Bath water .....

[lilylove]

Can anyone tell me where I can get a pump or something that will allow me to drain my bathwater into the garden please. I'm not a minger but only use a smidgen of liquid soap in about 8" of bathwater ... definitely no long soaks in heaps of bubbles for me ... so don't see that there would be an overload of chemicals in the water. I have a feeling that we are going to be subjected to a hosepipe ban soon as any rain seems to pass us by as a general rule of thumb (Hertfordshire).

The window to the bathroom is approx 3' up from the bath, which is on the second floor of the house. Somebody told me that I could just use a hosepipe but how would I do this ... don't think I have enough suck in me!!

[posie]

Hi lilylove, you could forego the bath and have a shower in the garden under the hose sprinkler...Kill two birds.....Posie

Edit..just realised what an idiotic post this is, as the issue is the poss. hosepipe ban...

[Kayleigh]

You if you fill a piece of hose with water and plug the other end then anchor it under a brick in the bath and put it out the window then the water will run onto the garden.

[Lancashire Lad]

You still need to be careful if you do get a hosepipe ban!

Here in the north-west it is already upon us, and over 20 people in the area have been fined so far.

I recall during the last hosepipe ban, people were fined for doing very similar things to what you are suggesting.

I know that sounds ridiculous, but the water authority made the fines stick by saying people were still using hosepipes - and the use of hosepipes was banned!. (regardless of the fact that they weren't connected to the mains water systems at the time).

It is noteworthy that there are several unused (brimming full) reservoirs in the area, hundreds of thousands of gallons of water are being lost through leaking pipes every day, and the local water authority is currently raking in a final profit for the year of almost exactly 25% (Total operational costs 1621.2million - Final profit for year 403.5million).

They use the excuse that they are "on target" with leak stoppages, and that it would be "uneconomical" to bring the unused reservoirs back into service for drinking water. I seem to recall exactly the same rhetoric during the last hosepipe ban.

Regards,
Mike.

[Cotham Marble]

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

You still need to be careful if you do get a hosepipe ban! Here in the north-west it is already upon us, and over 20 people in the area have been fined so far. I recall during the last hosepipe ban, people were fined for doing very similar things to what you are suggesting. I know that sounds ridiculous, but the water authority made the fines stick by saying people were still using hosepipes - and the use of hosepipes was banned!. (regardless of the fact that they weren't connected to the mains water systems at the time).

I think that is rather alarmist, use of a hose to drain grey water is clearly not covered by the legislation and it would be up to the prosecuting authority to demonstrate that grey water was not being used - for instance with photo evidence of water pressure while the hose was being used or telemetics or meterage evidence. The RHS recommends garden use of grey water from baths Royal Horticultural Society | Advice Search | Water: collecting, storing and re-using and use of a hose is the most practicable way to achieve that. It's also the case that in 2007 the Water Companies started an 'amber light' approch, issuing warnings to suspected infringers rather than going directly to prosecution.

A hose flapping around from an upstairs bathroom window with water coming from it at a mere four metres hight of pressure is not the same thing as a hose running from the ground floor at full domestic water pressure.

CM

[Cotham Marble]

Originally Posted by lilylove

Can anyone tell me where I can get a pump or something that will allow me to drain my bathwater into the garden please. I'm not a minger but only use a smidgen of liquid soap in about 8" of bathwater ... definitely no long soaks in heaps of bubbles for me ... so don't see that there would be an overload of chemicals in the water. I have a feeling that we are going to be subjected to a hosepipe ban soon as any rain seems to pass us by as a general rule of thumb (Hertfordshire).

The window to the bathroom is approx 3' up from the bath, which is on the second floor of the house. Somebody told me that I could just use a hosepipe but how would I do this ... don't think I have enough suck in me!!

Kayleigh is quite right about using water to make the suction, although her description might be a bit confusing. The idea is to start with your hose in place running from bathroom to garden. Have a jug or something similiar filled with water, pour this into the bathroom end of the hose - a funnel may help, holding the hose up to minimise runback. Once you have a good flow of water in the hose, quickly immerse it in the bath. The first run of water in the hose should create a low pressure area behind it, causing a suction that draws in more water from the bath, you may need to practise this technique a few times.

Bricks or other heavy objects and baths are not a good combination - causing scratches etc. Non slip bath mats - the type with suckers on the underside, are effective in holding the hosepipe onto the bath.

CM

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by Cotham Marble

Kayleigh is quite right about using water to make the suction, although her description might be a bit confusing. The idea is to start with your hose in place running from bathroom to garden. Have a jug or something similiar filled with water, pour this into the bathroom end of the hose - a funnel may help, holding the hose up to minimise runback. Once you have a good flow of water in the hose, quickly immerse it in the bath. The first run of water in the hose should create a low pressure area behind it, causing a suction that draws in more water from the bath, you may need to practise this technique a few times.

Bricks or other heavy objects and baths are not a good combination - causing scratches etc. Non slip bath mats - the type with suckers on the underside, are effective in holding the hosepipe onto the bath.

CM

Thank you for being more descriptive, and explaining it far better than I was struggling to do..
I was trying to get across you don't need a pump if the bathwater you want to use is on a higher level as it will naturally syphon through.
I knew what I meant anyway..
I saw the brick method on gardeners world but your solution is far better..

[Cotham Marble]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

Thank you for being more descriptive, and explaining it far better than I was struggling to do..
I was trying to get across you don't need a pump if the bathwater you want to use is on a higher level as it will naturally syphon through.
I knew what I meant anyway..
I saw the brick method on gardeners world but your solution is far better..

How are you on descriptions of spiral staircases ?

CM

[Tringa]

I think it is easier to get the hose pipe and two corks to fit the ends.

Completely submerge the hose in the bath water until it is full of water and all the air has been forced out. Put a cork in each end of the hose while the hose is still under the water.

Pass one end of the hose out of the window and keeping the other end under the water take the cork out. When the cork in the "garden" end of the hose is taken out the water will syphon through.

Dave

[lilylove]

Originally Posted by posie

Hi lilylove, you could forego the bath and have a shower in the garden under the hose sprinkler...Kill two birds.....Posie

Edit..just realised what an idiotic post this is, as the issue is the poss. hosepipe ban...