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Title: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: prestigeclean on August 09, 2009, 01:14:14 pm
i,m using loads of water now i,m 2 handed , i,ve tried thje autobrush and it was great at first but then the on/off kept going wrong so i,ve binned that , how do you guys get on with the trigger set up ? regards alan
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: SteveAllan on August 09, 2009, 01:22:14 pm
Trad ;D  Sorry couldn't resist.
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: DaveG on August 09, 2009, 02:01:17 pm
Have an on/off tap attached to your pole ...(purefreedom about £20) youll save loads of water, when you turn it off between windows etc
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: martinsadie on August 09, 2009, 02:12:22 pm
put a brick in your toilet cisten  ;D
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: mark dew on August 09, 2009, 02:13:32 pm
The best way to conserve water is to clean with a trolley or backpack.
Or simply just to turn your flow down.
Cleaning with a higher flow rate is much quicker, so you'll just need to experiment until you are using an amount you are comfortable with.
Whatever way you choose, you will initially be working slower than you have been.
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: jouk45 on August 09, 2009, 02:29:08 pm
i,m using loads of water now i,m 2 handed , i,ve tried thje autobrush and it was great at first but then the on/off kept going wrong so i,ve binned that , how do you guys get on with the trigger set up ? regards alan

allan i have had my autoswitch for a few years now, you have to maintain it every week, check the screws are tight ect, and once a month open and clean out the switch, if you do this you dont get any problems, its the best thing ever,
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Post by: GWCS on August 09, 2009, 02:36:40 pm
put a brick in your toilet cisten  ;D

thats a good idea! might just do that..
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: tomy jackson on August 09, 2009, 05:45:46 pm
comon stan this is a q for WFP
put a brick in your toilet cisten   
not help full ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: Niall McAllister on August 09, 2009, 06:07:15 pm
fracture your skull and break your collar bone, i saved about 6 months worth of water ;) ;) ;) ;) :o
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: GWCS on August 09, 2009, 06:07:59 pm
comon stan this is a q for WFP
put a brick in your toilet cisten   
not help full ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

it was helpful it just wasn;t relevant to the topic.
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: bad trippy on August 09, 2009, 06:27:37 pm
Pee through your RO
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: herbiefatboy on August 09, 2009, 06:28:31 pm
get a 4040
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: bad trippy on August 09, 2009, 06:32:12 pm
get a 4040
Herb what happend yesterday man? Will Gunn walk tomorrow?
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Post by: ftp on August 09, 2009, 07:30:39 pm
Clean in the rain  ;)
Just waggle the brush on the glass no one will know.  :)
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Post by: herbiefatboy on August 09, 2009, 07:41:53 pm
trippy no i do not think he will walk i just do not know whats gone wrong but they were terrible  sorry we have gone of the subject a bit.
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Post by: luther1 on August 09, 2009, 08:22:33 pm
Flush the bog only after a poo,not a wee.
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Post by: s.hughes on August 09, 2009, 08:34:55 pm
Have an on/off tap attached to your pole ...(purefreedom about £20) youll save loads of water, when you turn it off between windows etc

Does that not damage the pump as its still working away?
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: clean on August 09, 2009, 08:36:51 pm
Have an on/off tap attached to your pole ...(purefreedom about £20) youll save loads of water, when you turn it off between windows etc

Does that not damage the pump as its still working away?


No the pumps are "on demand" pumps and shut off when the water flow is stopped
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: s.hughes on August 09, 2009, 08:44:50 pm
Have an on/off tap attached to your pole ...(purefreedom about £20) youll save loads of water, when you turn it off between windows etc

Does that not damage the pump as its still working away?


No the pumps are "on demand" pumps and shut off when the water flow is stopped
I have a shurflo 100psi pump. Is that any good?
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Post by: stephen s on August 10, 2009, 07:14:45 am
go back to working alone as 2 handed uses double the water     simples  :D
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on August 10, 2009, 07:38:39 am
Turn the tap off when you brushing your teeth.

Have a tap fitted to the pole or end of hose and use it between windows.  Think triggers are better but I don't have one.

Have the flow only dialed up to what you will use.

Recycle some of the waste water from ro back to input.
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: Slash on August 10, 2009, 06:14:47 pm
Turn the tap off when you brushing your teeth.

Have a tap fitted to the pole or end of hose and use it between windows.  Think triggers are better but I don't have one.

Have the flow only dialed up to what you will use.

Recycle some of the waste water from ro back to input.
Recycle some of the waste,
Yeah,I bet the membranes wil last long ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on August 10, 2009, 07:38:33 pm
Turn the tap off when you brushing your teeth.

Have a tap fitted to the pole or end of hose and use it between windows.  Think triggers are better but I don't have one.

Have the flow only dialed up to what you will use.

Recycle some of the waste water from ro back to input.

Recycle some of the waste,
Yeah,I bet the membranes wil last long ;D ;D ;D ;D

My ro has a recylcle valve built into as supplied from pure window water.  After 2 &1/2 years the 4040 membrane is still perfect and the tds hasn't risen at all.  However I also run a water softener before the ro as I live in a very hard water area.

Simon.
Title: Re: whats your best water saving tip
Post by: [GQC] Tim on August 11, 2009, 10:39:10 am
http://www.cleanstore.co.uk/products/Product.asp?ID=2222

This is by far the best way to cut down on water usage. In fact, you will probably find you will save around 40-50% water.

Disconnect the spray tube. Slide over your pole hose. Microbore plugs in the back. Trigger is fastened to the pole by using tiewraps.

The trigger is ergonomic and I've got zero problems with stiff fingers or rsi, been using it over a year, definitely one of the must buys. When you use it you will wonder why you ever bothered using anything else. Instant control over the water. In fact you can shut it off in a splitsecond. No more spraying water everywhere. :)