PeteMorris Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 as long as your not filling up a swimming pool No, I'll have to wait for the summer for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Yes that's very true. Which is presumably why a combi-boiler was fitted. However, I've now become acutely aware of just how much water simply gets wasted. It may well be negligible in the grand scheme of things. It may be that it matters not a jot, as the meter may well save me money regardless of how much runs down the plug hole waiting for the hot water to arrive. (within reason of course) It's nothing to worry about Mr Pete. It's just that you've now lived here so long that you're showing the first signs of becoming an honorary Yorkshireman. Now, to become a fully paid-up member, instead of letting cold water go straight down the plughole, you need to collect it in a washing up bowl so that you can work out the exact quantity wasted (in cubic metres) and then calculate the exact number of pennies it's costing you. You can then use the collected water to flush the loo/lavatory/toilet* (*depending on your %age Yorkshireness)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 It's nothing to worry about Mr Pete. It's just that you've now lived here so long that you're showing the first signs of becoming an honorary Yorkshireman. Now, to become a fully paid-up member, instead of letting cold water go straight down the plughole, you need to collect it in a washing up bowl so that you can work out the exact quantity wasted (in cubic metres) and then calculate the exact number of pennies it's costing you. You can then use the collected water to flush the loo/lavatory/toilet* (*depending on your %age Yorkshireness)... Good grief, you're not suggesting that Yorkshire people are a 'tad' tight are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bloke Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Good grief, you're not suggesting that Yorkshire people are a 'tad' tight are you? The word you're looking for is 'careful', Mr Pete! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerousedd Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I thought the combi boiler waste water was very acidic and had to be flushed only into certain types of drains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassity Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) I thought the combi boiler waste water was very acidic and had to be flushed only into certain types of drains. Not the same thing..you're thinking condensate waste. As for the op..the combi doesn't waste..it's user wastes. Mr Bloke got it right in post 12. Edited January 7, 2016 by cassity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 The word you're looking for is 'careful', Mr Pete! Pardon me, I stand corrected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eater Sundae Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I thought the combi boiler waste water was very acidic and had to be flushed only into certain types of drains. I think you are thinking of a condensing boiler, where the water is pre-heated by extracting as much heat as possible from the flue gas before it is discharged out of the flue. (Thus it is making more efficient use of the heating value of the fuel). As a result, this condenses out the water vapour part of the flue gases, and drips out the resulting water. Any impurities in the flue gas (such as sulphates or similar in the original fuel gas) would get dissolved out by this condensing vapor, thus making the dripping water a little acidic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteMorris Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 Not the same thing..you're thinking condensate waste. As for the op..the combi doesn't waste..it's user wastes. Mr Bloke got it right in post 12. I'm definitely not using a bowl for my ablutions!..That's outrageous!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassity Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'm definitely not using a bowl for my ablutions!..That's outrageous!!! Pour it in your washing machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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