Hosepipe ban.

[Tanglefoot]

This is a field I walk my dogs through, cracks big enough to put your fist in - on the plus side the elderberries
are already ripening.

 

[The Furnace Green Brewer]

Flares are already here

 

[Baldbrewer]

yesterday evening the sky was the colour of lead and it looked like it there was going to be a massive downpour, we had literally a teaspoon of rain drops!
strange weather indeed.

 

[RoomWithABrew]

Just checked my rain gauge at home in NZ 225 mm of rain so far this month!
That's going to be a shock on Saturday when I get home, midwinter cold and wet. Think I'll play with the hosepipe to cheer myself up.

I have an easy solution to any possible water shortage. Dilute it.

The other useful remedy is dehydrated water, packets of it take up no space at all and when needed just open them add water, simples.

 

[Clint]

I like water. It's amazing that you can get it in liquid,solid and gas variety.

 

[Agentgonzo]

Hosepipe ban coming to Hampshire
BBC News - Hampshire and Isle of Wight hosepipe ban from 5 August
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-62345286

 

[The Furnace Green Brewer]

Time to use the no rapid chill method, which I used a few times no taste issue's

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Hosepipe ban coming to Hampshire
BBC News - Hampshire and Isle of Wight hosepipe ban from 5 August
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-62345286

It will be country wide within a few weeks.

Using hosepipes to water gardens, clean cars, fill ornamental ponds and swimming pools will not be allowed.
The firm said the ban was a "vital step" to protect the habitats of the River Test and the River Itchen where it extracts water.

 

[Yellow Car]

Looks as though we should escape in the East
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-62332140
Good job as I put a new Yew hedge in back in October, it's needing a bit of help in its first summer.

 

[Agentgonzo]

Looks as though we should escape in the East
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-62332140
Good job as I put a new Yew hedge in back in October, it's needing a bit of help in its first summer.

So if I get a reallly long hosepipe and plug one end in in Cambrideshire, I can water my gargen with it?

 

[Rodcx500z]

It is an Island can they not invest the vast profits they make in a desalanation plant, just a thought

 

[An Ankoù]

f there weren't so many leeks, there wouldn't be a need for a hosepipe ban. (No offence to the Welsh).

 

[Dutto]

It is an Island can they not invest the vast profits they make in a desalanation plant, just a thought

Sorry, but what’s with the “vast profits” when on another Thread you were extolling the virtues of the system that brought about the privatisation of publicly owned Utility Companies?

It is up to the privately owned companies what they do with their profits! In my location, Anglian Water send their “vast profits” to Pension Funds in Australia and Canada!
:hat:

 

[An Ankoù]

Veolia handle the water over here. They're a private company and, by virtue of such, a complete bunch of crooks. Here they are: Veolia - Wikipedia

But look at this article:

 

[Chippy_Tea]

@An Ankoù -

if there weren't so many leeks, there wouldn't be a need for a hosepipe ban. (No offence to the Welsh).

3.3 billion litres lost every day.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

A hosepipe and sprinkler ban is being imposed on people across Kent and Sussex, South East Water has confirmed.
The firm said it "had no choice" following the driest July on record.
The measure, which comes into force on 12 August, affects at least one million people, and rule-breakers could be hit with a £1,000 fine.
It follows pleas from the water company for people to only use water for essential purposes during hot weather warnings and shortages last month.
The firm said it would be "relying on people's goodwill" to observe the ban, but urged people to contact them if a neighbour is ignoring the restrictions in place.
The ban will prohibit people from using a hosepipe to water plants, wash the car or fill a paddling pool or pond.
Anything designed, adapted or used to serve the same purpose as a hosepipe cannot be used, like sprinklers and irrigation systems or pressure washers.

Analysis​

By Yvette Austin, environment correspondent, BBC South East
This hosepipe ban should come as no surprise. South East Water's supply has clearly been under strain.
We've had serious interruptions to supply, with record temperatures and the driest July since 1935, so demand for water has rocketed.
On the other hand, water companies generally say hosepipe bans will come in after two dry winters. We've only had one dry winter.
Their two reservoirs in Arlington and Ardingly aren't at the lowest levels that we've ever seen, but clearly South East Water is extremely worried about the coming months.
There's much pressure on the water companies to reduce their leakage rates. South East Water loses about a sixth of all the water it supplies, and so this isn't going to go down well with their customers.

Full article -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-62404637

 

[RichieBeer]

Here in Kent we've just been issued with a Hose Pipe Ban from next week https://www.southeastwater.co.uk/about/updates/tubs

I use a hose pipe attached to my wort chiller so I guess I can't brew for the forseable. Unless anyone has any other ideas of how to chill without a hose pipe

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Well the whole idea of no-chill came from Australia where they are obviously more worried about water conservation than here - just seal it up and let it cool overnight.

It's marginal but it would be within the spirit of the ban if you collected all the water from your chiller in the bath say, and then used that water for permitted purposes like flushing toilets, watering indoor plants etc.

 

[Sadfield]

Here in Kent we've just been issued with a Hose Pipe Ban from next week https://www.southeastwater.co.uk/about/updates/tubs

I use a hose pipe attached to my wort chiller so I guess I can't brew for the forseable. Unless anyone has any other ideas of how to chill without a hose pipe

Contact the water authority and explain you'll be catching the run off for cleaning etc and get an exemption. This worked with United Utilities. They're usually only bothered about direct wastage from continually running hoses, which is why car washing is allowed where can still use as many buckets as you want.

 

[RichieBeer]

I'm curious now as to how much water I normally "waste" when chilling