Water saving

[howzit]

I have just found a water saving tap insert called Tapmagic (see their website at www.tapmagic.co.uk). Brilliant idea seems to save 50% of water at a basin as they claim. I estimate payback in under a year.

[alanka]

Sounds like a good idea, but perhaps not so good on reflection.

Have you ever used a spray-tap in a public convenience, restaurant, or college? I have always found the water flow from them annoyingly sparse, and have to stand there longer if I want to wash my hands clean and rinse off the soap properly. I guess the Tapmagic would be similar in effect, and I'd be tempted to simply turn it on to full-flow mode -- where the water-saving is zero.

I do not believe that a 50% - 70% reduced flow will feel effective or do the job, even when disguised in the form of a spray.

Sorry to pour cold water on this idea (ha-ha), but if you want to save water without fitting a Tapmagic, just don't turn on the basin tap as much as usual!

Cheers, Big Al

This message was edited by alanka on 12-26-05 @ 1:06 PM
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Cheers, Big Al

[diybloke]

Another problem with spray taps is that the water bounces off the hands and saoks everything within a foot or two.