I am personally working on my little system in San Diego. The laws here were whacko, but the state has recently provided simpler guidelines. To my mind, the best way to handle all this is to keep it as simple as possible. We are planning to run a line from various water resources (sink, washer, etc) directly to a gravel trench. The trench would be located near items we wanted to water. The discharge from the pipe would be at the bottom of the trench. The greatest issue with greywater that I can see is coming in contact with it. I would avoid filtration. It's just a part of the chain that might clog. I bought the book below. It has a lot of practical advice. Joe Here is a link that might be useful: Oasis Greywater Book

Try using a small crock pot for the petals as well, it works great, I have done the petals individually and together and both worked equally as well for me. For Christmas I did Pointsettas and Holly leaves dipped in the soap, the Holly laeaves were gorgeous,and on the top leaf in each package I was able to use a small paint brush dipped in soap and attach some of the berries, after attaching I used the brush to cover the berries in soap as well. One lady ordered 250 boxes of them, I used the most awesome Holly fragrance. On the poinsettas I used spiced cranberry. I also had tremendous success with the fall leaves, they are so pretty with all of the different colors in them, for those I used Pumpkin Spice FO Elle

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Yikes, akamainegrower – no need for the hostility! My comment wasn’t a personal attack on you – it was simply my experience with a pellet stove. And what’s with the “very cold” Virginia remark? Our low temperature for tomorrow is -5 degrees F. Sorry if that doesn’t meet your arbitrary definition of cold, but it sure meets mine!! Here’s the thing: the OP asked about a pellet stove. Only a pellet stove. You’re the one who brought in a non-existent comparison to a wood stove, and an open fireplace, then accused me of misunderstanding! As to your “You clearly value the convenience of pellet heat, and that's fine, but for the op's original request, which option seems to you to more closely meet his/her criteria?” question – I think my answer about an actual pellet stove’s performance more closely meets the OPs criteria, especially since the OP only asked about a pellet stove. Jeez. Maybe step off the high horse? The OP seems genuinely curious about a pellet stove, and I have actual experience with a pellet stove. I get it, you like wood stoves. That’s not what we’re talking about here. To the OP: we did a ton of research when we bought our house four years ago. We looked at the freestanding units from Lowes and Home Depot. My grandmother bought one of those units, as did my parents. They are reasonably priced, and they absolutely put out enough heat for an 1800 sq. ft. house. When my parents bought their dream house, they upgraded to an Edge 60. We did as well. Here’s why we went with a pellet stove (specifically, the Edge 60 – note, I don’t think they’re the best, but they were the best FOR US, and this are how we made our decision): Environmental: Heating with pellets fuels is considered carbon neutral. Pellets are made with leftover material from lumber plants and saw mills – byproducts, which would otherwise go in a landfill. And the ability to burn other fuels if necessary is a giant plus! The Edge 60 has won multiple awards as a green product. It has an efficiency rating of 83.3%, is capable of 60,000 BTUs, and is EPA approved. Also gave us a nice tax credit!! Convenience: Chopping down trees, splitting logs, and drying the stored wood sucks. Big time. I have absolutely no interest in that amount of labor. I’d rather spend that time working or with my family. Fireplaces use A LOT of wood. A bag of pellets is easy to handle and easy to manage. And pretty cheap. And I like loading the pellets, turning on the unit, and having it work flawlessly until I fill it again, usually 2 days later. And we don’t use it as supplemental heat – it is our primary heat. When you load the bag of pellets, you empty an ash drawer, vacuum out the firepot, and wipe the glass front. After every ton or two burned, the entire unit rolls out on rails for easy cleaning. It takes about half an hour to cool down, and less than 15 minutes for a full, thorough clean. Easy peasy. And no danger of a fire from a stray spark or ember. Or soot and smoke damage. Battery Backup: No inverter needed for our unit. It just plugs into a car or marine battery. It runs on AC or DC power, and will run on medium heat with the battery. 8 Hours for a fully charged battery, continuous for a battery hooked up to a solar charger. (Yes, continuous. On medium heat, not low. As long as there is sun, the pellet stove will work.) Appearance: The flame in a pellet stove is beautiful. It’s a “real” flame, because it’s actually burning a wood byproduct. You can even set the flame heights to whatever you want. It’s a true, warm fire. I think gas flames look kind of cold (does that make sense?), but a pellet stove flame is very cozy. It’s a “real live” fire. The Edge 60 was also the only unit we could find that was very modern looking. We got the "natural" front and it's super sleek looking. When you choose your pellet stove, look at the warranty. Make sure you have someone fairly local in case it needs to be serviced. (Note, we’ve needed to have ours serviced once in 4 years, and it was an easy, cheap fix. A fireplace needs to have the chimney cleaned every year.) Go to a fireplace/hearth store and actually look at them in action – you might be drawn to some more than others. My unit is very very modern in appearance, but most of them are very traditional looking. Most of them come in multiple color options. You are absolutely NOT being unreasonable with your “wish list” – ours was exactly the same, and we were able to do it. We got both of our units on clearance and installed them ourselves. Deals can be found!!! Fireplace stores run specials all the time. Buy on the offseason, and better deals can be found. One tip - use a ceiling fan in the room with your pellet stove so the warm air can circulate throughout the house. I don’t know much about the Avalon Arbor, but the reviews seem pretty solid. Read everything you can find on the models you’re considering. See if there seems to be a consistent problem. If you get a floor model, make sure you get the full warranty. Also, is the installation cost included in the price? We use our pellet stove units as primary heat. We have an oil furnace as a back-up heat source, and we haven’t even turned it on this entire winter. It gets cold here - the DC metro area (where I live in Northern VA) definitely gets all four seasons. We don’t regret ours at all. My honest recommendation is the Quadra Fire Mount Vernon – it has the exact same inside as the unit I have. It comes in an insert and a freestanding unit. It’s a workhorse and super reliable. The list price is out of your budget, but you can find it for much cheaper than that if you search. The Lowes/Home Depot models will serve your needs – but might not have some of the extra features like a self-cleaning fire pot, multiple fuel source options, and automatic temperature control. Also, verify they can run on a battery if that’s important to you!!! Sorry I kind of wrote a novel here – just wanted you to have the info requested. :-)