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Dishwashers
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Monitoring

Pressurised Hot Water
Rain Water Storage

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Showers
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Survey Results & Notes
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Water Savings

House 1 - 2007 Water Survey Results

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2009 Survey Notes 2007 Survey Notes 2005 Survey Notes

The table below shows the results of the 2007 survey carried in March 2007. Items identified in the survey with potential for future savings or further investigation are coloured orange, items changed are coloured green.

Room Water Usage Item Notes Date Changed
Kitchen High Sink with 2 Taps No drips, plug OK -
  Medium Dishwasher Run fully loaded if possible. -
         
Airing Cupboard High Main Water Feed Into House Can a pressure reducing valve be fitted to limit pressure to 3 bar - now 4-5 bar? -
         
Downstairs Bathroom Medium Shower with mixer unit Leaking shower hose - replaced. -
  High Sink with 2 taps No drips. -
  High Toilet Cistern capacity already reduced to 9.3 litres. May be scope for morereduction. -
         
Upstairs Bathroom Medium Bath with 2 taps No drips. -
  High Sink with 2 taps No drips. -
  Medium Shower with mixer unit No drips. -
  High Toilet Cistern capacity already reduced to 9.3 litres. May be scope for more reduction. -
         
Loft Low Central Heating Header Tank Top uncovered - loss due to evaporation in summer? Probably only a small loss but needs insulating to stop freezing anyaway. Top fitted. 17-Mar-07
  Low Hot Water Tank No leaks - reduce pressure reducing valve set to 3 bar -
        -
Utility Room Medium Sink with 2 Taps No drips, plug OK -
  Medium Washing Machine Run fully loaded if possible. -
        -
Outside Toilet Low Sink with 2 taps No drips -
  Low Toilet Cistern capacity reduced from 6 to 5 litres 17-Mar-07
         
Garden Low Outside Tap No drips. -
  High 4 Water Butts Near Lounge No leaks -
  High 1 Water Butt Near Garage No leaks -
    Miscellaneous Increased rainwater storage by 200 litres to 1500 litres.. 17-Mar-07
         
Central Heating Low Radiators & Pipes No leaks - all pipes and radiators plus boiler checked. -