- You are currently viewing DISCO3.CO.UK as a guest - Register to take part or Log In
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
  
|
its clearly not getting any better given the weather pattern...some lady on the news telling us its a precious resource...clearly shes correct...costing us a phookin fortune.
|
 27th Jul 2022 12:35 am |
|
|
|
|
DaveT
Member Since: 01 Aug 2005
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 2572
|
Costing a fortune??
I think 500 litres of it, treated and delivered to my tap, there whenever I want it, for £1 is the bargain of the century. A massively undervalued resource. Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
SIII Lightweight - neglected & rusting. Bulkhead, A panels, vent panel & outriggers now disintegrated - Next years project!
|
| 27th Jul 2022 7:51 am |
|
|
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2460
|
Agree. It is cheap for the service.
I've given up explaining this to my Father who has numerous 1000litres rainwater tanks at his place / recycles and pumps water from one tank to another for extra capacity. He plumbs this direct into his WC feed with the potential for cross contaimanation, has grit traps set up ..... all to save 1.5p per 9 litre flush. I will not be going into the flushing regime to save water, which I fully ignore.
Tanks, pumps and equipment probably cost £500 back in 2007. About 31250 flushes at today's cost.
I suggested PV back at that time at the generous FITs period which he told me wasnt worth it
|
| 27th Jul 2022 8:06 am |
|
|
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8126
 
|
All ways taken for granted in this country, just try living without it for a week, first essential element of life.
pjm-84: - Good luck to your father in his efforts to save water not money, he deserves a medal IMHO.  It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
|
| 27th Jul 2022 8:20 am |
|
|
|
|
|
|
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4162
|
Disco_Mikey wrote:We have loads up here  
Ditto, if anyone runs short then please send a self addressed envelope to "Water Scotland, Freepost, Highlands (as everything above the central belt is if you ask a courier) Scotland and we will send you a free sample...  I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
|
| 27th Jul 2022 9:17 am |
|
|
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13144
|
pjm-84 wrote:Agree. It is cheap for the service.
I've given up explaining this to my Father who has numerous 1000litres rainwater tanks at his place
We're looking at increasing our rainwater collection / storage but not for toilet flushing. It's for plants. Most do better with rainwater than tap water and some absolutely hate tap water - blueberries, I'm looking at you.
I have some sympathy with using rainwater to flush toilets - using drinking water to flush waste away does seem to be wasteful (ahem), but I guess we've got used to having abundant drinking water whenever we require it. Many people in the world don't have that luxury, sadly. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
|
| 27th Jul 2022 9:30 am |
|
|
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13144
|
HWN wrote:Could be worse:
Same problem at the Great Salt Lake - it's down to about a third of it's area these days, apparently. And it's the largest body of water west of the Mississippi. It's shrinking because the water that would flow in to it from rivers is being diverted for human use. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
|
| 27th Jul 2022 9:39 am |
|
|
|
|
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2460
|
RRSTDV8 wrote:pjm-84 wrote:Agree. It is cheap for the service.
I've given up explaining this to my Father who has numerous 1000litres rainwater tanks at his place
We're looking at increasing our rainwater collection / storage but not for toilet flushing. It's for plants. Most do better with rainwater than tap water and some absolutely hate tap water - blueberries, I'm looking at you.
I have some sympathy with using rainwater to flush toilets - using drinking water to flush waste away does seem to be wasteful (ahem), but I guess we've got used to having abundant drinking water whenever we require it. Many people in the world don't have that luxury, sadly.
Hence we have dual flushes / and low capacity WCs and cisterns. 9 litre flush is pretty old school, 4.5 / 3 normal now.
Out of numerous projects, I've only completed one with grey water recycling and that was some 15years ago plus. But I have incorporated numerous rainwater butts into schemes for landscaping provision.
|
| 27th Jul 2022 10:48 am |
|
|
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2460
|
M3DPO wrote:All ways taken for granted in this country, just try living without it for a week, first essential element of life.
pjm-84: - Good luck to your father in his efforts to save water not money, he deserves a medal IMHO.
Sadly no environment concerns with my Father. Its the perception of saving money only. Currently cutting down numerous established trees within his garden to make it easier to mow the lawn.
|
| 27th Jul 2022 10:53 am |
|
|
Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
Posts: 12739
|
nigethecat wrote:Disco_Mikey wrote:We have loads up here
Ditto, if anyone runs short then please send a self addressed envelope to "Water Scotland, Freepost, Highlands (as everything above the central belt is if you ask a courier) Scotland and we will send you a free sample...
And all of it passed by the management? .
Dean
====================================
2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer  ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
|
| 27th Jul 2022 12:21 pm |
|
|
Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
Posts: 12739
|
DaveT wrote:Costing a fortune??
I think 500 litres of it, treated and delivered to my tap, there whenever I want it, for £1 is the bargain of the century. A massively undervalued resource.
I was told quite recently that we, the consumers, only pay for approaching half what it truly costs. The government effectively cover the rest by paying for "projects" the water companies work on. I assume he meant new and replacement pipes. .
Dean
====================================
2011 D4 XS - OBD port protection, RLD spare wheel protector, All LED interiors lights, Timed Climate enabled, iiD tool paired.
2011 D4 Landmark - Stolen from same dealer before I paid for it
2011 D4 GS - Stolen whilst at dealer ... All LED interiors lights, DRLs, Spare Wheel protector.
1996 300Tdi - Eaten by tin worms
|
| 27th Jul 2022 12:26 pm |
|
|
|
Posting Rules
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
|
DISCO3.CO.UK Copyright © 2004-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
|
|
