Freeby kit

Post by **Paul-R** » 27 Nov 2010, 11:45

Not French related but worth a punt I think.

Every mainland UK household (NI's excluded) can grab a completely free LIME energy saving plug worth £20, a water widget and flush bag.

Just enter the code 'FLUSH' on https://www.freegreengadgets.co.uk/home ... shbag.html before Mon 6 Dec 2010. The kit'll be delivered within 28 days. There is no P&P to pay.

I've ordered mine!

Post by **CitroJim** » 27 Nov 2010, 17:13

Interesting.

I see the idea behind the energy saving plug and the flush bag (a brick does the same!) but the water widget beats me...

How does that work? Does it reduce your shower to a dribble?

Deanxm · Post by **Deanxm** » 27 Nov 2010, 19:33

being a plumber i can tell you the widget is trouble waiting to happen, its just a flow restrictor, if you want to use less water hook the incoming main up to the mains electric that will keep the buggers away from the taps

If you must be sensible about this then close your stopcock down a little to restrict flow and lower the level in your toilet cistern by adjusting the float valve a bit, or dont wash at all

sorry, im not a believer

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Post by **CitroJim** » 27 Nov 2010, 21:02

Thanks Dean,

I thought it might have been some sort of restrictor. I agree, trouble!. Especially in our area where the water is so hard it picks a fight with you when you drink it...

Simple then, just don't turn the shower tap on so hard. Achieves the same thing.

I have an electric shower. Love 'em to bits. I've had them for years now and would never go back to one that runs from the domestic hot water system. No fiddling with temperature. Switch it on, hop in, job's a good 'un. No scalds when someone flushes the bog and no "Oww, that's bloody freezing!" when hot water is drawn from another tap...

dnsey · Post by **dnsey** » 27 Nov 2010, 21:02

I think some of these devices entrain air into the water flow, to give the impression of the same 'wetness' for a lower flowrate. However, the example shown looks a bit simpler than that!

Post by **CitroJim** » 27 Nov 2010, 21:12

dnsey wrote:I think some of these devices entrain air into the water

Looks like, from the basic picture, that the device in question might add a bit of turbulence to the water flow. I guess this might do much the same as entraining air?

Deanxm · Post by **Deanxm** » 27 Nov 2010, 21:17

CitroJim wrote:Thanks Dean,

I thought it might have been some sort of restrictor. I agree, trouble!. Especially in our area where the water is so hard it picks a fight with you when you drink it...

Simple then, just don't turn the shower tap on so hard. Achieves the same thing.

I have an electric shower. Love 'em to bits. I've had them for years now and would never go back to one that runs from the domestic hot water system. No fiddling with temperature. Switch it on, hop in, job's a good 'un. No scalds when someone flushes the bog and no "Oww, that's bloody freezing!" when hot water is drawn from another tap...

What you need is a combi and thermostatic bar mixer or since i dont and have coal fired open vented hot water and heating, a digital shower unit, the 4Hp20 of the shower world

bloody expensive but very good showers, one day i will be rich enough to be able to fit my own

http://www.aqualisa.co.uk/Our-products/ ... al-Works3/..................sorry im being boring again.

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Post by **CitroJim** » 27 Nov 2010, 21:26

Bloody hell

That's one heck of a shower Dean

You can even have a remote control for it...

My, the wonders of modern technology!

It's the C6 of the shower world...

Go on, how much for a DIY fit? I can plumb...

Deanxm · Post by **Deanxm** » 27 Nov 2010, 21:39

well for that one in the vid, with the remote, the pump and control unit and just a plain jane riser rail and head could be had for around £500 - £600 if you want to go all posh with body jets, the remote for the remote and hidden pipework you could be touching £800 + to have it in the box on your doorstep

very easy to fit though, it really is made for the idiot installer, which is why i like em

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Its not bad really when you consider what a stand alone pumped electric mira unit is, and they are much more reliable than electric especialy if your in a hard water area.

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Post by **myglaren** » 27 Nov 2010, 22:56

I wish that I had known about them last year.
I wanted a power shower but they appear to be incompatible with combi boilers, so I fitted a rather posh Mira unit that I was really pleased with until I saw that Aqualisa video.

I have a similar water saver widget kicking around here somewhere that came through the post, anyone's guess where from. Stainless steel so it looks the part, might try it one day.

I have a friend that replaced his on-suite bathroom with an his 'n hers shower, all pink Italian marble with two seats facing on another

There was a Mr. Steam unit that kicked in first and gave a steam bath for ten minutes, then the water pumps fired up deluging the whole shower area with 32L/min from jets situated just about everywhere. You could drown in there!
The whole kit was £18,000 not including the four extra 500 gallon tanks that filled the attic. The glass shower door alone cost £1,000
This was about ten years ago.

At the time I could have bought my house for less than that

Deanxm · Post by **Deanxm** » 27 Nov 2010, 23:05

Sorry

pretend you havnt seen it, definatly dont try one

There are some cheap aerators Here these are just generic ones, you can get ones specificaly for your taps if they are branded, not free i admit but they do use less water without visualy giving less water, stops splash back to some extent too.

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Post by **CitroJim** » 27 Nov 2010, 23:10

£500 is not bad at all for that

Considering a decent electric one is knocking on £200 and they don't last very long here due to terminal furring up of their heat exchangers, I reckon an Aqualisa will be a good buy...

One thing missing from that video...

A nice bit of hot totty demonstrating it in use...

DickieG · Post by **DickieG** » 28 Nov 2010, 00:11

I fitted an Aqualisa Quartz digital shower when I redid my bathroom a few years ago, a brilliant piece of kit and yes really easy to fit, IIRC I paid £400 for the unit, highly recommended and excellent for washing LHM from your hair

Post by **Paul-R** » 28 Nov 2010, 11:42

Forget the bloody shower adapter, it's the power switch I'm interested in!

Post by **CitroJim** » 28 Nov 2010, 11:53

Paul-R wrote:Forget the bloody shower adapter, it's the power switch I'm interested in!

I bet you never thought when you started this thread that it would turn into a discussion about showers did you Paul

That's the FCF for you. Pull this sort of stunt on any other forum and it would end in a reprimand from a moderator or even a ban....