Hosepipe ban

[Momac]

Does RO remove bacterial contamination?
I am no expert but would have thought UV sterilisation would be required.

There are , however, many missed opportunities to harvest rainwater.

 

[Wansworth]

I recall a “medallion man” in his super slim bathers obsessively washing his wretched 18 foot sport boat in Vigo with tap water off the pontoon,even then it seemed unnessary somuchfresh water to hose down a little boat,now it would be criminal

 

[lustyd]

Does RO remove bacterial contamination?
I am no expert but would have thought UV sterilisation would be required.

There are , however, many missed opportunities to harvest rainwater.

Yes it does, hence water makers work. It’s effectively a molecular sieve so nothing bigger than a molecule gets through, removing virus and bacteria amongst other things.

 

[Momac]

 

[Wansworth]

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Is that system on yachts with watermakers

 

[Momac]

Is that system on yachts with watermakers

I don't know for sure but would expect it must be of that sort.
Okay for short term I'm sure but doesn't seem healthy for long term drinking.

 

[Blueboatman]

1000L here is nominally worth £5

We have water harvested for years.
(And have foot taps too which are brilliantly miserly, adjustable flow rate set)



In essence , the Water Co are keen to raise their rate every year yet every year we pay them less and less money .

It works ( in many ways )
I like that
Don’t forget you buy water from them , on a meter. And then they apply a 3/2 surcharge on top to deal with its disposal . So £2 becomes £5 per m3 purchased .
Fair enough but it is a form of double accounting too on clean, used water splashed straight down the drain….

In fact the actual accumulated savings Vis a vis year one have been enough to put dosh aside to buy- in beer tokens - enough for a shiny new ( non electric) Brompton
A paltry £5 eh…
Works for me !

 

[Mudisox]

The original OP is correct about the greening problem on the Dart this year.
However, having just had a fairly wet crossing back from the other side with plentiful applications of seawater, it allowed a good scrub on the deck and topsides, it has had a fresh water rinse the last few days.
My pressure washer works OK with seawater for cleaning the hulls' anti fouling, [but needs a pump to supply the water] and the unit can be cleansed with fresh water on completion. Not problem with a degree of thought.

 

[lustyd]

It's a shame there's no other source for those minerals . Seriously, there's nothing whatsoever wrong with RO water alongside a healthy diet and plenty of people around the world drink it quite happily from sailors, people on superyachts, to people in hot climates where the main supply is either RO or solar (evapotaed) water. It's trivial to add these things back in if diet is so poor it doesn't provide it, but honestly water isn't standard and those minerals vary enormously by location - I guarantee water in Cornwall (made of Granite) has less calcium than the water in the south east (Limestone).
Yes, maybe it's mildly more acidic. No, that doesn't make it battery acid, you'll survive.

 

[salar]

Your water is only £1.48 for supply. There is a larger number associated with disposal, so your per litre cost is actually higher. Also, 1000l is 1m^3 which is the unit on your bill, and I suspect you're out by an order of magnitude on the cost - mine is much cheaper than £1.48 per cubic metre.

Southern Water charges: