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[–] earphone843@sh.itjust.works 23 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

That's reusing, not recycling.

Remember, recycling is the last of the 3 Rs. You should reduce or reuse first.

[–] Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

The third one is ECYCE

[–] merari42@lemmy.world 17 points 5 hours ago

People with a single lever mixer tap:

Look what they need to Imitate a fraction of our power

[–] mikey@sh.itjust.works 34 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 45 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Gonna love those microplastics leeching in over time as well.

[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 15 points 8 hours ago (5 children)

Microplastics are the least of your concern in these houses. Dual tap design implies open hot water reservoir with things living and dying in it. (it's dual because law forbids connecting undrinkable water to drinkable water systems)

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Weird. I’ve seen plenty of dual tap systems but never an open water heater. Dual tap are simpler and cheaper - that’s what they used long ago. Where are you that you see this?

I certainly remember a time when most faucets and valves were gate valves with rubber washers, because the o-rings needed for more complex faucets were expensive or not yet available

[–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 6 points 7 hours ago

They still seem to be used a lot in countries like the UK where I guess they want to feel like steampunk engineers every time they want to get the correct temperature of water come out of their taps.

[–] BussyCat@lemmy.world 0 points 6 hours ago

Gate valves not globe valves? Maybe they are just older than me but gate valves seem like a horrendous design for faucets as they are generally much larger than the size of the piping due to the gate and they have very poor throttling capabilities

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

We have mixed taps in the US because our water heaters are set high enough to kill Legionnaires bacteria.

[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Same where I live - gas boiler in my parents house is programmed to heat water to 90C once a week. That solves the problem

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 5 hours ago

Every time I read about Brits and their Don't Mix Waters it reminds me of Koreans and their Fan Death.

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 3 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

(it’s dual because law forbids connecting undrinkable water to drinkable water systems)

Are you implying that hot water is undrinkable? Sorry, I don't understand but it sounds really interesting.

[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 2 points 4 hours ago

In short, you shouldn't drink hot water from open systems (popular in UK back in the day) or from boiler that doesn't have a periodical disinfection program (hetaing to 90C once a week)

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Even in NA you shouldn’t drink hot tap water. The tanks get covered in scale, there’s always the risk of legionaries.

Where are you that they suggest drinking from the hot tap is okay? It’s not inherently gonna kill you, but hot water tanks aren’t pristine either… you can sure open your mouth and swallow a little while showering, but don’t be making your tea or using it to boil water faster for food.

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks for the explanation. I don't drink hot water (I filter drinking water in the fridge) I just didn't realize hot water was undrinkable and that there were laws against hooking it up to cold water.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

Even if you drain them yearly and “descale” them, it’s never gonna be pretty in there.

You can use a backflow preventer so it doesn’t go back into the city supply which lets you do what you please inside. Even irrigation systems need them, if a main break or a hydrant gets used to fight a fire. There’s the potential for there to be a drop in pressure and it pull stuff out of the ground (or hot water tank) back into the municipal supply.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 6 minutes ago

Free calcium and iron supplements! /s

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 hours ago

Woah, that's intense, at first I thought that was some kind of eldritch creature. The house I'm in just got a new hot water tank, I'll ask what they're doing about maintaining it.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Today I learned... Jesus

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

That's why I eat plastic, gotta use that macro plastic to fight the micro plastics

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 hours ago

If you eat enough, it collects and then you can flush it from your system easier!

!THIS IS A LIE. DO NOT DO THIS.!<

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

microplastics when macroplastics walk in:

[–] 97xBang@feddit.online 9 points 7 hours ago

Does it sound as great as it looks?

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 7 points 7 hours ago

Good morning, I choose punctuation.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Adapt. Improvise. Overcome.

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago

Adapt.
Improvise.
Overcome.
Microplastics.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)