toilets fresh water should flow through the sink when the toilet is flushed, meanwhile, the main fill valve fills the back of the toilet. Finally, to reuse the dispersed from the sink's faucet, you can connect a series of PVP pipings with the proper drop so that the water flows back into the overflow tube as originally designed where it sits in the toilet bowl.

Maintenance

Introduce this maintenance section.

Schedule

This is when to maintain what.

Daily
  • Must make sure that no harmful chemicals are poured down the sink
Weekly
  • In order to prevent any clogging, vinegar is poured down every week to clean out any cavity formation in the PVC piping.


Monthly
  • a monthly task
  • a monthly task
Yearly
  • a yearly task
  • a yearly task
Every __ years
  • task
  • task

Instructions

This is how to maintain. The step by step how to template {{How to}} is most likely best for this part.

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How to Do Something

Troubleshooting

This is only how to troubleshoot basic operation. For complex issues, the solution might just say contact ________. It should be a table in this format:

Problem Suggestion
Example issue Example solution or suggestion
Does not turn on Make sure it is plugged in
Another issue Et cetera

Discussion and next steps

References

See Help:Footnotes for more. Template:Reflist

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