[Blackadder]

as the price of water, like everything else, is dear now, just wondering if rates are cheaper if you declare to your provider that you run a water based business and if you did, is it cheaper or dearer?

[Spruce]

as the price of water, like everything else, is dear now, just wondering if rates are cheaper if you declare to your provider that you run a water based business and if you did, is it cheaper or dearer?

You could always phone them up anonymously and ask them the question.

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

You could harvest rainwater.

[Spruce]

You could harvest rainwater.

In Scotland maybe, but in England this past summer, no chance.

[AuRavelling79]

You could harvest rainwater.

In Scotland maybe, but in England this past summer, no chance.

You can ameliorate the situation if you have enough storage. Especially on the west side of the country and Wales of course.

A guy down here in Bristol had 5000 litres of storage which at 350 litres a day gives about 3 weeks on a 4/5 day week if there was no rain whatsoever.

He lived in a semi and got half of his neighbour's water by removing a downpipe! 

I just wonder whether the cost of tanks and pumps and general unsightliness is worth it.

[Spruce]

You could harvest rainwater.

In Scotland maybe, but in England this past summer, no chance.

You can ameliorate the situation if you have enough storage. Especially on the west side of the country and Wales of course.

A guy down here in Bristol had 5000 litres of storage which at 350 litres a day gives about 3 weeks on a 4/5 day week if there was no rain whatsoever.

He lived in a semi and got half of his neighbour's water by removing a downpipe! 

I just wonder whether the cost of tanks and pumps and general unsightliness is worth it.

Firstly Malc, how are you doing since your operation?

I just think of the lengths Thimble Brimble (Jeff Brimble) went to harvesting rain water, and he lives/lived in Wales. I can remember one post where he was up in the middle of the night disposing of the first water run-off from a gutter, before catching the remaining run-off. I can remember posting a link to an Australian website selling an automatic diverter that sent the first portion of water to the drain before diverting the rest to the water storage tank.

Years back, I monitored how much rain we got on the north-east coast during the summer with a rain gauge. It just wasn't enough, although winter rainful was much better.

There was a poster on one of the forums working in the Netherlands. I seem to remember he managed using 2 or 3 x 1000 litre IBC tanks collecting rain water from his house roof.

[AuRavelling79]

You could harvest rainwater.

In Scotland maybe, but in England this past summer, no chance.

You can ameliorate the situation if you have enough storage. Especially on the west side of the country and Wales of course.

A guy down here in Bristol had 5000 litres of storage which at 350 litres a day gives about 3 weeks on a 4/5 day week if there was no rain whatsoever.

He lived in a semi and got half of his neighbour's water by removing a downpipe! 

I just wonder whether the cost of tanks and pumps and general unsightliness is worth it.

Firstly Malc, how are you doing since your operation?

I just think of the lengths Thimble Brimble (Jeff Brimble) went to harvesting rain water, and he lives/lived in Wales. I can remember one post where he was up in the middle of the night disposing of the first water run-off from a gutter, before catching the remaining run-off. I can remember posting a link to an Australian website selling an automatic diverter that sent the first portion of water to the drain before diverting the rest to the water storage tank.

Years back, I monitored how much rain we got on the north-east coast during the summer with a rain gauge. It just wasn't enough, although winter rainful was much better.

There was a poster on one of the forums working in the Netherlands. I seem to remember he managed using 2 or 3 x 1000 litre IBC tanks collecting rain water from his house roof.

Yes Spruce - it is a faff. I have never  bothered  - especially as I'm not on a meter.

As for my hernia op - all excellent and better than new thanks.

Op on August 9th - NHS did it within one week of my OP appointment which was about 2.5 weeks after my GP referral which was a couple of days after my visit to A&E.

Back to low level 2 hours a day for two days in week 6; 4 hours for three days in week 7; 5 hours  for three days week 8.

Week 9 (Early - mid October) normal work including my 4 storey job on a Victorian house and a small block of flats.