Water rates

[Rjk]

Just under 25% of all the water in our water system is lost to leaks.
Thats more than 3 million litres a day.

In Germany and Holland it is closer to 5% loss.

Mind you Ireland is about 45%.

[SOXY BOY]

More water is lost per day, through leaks in the system, than is ever saved by a hosepipe ban.

[xsnaggle]

I'm going to do the same when the weather gets a bit warmer. I just checked back and on 12/27 (when we were away) we still used 45 gallons. Maybe the central heating? But the heat is off from May to October. One day last summer I used 1200 gallons! There's only 3 of us. And the house is small. So is the garden. Like I said, this needs to be looked into.

your central heating is a sealed system so if it is using gallons of water it must be leaking somewhere.

[xsnaggle]

45 gallons sounds a lot. That's 360 pints a day. Do you fill your kettle with too much water each time you use it? Long flush or short flush when just urinating? Bath or shower? Garden tap dripping? All these make a difference on how much water you use.

In the Army in BAOR 40 yrs ago it was worked out that for everyone in BAOR including families and all usage the daily consumption was 40 gallons per person. It really isn't that much. I can shower in 10 minutes, my wife stays in the shower for half an hour. It adds up.

[xsnaggle]

Just under 25% of all the water in our water system is lost to leaks.
Thats more than 3 million litres a day.

In Germany and Holland it is closer to 5% loss.

Mind you Ireland is about 45%.

But most of that is in common piping before it hits anyone's meter. We are already all paying for that in our standing charges

[Rjk]

But most of that is in common piping before it hits anyone's meter. We are already all paying for that in our standing charges

yes absolutely

[life on mars]

As part of my drive to save water , I now wash my balls for sitting on the toilet and using that final flush to swill through ones testicles

I've stopped washing my testicles , saving a fortune, bit smelly and sticky down below though .

[BLUETIT]

I've stopped washing my testicles , saving a fortune, bit smelly and sticky down below though .

Another advantage of that is, you don@t have to buy any Parmesan Cheese to go on your spag-bol

[splott parker]

Plenty of the f*cking stuff around this week, all free, direct from the sky