No Green inititive solves the problem its allegedly designed to.
Like sociaslism, if the problems were solved, what would the activists do?
No, its pure virtue signalling. The point is to appear to be making valiant and meaningful attenpst to solve (non existent) problems in order to stay in receipt of taxpayer money.
Thank you Brexiter, your rccomendation is noted.
AB
Again the English language is blunt and to the point.
A "Farage harvesting kit" would be more genteel, and describe the kit's function very well indeed.
AB
Not *there* yet. As luck would have it, today is the day I get to paint the two windows under flap three.
On the contrary, it clearly is not working
I think there has always been a variation. I seem to recall that the old cistern upright with a chain flushed far better than the current low level ones do. Its hardly surprising since the head of water is going to be more, Given the bore of the pipes and all other things being equal, but the tendency to use less water nowadays has not helped either. Its a simple thing is it not, you need to be able to get enough flow to make whatever is in the bowl flow over the bend and hit the downpipe. I've never myself been to Japan but it seems over there there are many innovative forms of toilet, and leaving aside the more frivolous heated seats etc, many seem to have power flushing so called auto cleaning and other innovations, but we stick with the same old basic design I've seen since I was tall enough to look over the edge.
Of course there are these special ones that mash it all up and dissolve it and then pump it away, a bit like a supercharged chemical toilet, but in the main, nobody seems to have done much. Its still a pain getting the limescale off and it still pongs even if it looks clean. Brian
Yes what would happen if we flushed with salt water? Brian
Yes but it does appeal to the toilet humour we British seem to have. Actually, I have just received my bowel cancer screening kit, has it really been two years since the last one? Brian
Pretty certain I've seen documentaries about new builds (not in the UK, of course*) where grey water is captured and used for toilet flushing.
*Apparently there are real companies out there whose job is to manage the snagging lists thrown up by new build houses. Which from a year tour in 2014 in the UK are universally s*it.
As noted, the pan and cistern are a matched set.
Our matched set has no problem with a reduced flush. Nor do any of the properly fitted new toilets in hospitals and new builds.
If not done properly, nothing works as intended.
There's also a *lot* more water.
Kyles of Bute Hydro had four taps - hot salt, cold salt, hot fresh and cold fresh!
Is it still like an advent calendar or is it the newer design like a lump of plastic?
It's possible to capture rainwater for various uses - including toilet flushing.
IME most 'reduced flush' toilets I have encountered do NOT work for turds. They barely work for piss.
Obviously it's *possible*. A lot of little things that can make a big difference are almost inevitably possible.
However the fact it's not a widespread practice suggests people are quite happy with the current water supply situation. Which is that water is cheap enough that the few hundred pounds expended to save a few hundred litres annually would never repay itself.
I refer you to my original suggestion that the cistern and pan are not matched.
toilet flushing, washing machine and watering the garden are about the limit of it ... cost about £2-3k depending on size of tank required.
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