Re-using the heat in bathwater in Britain

Re:Re-using the heat in bathwater in Britain by zarzavat on Monday October 31, 2022 @12:09AM (#33401948)

The problem is how to keep such a system clean, as then there will be a bunch of foreign gunk floating around in your cistern.

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Re:Re-using the heat in bathwater in Britain by SnaggyJoker on Monday October 31, 2022 @12:24AM (#33402052)

Yeah and bacteria would build up in the reserve tank.

An inline filter of some sort could be used for particles but that would require maintenance.

There would also be soap scum build up and hair conditioner products would gunk up the works I'm sure.

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Re:Re-using the heat in bathwater in Britain by netsharc on Monday October 31, 2022 @06:51AM (#33404086)

In Japan they don't seem to have a problem to put a sink (for handwashing) that drains to the reserve tank:

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