On Jun 7, 4:18 pm, Broadback wrote:
borosteve wrote:
On 7 Jun, 08:32, "Julian" wrote:
I was doing a routine check for water leaks at home today, I just observe
the little 'spinning' wheel on the water meter with everything turned off to
make sure it's not moving - it wasn't.

Then I started thinking. The meter works by way of a little turbine wheel
that spins in proportion to water flow and is geared to the counter unit. I
wondered if the turbine needs a certain minimum flow of water to overcome
the meter's internal friction. So, by opening a cold tap just a tiny amount
(just little more than a constant stream of drips) I observed that the meter
wasn't rotating at all. My theory would appear correct.

So, what if I fitted two ball cocks to the DHW header tank? One half way
down the tank to work normally and one at the top with a stop valve upstream
throttled to allow a drip feed only. With this working 24/7 I should get
'free' water maybe?

I'm not from Yorkshire BTW, I just like the idea of getting something for
nothing!

Julian.

WATERloadofoldrubbish!!
Borosteve.

So, if I dig a hole (sort of well) near a pool that is fed by a stream,
that in turn runs into a river where the local water company collect it,
process it then sell it on. Then I use the water that collects in the
hole am I stealing? If I am what about peeps who have old wells on their
property and use the water in there? Just wondering.- Hide quoted text -

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Do you not need to apply for an "abstraction licence" to sink a
borehole or well? iIIRC the licence limits you to using the water in
your own hosuehold. You might use a borehole, for example, to supply
the loos with flushing water. That woul dhave a big impact you your
water bill.

Robert