Essjay001 wrote:

Sacha scribbled:

In the drought of 1976 people were positively encouraged to do this
and many a bathroom had a hosepipe wriggling out of its window. To a
lot of people's surprise, the soap in the waste water did wonders for
getting rid of greenfly!


I remember someone being taken to court for using a hose pipe to do just
that in '76. Apparently some "do-gooder reported him to the water
Auth.During a hosepipe ban the source of the water is not an issue, the use
of a hosepipe is. So yes re use bath water but be careful who is watching!

er, no. The use of the hosepipe isn't at issue, as it were. I checked
this during a hosepipe ban during the early 90s. You are perfectly
entitled to use your hosepipe to carry grey wastewater to the garden. If
your use of the hose is called into question, then the water company
will/should inspect the hose, looking for the coating of soap scum, shed
hair and other gunge that lines a hose used for this purpose (and it
does, I've seen/smelt it). If the hose has the coating, they know it's
been used for that purpose. If not, or perhaps if the coating is far too
thin to explain a very lush garden, they may conclude you've been using
it for tap water.

regards
sarah

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