tomboy99 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I noted my soon to be van has a fresh water dump electric switch in the garage, If i moved this to the front of the vehicle, would cleaning a road whilst driving be frowned upon. Obviously no traffic in the vicinity! Ta T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Expect incoming 8-) ..................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Wouldn't do that Tom, if only slightly used you could sell it as beer. Many landlords apparently do this! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 If you where just dumping plain water it wouldn't matter a monkeys, but if you've been washing up odds are it will be greasy water, so you might not be flavour of the month with the next bike down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverback Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 tomboy99 - 2014-10-24 6:08 PM I noted my soon to be van has a fresh water dump electric switch in the garage, If i moved this to the front of the vehicle, would cleaning a road whilst driving be frowned upon. Obviously no traffic in the vicinity! Ta T go for it (lol) jon ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
747 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Good idea. I have taken it with a view to doing the same with my Toilet Cassette. That way, if there is an obnoxious member of a forum, I can do a 'drive by' of his house regularly. :D On a more serious note, is your drain on the kerb side or the off side? The perception from non-motorhomers will likely be that you are emptying your toilet contents on the highway and you could be a headline in the Daily Mail for all the wrong reasons. 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Generally frowned upon as road drains often do not run into the sewer system, but often end up in water courses. If you seach the forums there have been several threads on disposing of waste water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter21 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 It is very flyey (lots of flies) here in the south of France, and the windscreen gets covered in messy fly corpses on a daily basis. I recycle our grey water to clean the windscreen....slop lots on with a bucket and sponge. As the Missus is unaware of the correct proportion of washing up liquid to washing up water, preferring to err on an extra squirt or two, ( and it is clearly best not to interfere) there is usually a bit of active detergent left for fly cleaning duty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe90 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I've often wondered where all the brake, and clutch lining residue dust ends up, not to mention tyre wear particles, engine oil, diesel fuel leaks, heavy exhaust particles, and windscreen washer liquid, perhaps some "slightly used water" is the least of our environmental problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Joe90 - 2014-10-25 10:53 AM I've often wondered where all the brake, and clutch lining residue dust ends up, not to mention tyre wear particles, engine oil, diesel fuel leaks, heavy exhaust particles, and windscreen washer liquid, perhaps some "slightly used water" is the least of our environmental problems. A good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Joe90 - 2014-10-25 10:53 AM I've often wondered where all the brake, and clutch lining residue dust ends up, not to mention tyre wear particles, engine oil, diesel fuel leaks, heavy exhaust particles, and windscreen washer liquid, perhaps some "slightly used water" is the least of our environmental problems. On the M25 this is all channelled into bunds for disposal before getting into water courses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe90 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 That's good.......don't think there are any special measures on the A487 though ! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Waste water should not be discharged onto any public highway or footpath, it is against the law. Our waste water is effluent whether we like it or not, and it must go down the sewer drains. If there is a bit of spare land well away from any watercourse I have been known to "water the grass". But never on the road, very anti social. H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joe90 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 hallii - 2014-10-25 4:05 PM Waste water should not be discharged onto any public highway or footpath, it is against the law. Our waste water is effluent whether we like it or not, and it must go down the sewer drains. If there is a bit of spare land well away from any watercourse I have been known to "water the grass". But never on the road, very anti social. H I'll remember to mention that to my neighbours washing their cars with gay abandon, and using pressure washers to clean their engine bays, I'll see how well my comments are received. :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teflon2 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Please don't do it as being a motorcyclist it's a bit iffy coming round a curve on a dry day and finding a large wet strip right on you normal riding line a front end washout will cause harm. John 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallii Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Joe90 - 2014-10-25 5:05 PM hallii - 2014-10-25 4:05 PM Waste water should not be discharged onto any public highway or footpath, it is against the law. Our waste water is effluent whether we like it or not, and it must go down the sewer drains. If there is a bit of spare land well away from any watercourse I have been known to "water the grass". But never on the road, very anti social. H In my town there is a by law to prevent washing cars in the roadway and allowing the detergent to foul the local river. It is often ignored but it is still illegal. H I'll remember to mention that to my neighbours washing their cars with gay abandon, and using pressure washers to clean their engine bays, I'll see how well my comments are received. :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Joe90 - 2014-10-25 5:05 PM I'll remember to mention that to my neighbours washing their cars with gay abandon, and using pressure washers to clean their engine bays, Maybe 'gay abandon' is a brand of chemical free car wash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepe63xnotuse Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Tracker - 2014-10-27 11:08 AM Joe90 - 2014-10-25 5:05 PM I'll remember to mention that to my neighbours washing their cars with gay abandon... Maybe 'gay abandon' is a brand of chemical free car wash? I thought it may've been the name Joe/1foot's neighbours', drag artist mate. (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 pepe63 - 2014-10-27 11:16 AM Tracker - 2014-10-27 11:08 AM Joe90 - 2014-10-25 5:05 PM I'll remember to mention that to my neighbours washing their cars with gay abandon... Maybe 'gay abandon' is a brand of chemical free car wash? I thought it may've been the name Joe/1foot's neighbours', drag artist mate. (lol) Maybe Joe is Josephine at weekends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Had Enough Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 Am I missing something here? The OP said that his fresh-water tank had a dumping switch. Why is everyone going on about washing up water and greasy bits? I'm assuming that by 'slightly used' he means water that he's put in his fresh-water tank and then wishes to get rid of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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