Sat, 02 May 2026 13:59:56 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305592#Comment_305592 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305592#Comment_305592 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:18:46 +0000 djh
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65f43b919d99de001d03df8a/domestic-hot-water-use-insights.pdf

They seem to have collected a bunch of data from people who have "intelligent" boilers and maybe other things. Some interesting and some scary data.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305596#Comment_305596 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305596#Comment_305596 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 12:36:04 +0000 Simon Still https://osf.io/preprints/osf/hxaey

higher water pressure seems to result in shorter showers and less water use overall.

(Not in this data but I wonder how much this makes flow rate restriction ineffective)]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305602#Comment_305602 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305602#Comment_305602 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 18:30:39 +0000 djh https://osf.io/preprints/osf/hxaey "

I would if I could but the site just says "For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are instructions for enabling JavaScript in your web browser." Even after I enable JS and turn off my addons. Current FF ESR.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305603#Comment_305603 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305603#Comment_305603 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 18:38:31 +0000 chrisinbrighton Two things which I think havent helped with water use are combi boilers,so there is no tank to drain thus you can have a shower indefinetly.
The other one is single lever mixer taps.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305605#Comment_305605 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305605#Comment_305605 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 20:21:02 +0000 djh
Does that page contain the actual content or can you download a PDF or whatever?

Is there an email address I can complain to? edit: I found support@osf.io in the source of the page, so I've complained there.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305608#Comment_305608 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305608#Comment_305608 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 08:08:07 +0000 PeterStarck
'England is projected to face a water supply shortfall of 4 billion litres daily by
2050, mostly due to population growth and increasing climate-driven
droughts and flooding.'

To put it in perspective, the largest reservoir in the SW has a total capacity of 36 billion litres.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305609#Comment_305609 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305609#Comment_305609 Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:48:53 +0000 djh
There's a government article at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-review-of-englands-draft-regional-and-water-resources-management-plans/a-summary-of-englands-draft-regional-and-water-resources-management-plans that is worth reading.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305872#Comment_305872 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305872#Comment_305872 Sun, 26 May 2024 12:27:10 +0100 Jonti
I have a gap down the back of my hot water tank that I would like to insulate to further improve the retention of heat. It is too narrow and uneven to push rockwool insulation down so I though I could pour insulation beads down it to fill the void. Just wondering if there would be any reason not to do this and also if I go ahead, what would be the best product to use?

Thanks for any advice.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305873#Comment_305873 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305873#Comment_305873 Sun, 26 May 2024 19:23:30 +0100 RobL This was all 10 years ago - haven’t had any trouble with it. Of course we have no electrics in the bit I’ve insulated.
Added bonus is that socks drying over the tank don’t fall down the back now :-)]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305874#Comment_305874 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=18107&Focus=305874#Comment_305874 Tue, 28 May 2024 08:59:31 +0100 tony