On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 14:42:53 +0100, Andy Hall wrote:

|On 2006-09-10 14:26:56 +0100, "Bob Minchin"
said:
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| A friend of mine is currently selfbuildng a house and has installed a
| collection tank under the patio with an access hole for cleaning etc. It is
| filled from the gutters and has a commercial controller to switch between
| mains and tank water. He plans to use it for loo flushing and the washing
| machine.This extra potential use for filtered rain water should
| significantly shorten the payback time. Not sure if he is using it for the
| dishwasher too but the cost of electical heating might make this less
| economic?
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| Bob
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|Not really because most dishwashers are now cold fill using small
|amounts of water.
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|However, I am not sure that it's a good idea to use untreated water for
|washing dishes

If the washing water is over 72 deg C when used pathogenic bugs will be
killed.

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