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Stupid, stupid, stupid! Left garden hose on...
Came back at least two hours later to find I'd forgotten to turn off
the garden hose after watering the plants, then going shopping. It was only on at a moderate flow -- more than a trickle, but significant. I've just read the meter under the pavement and worked out (extrapolating from my previous bill) how much has gone. The estimated reading for 20/Aug/12 based on past consumption should be 446. The actual reading is 448.68, so I've wasted over 2.5m³, which is a heck of a lot. So I'm planning on emergency measures like all-over washes instead of baths for the next three months. But as I get older and more forgetful, is there a gadget I can fit to either turn off the tap automatically or warn if it's left on? Okay, so I wouldn't have heard a warning while out shopping, but I was back home for at least half an hour before going out into the garden and then noticing the lake of water on the lawn. MM |
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