Day Zero might have been pushed back to 2019, but there’s no way any conscientious Capetonian can go back to using water like we once did.

Buckets in the shower, outside tanks, pool covers and letting the yellow mellow – whatever you’ve been doing, high five for the effort.

Of course with all that water-saving comes the odd side effect, and one thing that seems to crop up often in conversation is the smell that comes with having greywater around.

That dank, musky, clinging to the nose hairs kind of smell.

In case you’re not sure what grey water is, it’s defined as “water from showers, baths, hand basins in the bathrooms and washing machines [and] it does not include water from the toilets, kitchen/scullery sinks or dishwasher (classified as black water)”.

So how does one get rid of that odour? Well, if you ask Timon guru and plumber / water storage expert Andrew Duncan, it’s pretty simple.

Of course Timon isn’t just for those wanting to get tips on how to make the house smell all rosy. Other Gurus include musician Jack Parow, banting know-it-all Nick Charlie Key, world cup-winning captain John Smit, DJ Euphonik, supermodel Tracy McGregor, lawyers, tax experts, veterinarians, restaurateurs, wine snobs – well, the list goes on.

OK, back to smelly greywater. Someone popped onto Timon to pick Duncan’s brain this morning, and here’s how the chat unfolded:

R50, and now you know exactly which product to snap up in order to wave that smell goodbye.

Also, who knew you can’t store greywater for more than 24 hours? The problem is that greywater has temperature and food value for anaerobic bacteria to breed and produce methane and hydrogen sulphide, which is where the funky smell comes from.

Oh, and if you’re using it to water the garden, plants that flourish from greywater include olives, rosemary, bougainvillea, lavender, Cape honeysuckle, Italian cypress, bearded iris and petunias.

Now you know.

Think about the cost of calling out a plumber, and when they arrive it’s a few twists of the wrench and you’re forking out a fortune. Bugger that – check out Andrew’s profile:

Pop him a picture, a quick chat to find out if you’re really in the dwang, and on you go with your day.

Experts available at the tap of a button, whenever you need a quick chat – that’s the gig economy in action.

You can download the app via Google Play or the App Store, and once you are in you will probably never run anything by anyone else again. Not even Google.

I mean, who needs to harass their friends when you’ve got Timon?