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Old 08-08-2009, 21:36   #11
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Not any more, there will be a single mixer tap. No separate hot/cold units and if you just wind up the hot water, it'll cut out once it reaches a certain temperature.
*gets hammer and tries to locate the numbnuts who came up with this...*
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Old 08-08-2009, 21:59   #12
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To be fair, has anyone actually read the regulations to see what the limits will be?

Or is everyone just angry and outraged over something that might turn out to be entirely sensible?
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Old 08-08-2009, 22:02   #13
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I think people are more annoyed that H&S are sticking there noses in where people don't want them stuck.

What I do in my home has nothing to do with H&S.
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Old 08-08-2009, 22:04   #14
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The tart on the radio gave out the details including the range of temperatures it's allowed to be set at and I can't remember the exact figure but it wasn't entirely sensible.

/edit - Found it.

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The final part of G3 is a new requirement intended to prevent scalding and requires that the hot water supply to any fixed bath in a newly formed dwelling must be designed and installed with measures to ensure that the temperature of the water that can be delivered to the bath cannot exceed 48C. This final part of G3 applies when a dwelling is created through new-build or conversion.
I like monkey baths, damnit.

It's also regulation that you're not allowed to draw more than 125 litres/day/person.

Details here
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Old 08-08-2009, 22:07   #15
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What I do in my home has nothing to do with H&S.
This^^

The limit could be boiling point and I'd still be p*ssed off.

People say "oh but children could be hurt, woe is me" and my response is that everyone else bloody well survived without these "precautions" !!!
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Old 08-08-2009, 22:15   #16
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The 125l/d/p is perfectly fine, you won't use more than that unless you lead an incredibly wasteful lifestyle.

As for the limit of 48C, that doesn't sound horrifically 'stupid' to me.

I don't see the problem, plenty of other things are controlled by building standards, I don't see why water temperature should be any different.
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Old 08-08-2009, 22:19   #17
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How would I fill up my pool which takes around 11,000 litres of water? It shouldn't matter a flying fig what sort of lifestyle I lead, I'm on a meter so if I want to use more water then who is to say I can't? I'm paying for what I use.

Extend that to fuel.

"Sorry mate, you can't put any more petrol in your car today, you've had your 100 litres."

"But I'm 200 miles from home and my tank is empty."

"Tough, the Officials who decide these things know best. I can sell you a sleeping bag and a camp bed though"

Stupid isn't it. I pay for it, let me bloody well have it!
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Old 08-08-2009, 22:22   #18
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A pool is considered separately.

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Large water consuming installations such as swimming pools and jacuzzis where the
water is replaced over a greater time interval do not need to be included as part of
the water calculations for Part G or for the Code. The Code does however assess such
fittings as part of Issue Wat 2, External Water Use.
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Old 08-08-2009, 22:23   #19
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I like monkey baths too.

I don't like being told what to do like what they are proposing. It reeks of nanny state.
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Old 08-08-2009, 22:24   #20
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You're missing the point though. Why should anyone have the right to tell me what I can and can't use in my own home, especially if I'm quite prepared to pay for what I use?
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