How are you planning to save water

jimmy180sx · 07-05-2014 01:22PM

Ive started ****ing in work. Cut down on all the bog roll i had to buy also

goat2 · 07-05-2014 01:22PM

water butt for washing car, footpaths, mats, windows, house i have two of these and find them a lifesaver as it is, as i do not have to be getting out the hose all the time, watering can for washing car and mats along with footpaths, i have this small power washer and when butts are full when house needs wash down, i use this, have been doing so with the past few yrs, barrells were sold with downpipe fittings and there is a tap at bottom of them,

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy · 07-05-2014 01:23PM

K.Flyer wrote: »

When Showering,
Get wet all over..
Turn off the water..
Scrub all over..
Turn on the water and quickly rinse all over..
Turn of the water..

How difficult is that?

This is what I do currently in the shower and have being doing it for the past couple of months, getting used to the idea of water charges. Anyways when you turn off the tap while you lather up, you freeze your ass off. It's very hard to do.

sparrowcar · 07-05-2014 01:25PM

D1stant wrote: »

So clever those Germans. They even invented showers decades ago that used no water whatsoever.

Gas bill was horrendous though

Ouch.. I'd don't know if I should laugh or hide.

whiskeyman · 07-05-2014 01:27PM

All I know is Paul's water bill is going to be huge...

That_Girl_ Is_ A_Cowboy · 07-05-2014 01:28PM

whiskeyman wrote: »

All I know is Paul's water bill is going to be huge...

Is that because of the kid going to poo at his house.

sullivlo · 07-05-2014 01:29PM

My name is URL wrote: »

A good way to save water on flushing the toilet is to fill a few bottles with sand or water and put them in the cistern. Then not as much is required to refill it. I've been doing this for years already.

Just be careful with the newer water efficient cisterns. These require a minimum amount of water & already have a decreased size.

jester77 · 07-05-2014 01:30PM

mariaalice wrote: »

I was listening to a conversation about house hold water charges in Germany, (which are high) so apparently in the shower people have a wash turn off the shower and then shampoo their hair and then turn the shower on to quickly rinse their hair all to save water.

As giving up washing is not an option for most people how are you planning to save water when water charges come in.

eh, in all my years living here I've never once heard of that. People use water normally here, they even water their gardens and wash their cars. They don't waste water as in leaving a tap run or pressing the long flush on the toilet when the short will do.

The only service people complain about is electricity price. Never heard anyone complain about water prices, they are not that expensive. My water bill is about €35-40 a month for an average size house.

Mrs Garth Brooks · 07-05-2014 01:30PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

The average Irish family seems to have 3 kids, I'm thinking of having 3 kids so I can sell the free extra 114,000 litres of water that I'd get:D Seriously who made up these ridiculous numbers? What average is the average minimum bill based on? Is it based on a single person, 2 people in 1 house, a family of (x) number of people?

How does it make sense that a household gets 30,000 free litres regardless of the number of adults but a family gets an additional 38,000 litres per child per household? There are no statistics to show water usage per household so I'm just curious. Is this the fcukology that passed as 'consultancy fees' on which millions of euro of taxpayer was spent?

We should have taken you on as head of Irish Water and payed you the consultancy fees. You make more sense.

07-05-2014 01:32PM

I know a few people who shower in work, mostly because they run or cycle in to work, but some just shower in work because its less hassle to shower in work, I think any work place that has a shower will be over whelmed with staff showering in work.

The water buts for all gardening etc., only using the washing machine when its full and so on, it will be a lot more thinking and organising that all.

goat2 · 07-05-2014 01:32PM

how are we going to afford all these charges, between septic tank, household, and now water, could they not have rounded the lot together and at an affordable price to all instead of 200 for one and 250 or so for another,
and bin charges on top of all this
i bet insurance on our homes go up after this past stormy winter, it is getting to be too much

MS.ing · 07-05-2014 01:32PM

wazky wrote: »

Going to bring all the plates and clothes that need to be washed into the shower with me and wash everything in the one go.

Ill be taking it one step further, removing the plughole and ****ting while having a shower \o/

zefer · 07-05-2014 01:32PM

mariaalice wrote: »

so apparently in the shower people have a wash turn off the shower and then shampoo their hair and then turn the shower on to quickly rinse their hair all to save water.

I do this most of the time anyway, I must be slightly German...

fillefatale · 07-05-2014 01:34PM

Birneybau · 07-05-2014 01:35PM

Just fill your own resevoirs in good time.

Caliden · 07-05-2014 01:36PM

bumper234 wrote: »

So we should waste water to protest against the charges that are coming in to stop us from wasting water?

Do you actually believe these charges are to stop us from wasting water?

SpaceTime · 07-05-2014 01:36PM

I suppose if you just made all the local election candidates who are going to lose their seats over this issue cry into a big bucket, we could save a lot of water.

From what I can see the public is incredibly angry about it. I've been surprised at hearing quite a lot of older folk who will be voting for independent anti-water charge candidates.

I have a feeling this is going to be like the FG/Labour VAT on children's shoes moment back in 1982. It's just one of those issues that will annoy people a lot.

I think the issue for the Government is that this is a very widespread and very tangible form of austerity. People are probably paying a lot more in tax hikes, welfare cuts, wage cuts etc, but they're going to see a big bill from Irish Water landing on their hall floor and that's when the excrement hits the air acceleration device.

07-05-2014 01:37PM

jester77 wrote: »

eh, in all my years living here I've never once heard of that. People use water normally here, they even water their gardens and wash their cars. They don't waste water as in leaving a tap run or pressing the long flush on the toilet when the short will do.

The only service people complain about is electricity price. Never heard anyone complain about water prices, they are not that expensive. My water bill is about €35-40 a month for an average size house.

Its amazing what people consider a small amount of money 35 to 40 a month is 425 to 480 a year for most people it is not a trivial cost by any means.

zefer · 07-05-2014 01:38PM

goat2 wrote: »

water butt for washing car, footpaths, mats, windows, house i have two of these and find them a lifesaver as it is, as i do not have to be getting out the hose all the time, watering can for washing car and mats along with footpaths, i have this small power washer and when butts are full when house needs wash down, i use this, have been doing so with the past few yrs, barrells were sold with downpipe fittings and there is a tap at bottom of them,

I can't put one of these in at home as the downpipe is at the side of the house which is a laneway to apartments. All the neighbours would be out robbing my water

SCOOP 64 · 07-05-2014 01:41PM

goat2 wrote: »

water butt for washing car, footpaths, mats, windows, house i have two of these and find them a lifesaver as it is, as i do not have to be getting out the hose all the time, watering can for washing car and mats along with footpaths, i have this small power washer and when butts are full when house needs wash down, i use this, have been doing so with the past few yrs, barrells were sold with downpipe fittings and there is a tap at bottom of them,

just curious do these barrels have a over flow stop?

thesiren · 07-05-2014 01:41PM

I was in a taxi the other day and the driver said that apparently Siemens offered their services for installing water meters etc and were either going to charge nothing for doing so, or were going to charge a very small fee, and they were rejected precisely because of the low cost. No idea how true that is, but would not be surprised.

The news last night mentioned that people with 'certain disabilities' would qualify for free allowances. I've a few friends with varying illnesses/disabilities and it'd be great for them if they could get a bit extra water for free.

monkeysnapper · 07-05-2014 01:42PM

fillefatale wrote: »

Priceless , what a great woman . She makes perfect sense . Ha ha

thesiren · 07-05-2014 01:42PM

mariaalice wrote: »

It amazing what people consider a small amount of money 35 to 40 a month is 425 to 480 a year for most people it is not a trivial cost by any means.

Totally agree, the amount of people I know (including myself at various points, when I've had to pay hospital fees etc) who are left with maybe 100 euro a month at most after paying all their bills is shocking. Paying 35-40 for water charges on top of that means that you would have virtually nothing left incase of emergencies.

y0ssar1an22 · 07-05-2014 01:43PM

I usually rinse jars/tins that are going to the recycling. That will now stop. Quicker showers, dishwasher when its full, usual things.

I wonder how much the total set up costs are(consultancy, meters, wages)? This could all have been saved by just issuing every house with an annual bill regardless of use, a bit like the TV license.
As for the heads of Irish Water...will our water bills be contributing towards their salaries of 100k+ per year?

goat2 · 07-05-2014 01:46PM

SCOOP 64 wrote: »

just curious do these barrels have a over flow stop?

when one put in the pipe from the downshoot to barrel it is put in at a level so when the barrells full the water goes back down to the rest of the shoot i find them invaluable, i have them a few yrs now and am so happy with them,

monkeysnapper · 07-05-2014 01:51PM

mariaalice wrote: »

It amazing what people consider a small amount of money 35 to 40 a month is 425 to 480 a year for most people it is not a trivial cost by any means.

Decently agree, we had sky since forever and I realised kids only really watched tv so I cancelled it and they have to make do with c beebies and DVDs . They don't seem to care at all, I've saved a fortune . Nobody has noticed any life change .

Zubeneschamali · 07-05-2014 01:51PM

In the UK, they found usage went up in some areas when they brought in metering. People used to honour hose-pipe bans and so on when it was provided free. When they were paying, they'd say "screw you, I can afford it, I'm paying for it, I'll wash my car if I want to!".

Dempsey · 07-05-2014 01:55PM

thesiren wrote: »

I was in a taxi the other day and the driver said that apparently Siemens offered their services for installing water meters etc and were either going to charge nothing for doing so, or were going to charge a very small fee, and they were rejected precisely because of the low cost. No idea how true that is, but would not be surprised.

The news last night mentioned that people with 'certain disabilities' would qualify for free allowances. I've a few friends with varying illnesses/disabilities and it'd be great for them if they could get a bit extra water for free.

Siemens offered free installation in return for profit sharing and service contracts back in 2010

jimgoose · 07-05-2014 01:55PM

I'm going RAF-style, by washing my hands in my own urine. That should take care of the increasing over-use of antibiotics as well.

DesperateDan · 07-05-2014 01:56PM

When I was little I used to stand in the shower for 45 mins. Burnt it out one time. Won't be doing that again.

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