Living in a bungalow, water pressure and flow rates from cold and hot tanks were always a problem.Then last year, as part of bathroom renovation, we had a mains pressure hot tank of considerable capacity installed, and all cold taps put on the mains. Now have a powerful shower and and a fast filling bath.
If I had my choice in such matters, the toilet(s) would be fed from a tank in the loft, irrespective of other plumbing arrangements. Quieter, fewer dribbly ball valve problems, and means you can still flush if the supply is interrupted. Bonus points for arranging to fill it with rainwater when available.
Kim, you are very bad!
At least you weren't standing outside the back door at bang time. Often a PITA to replace, though: "oh, that's the old style, they haven't made those for 40 years". Our barn roof is about 200 m² of those, and susceptible to high winds.
It wasn't just the cold, it was the rebound to several moments of super-heated water (made all the worse by the fact you've just been soaked in cold water) the moment the cold tap closed. I assume all the owners of combo boilers must be familiar with the shower dance.
I just worked out where the label needs to be for the duvet to fit in the cover.
Is it not square?The other night, for the first time ever, I decided to put the duvet in the cover with the sewn lines going horizontally rather than vertically.Surprisingly I didn't feel the need to rehash it all in the middle of the night, despite my control freakish tendencies.I suppose if you have a Queen or King size YMMV.
Having just read the sizes of duvets (eg single 130cm wide vs super king 260cm wide) the scandi thing of having 2 single duvets on a double bed makes sense.
Quote from: Mrs Pingu on 12 July, 2020, 11:26:29 pmHaving just read the sizes of duvets (eg single 130cm wide vs super king 260cm wide) the scandi thing of having 2 single duvets on a double bed makes sense.It's what we do. It also allows for one person liking a heavier duvet than the other. Some years back, MrsT bought a summer/winter duvet set with a thin duvet intended to be added to the heavy one in winter. I use the thin one all winter and she uses the other one most of the year. In the end, though, I prefer blankets.
Quote from: ian on 10 July, 2020, 03:44:32 pmIt wasn't just the cold, it was the rebound to several moments of super-heated water (made all the worse by the fact you've just been soaked in cold water) the moment the cold tap closed. I assume all the owners of combo boilers must be familiar with the shower dance.We have a combi boiler and a shower - if someone does something to use cold water (turn tap on in kitchen, turn washing machine on etc.) the flow rate in the shower reduces without changing temperature. When the pressure is restored then the flow rate in the shower goes back to normal, all without changing temperature.
Quote from: Zipperhead on 11 July, 2020, 02:59:09 pmQuote from: ian on 10 July, 2020, 03:44:32 pmIt wasn't just the cold, it was the rebound to several moments of super-heated water (made all the worse by the fact you've just been soaked in cold water) the moment the cold tap closed. I assume all the owners of combo boilers must be familiar with the shower dance.We have a combi boiler and a shower - if someone does something to use cold water (turn tap on in kitchen, turn washing machine on etc.) the flow rate in the shower reduces without changing temperature. When the pressure is restored then the flow rate in the shower goes back to normal, all without changing temperature.You have travelled each from the future. Welcome! Enjoy your anthropological safari in the past. Marvel at our antediluvian society. Keep your eye on the battery levels in your time machine, you wouldn't want to be stuck here.
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