Hosepipe Ban

[Dai37]

How will his affect us when filling up with water? I have an extremely nosy and vindictive neighbour who would like nothing better than dobbing me in. Also when visiting sites in hosepipe ban areas. Has anybody got any info?

 

[RidersofRohan]

Why are there any hosepipe bans still in place in January, it has rarely stopped raining for 60 days and 60 nights?
An ark would be more appropriate.
Just visited the Yorkshire Water website, the hosepipe ban ended on 6th December. I can’t find any graph showing reservoir levels, however my dog walking activity often takes me to Ogden reservoir near Halifax and it looks back to normal, and so it should be.

 

[seasideBill]

Why are there any hosepipe bans still in place in January, it has rarely stopped raining for 60 days and 60 nights?
An ark would be more appropriate.
Just visited the Yorkshire Water website, the hosepipe ban ended on 6th December. I can’t find any graph showing reservoir levels, however my dog walking activity often takes me to Ogden reservoir near Halifax and it looks back to normal, and so it should be.

Biggest reservoir (by far) in Cornwall (Colliford) is currently at 35% despite plenty of recent rain including Met Office warnings. I think the big fear is that the rain might stop and we’ll get another summer like last year.

 

[Coolcats]

Biggest reservoir (by far) in Cornwall (Colliford) is currently at 35% despite plenty of recent rain including Met Office warnings. I think the big fear is that the rain might stop and we’ll get another summer like last year.

Same here in Essex and Suffolk the reservoirs are still low

 

[U.Toadifact]

Of course the reservoirs are low. We have had years of the government taking the p**s.



At least I think that's the reason.

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[seasideBill]

Couldn’t help chuckling at the news tonight…..local news report we still have SW Water hose pipe ban - too dry. SW Water have stopped emptying septic tanks - too wet! Seems Newton was right after all!

 

[Coolcats]

I did ask them to comment on their website list asking where MHs were specifically mentioned/banned and the response was “Anything related to usage of hose will not be permitted. The list on the website are examples of what you cannot do but still using of hose for filling is not allowed”. Interestingly they also said “We are just trying to avoid someone reporting you for violating the ban if they see you using a hose”. Maybe a lot of folks locally are dobbing each other in? I have seen several transgressions including one today, but I can’t be arsed to report them, although it does annoy me.

It’s one of those rules that I would personally break ( having said this it is more than reasonable to place water in your tank for personal consumption) and let a nosey neighbour report me as I think it’s more about the water companies time and cost to look into something.

 

[The Artilleryman]

A few years ago, when we lived in Surrey, there was a hose pipe ban and we had problems with a vindictive neighbour, at the time we were scuba diving and every time we came home all the kit was hosed down on the patio - gun end on hose pipe - neighbour kicked off and threatened to call police. I told him to carry on, police not interested, adding "we may need him (me) to help us sometime" one really pissed off neighbour.

 

[Spriddler]

Couldn’t help chuckling at the news tonight…..local news report we still have SW Water hose pipe ban - too dry. SW Water have stopped emptying septic tanks - too wet! Seems Newton was right after all!

Surely with all the past months of rain many reservoirs must be full and I'm expecting water companies to prohibit turning hoses off.

 

[robnchris]

The Elan Valley Reservoirs are coming over the top.

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[Coolcats]

Surely with all the past months of rain many reservoirs must be full and I'm expecting water companies to prohibit turning hoses off.

Nope it may be surprising but they are not full was at Alton water yesterday it’s a massive reservoir and it still is not full these things take ages and months to fill but I would say I doubt if anyone would kick off about using a hose I’m washing may car tomorrow with one

 

[seasideBill]

It gets worse, first a hose pipe ban (since August) and now a Non-Essential Use Ban looms! Latest from SW Water for Cornwall:

“…..it is likely we will need to implement a Non-Essential Use Ban (NEUB) in the weeks ahead. This is the next stage on from the Temporary Use Ban already in place and will mean restrictions on Non Household Customers/Businesses.

In readiness for this we are working on the final detail of what those restrictions will be and confirmation of where exemptions will apply in certain circumstances. We will continue to update you as these details are confirmed….”

Not sure what implications this might have for motorhomers touring Cornwall?

 

[ctc]

Hosepipe bans saves the cost of repairing leaks, can't have the shareholders losing out.

 

[Coolcats]

It gets worse, first a hose pipe ban (since August) and now a Non-Essential Use Ban looms! Latest from SW Water for Cornwall:

“…..it is likely we will need to implement a Non-Essential Use Ban (NEUB) in the weeks ahead. This is the next stage on from the Temporary Use Ban already in place and will mean restrictions on Non Household Customers/Businesses.

In readiness for this we are working on the final detail of what those restrictions will be and confirmation of where exemptions will apply in certain circumstances. We will continue to update you as these details are confirmed….”

Not sure what implications this might have for motorhomers touring Cornwall?

Probably nothing as you need water for hygiene and cooking, you cant teleport water into the tank its reasonable use of a hose pipe, it would be like telling the fire brigade they cannot use their Hose to put out a Fire

 

[MisterB]

, it would be like telling the fire brigade they cannot use their Hose to put out a Fire

ot used to be good fun though when we were told we couldnt wash our fire engines because of the hose pipe bans, it used to wind up those who believed spit and polish was more important than training .....

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[seasideBill]

Probably nothing as you need water for hygiene and cooking, you cant teleport water into the tank its reasonable use of a hose pipe, it would be like telling the fire brigade they cannot use their Hose to put out a Fire

Filling MH tank using a hose is currently not permitted for domestic users, so who knows what might be around the corner with tighter restrictions?

 

[pappajohn]

Hosepipe ban.....does that include leaks
Just been clearing an outhouse and notice the incoming water stoptap has sprung a leak.
At least a couple of years since it was used.....will the water police be visiting

 

[Stroppy Bird]

Hosepipe ban.....does that include leaks
Just been clearing an outhouse and notice the incoming water stoptap has sprung a leak.
At least a couple of years since it was used.....will the water police be visiting

MIL has a 'smart' water meter, in that the water company can remotely monitor her water usage.

They wrote to her a while back informing her that her water usage had increased and so she probably had a leak. There was nothing obvious and her sister had moved in temporarily so it was put down to this as being the extra use.

A week later she received another quite threatening letter stating she had not fixed the leak and stated if it was not fixed by such and such a date they would send someone round to trace and fix it and then bill her for it.

So will the water police be visiting - no, but if you have a smart meter the water company might and charge you for the pleasure.

Don't get me started on the water company's leaks - the road in the next village has been shut for the last week due to a mains leak

 

[seasideBill]

Hosepipe ban.....does that include leaks
Just been clearing an outhouse and notice the incoming water stoptap has sprung a leak.
At least a couple of years since it was used.....will the water police be visiting

If you’ve got a metered supply you might be able to get a leak allowance to encourage you to fix it.

 

[pappajohn]

If you’ve got a metered supply you might be able to get a leak allowance to encourage you to fix it.

Don't see why I should fix it, Yorkshire waters stop tap is in my property.
As far as I'm aware they are responsible up to the tap and I'm responsible after the tap.
It'll take a few minutes to fix, even with the water on, when I can get close enough to work on.
Replacement requires the supply turning off at the road ¼ mile away.

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[seasideBill]

Don't see why I should fix it, Yorkshire waters stop tap is in my property.
As far as I'm aware they are responsible up to the tap and I'm responsible after the tap.
It'll take a few minutes to fix, even with the water on, when I can get close enough to work on.
Replacement requires the supply turning off at the road ¼ mile away.

Sounds like a weird setup, usually supply within your boundary = your responsibility.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

Just paid £900 to have a new pipe put in from my boundary to the garage where my water stop valve is.
Trouble is it is now leaking in the garage and he has fixed it once and it’s leaking again
They sent a bill for £1300.00 so I knew something was wrong seeing as we had only moved in for a month and the rest of the time there was building works going on but not enough to use that much water.
We have a few days back got a reduced bill.
Luckily when doing a new driveway I put a new 25mm water pipe under it before paving on top

 

[seasideBill]

Just paid £900 to have a new pipe put in from my boundary to the garage where my water stop valve is.
Trouble is it is now leaking in the garage and he has fixed it once and it’s leaking again
They sent a bill for £1300.00 so I knew something was wrong seeing as we had only moved in for a month and the rest of the time there was building works going on but not enough to use that much water.
We have a few days back got a reduced bill.
Luckily when doing a new driveway I put a new 25mm water pipe under it before paving on top

When mine was done they gave me an allowance towards the leak (otherwise would have had a monster bill) and contributed about £250 towards the cost of the repair provided I used an approved contractor. Reasonable deal I thought. Also, didn’t need to dig up the drive. They used a ‘mole’ thing powered by compressed air that created a channel under the driveway for the replacement pipe.

 

[Coastal Cruiser.]

When mine was done they gave me an allowance towards the leak (otherwise would have had a monster bill) and contributed about £250 towards the cost of the repair provided I used an approved contractor. Reasonable deal I thought. Also, didn’t need to dig up the drive. They used a ‘mole’ thing powered by compressed air that created a channel under the driveway for the replacement pipe.

They wouldn’t pay towards the repair but gave us a good discount.
Had to give them 1 months readings after the repair so they could work out our average usage.

The chaps used the mole on our house, handy little thing.

 

[SpeedyDux]

Not sure what implications this might have for motorhomers touring Cornwall?

Bring bottled water and wet wipes. Lots of wet wipes!