Pocster
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After all How do small b & b’s manage ???
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I guess the next question should be regarding the actual shower . You can get aerators etc that use less water but supposedly give a decent shower . Anyone got any experience of these and there consumption??? This is a good approach because the potential tenant can actually try the shower to decide if it’s sufficient before signing a contract .....
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I could run 4 off a tank and 1 electric - presumably just off a cold header tank thereby reducing the strain on the Megaflo . I also prefer the main bathroom to have electric shower so if Megaflo fails then at least 1 shower is working .main bathroom being accessible to everyone.
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Thanks nick ! i think the best approach has to be a tank Megaflo type thing . i did look into going 3 phase etc but it is ££££££. so ! Let’s say 5 showers running simultaneously for 10 mins .... whats a typical shower use for 10 mins , 70ltrs? so at least a 300ltr tank. I assume they can be individually set everyone gets the same pressure regardless of how many were in use . how does all thing effect hot and cold taps water ??? cheers
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Been doing hmo’s For years you had excrement smeared on the walls ? knife attacks ? 100 bottles of piss in a room ? fights ? ? That’s why I’m going up market ! They do exist - and yes hopefully better quality of tenants !!
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Cyclinder with timer is the solution I believe . HMOs are hard work . if the potential tenant knows that their ensuite shower lasts 10 mins , then takes say 60 mins to recover - they can decide if that’s appropriate before they move in . Better your own ensuite with a 10 min shower than share ‘infinite’ shower with 5 others ( 1 at a time of course )
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I actually looked into this in 2014 on the old forum ? Just getting round to it now ! @Nickfromwales will save me ! low water wc’s push taps ( so can’t be left on ) pir in ensuite for light ? That allowed ?? main bathroom has electric shower water pressure is poor - so new pipe and water meter ? ? just need to supply 5 showers simultaneously!
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Hmo all bills included trying to apportion utility bills amongst many is impossible . I use to do student let’s and it was a nightmare . Trying to do an up market hmo ; they like bills inclusive .
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Tenants things you can’t assume based on experience They will turn a tap off They will not put metal objects in a microwave They will not leave the gas hob on They will not prop open fire doors They will put the rubbish out They will turn the heating off They will turn lights off They will ..... endless list ! And so ! They will not drain all the hot water ????? Can you guess the answer ?
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5 people a hot water tank , only finite water . All shower simultaneously ( worse case senario ) could be you have no water !! No other realistic solution .
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Hey Googling it but can’t find it ! want a device that cuts off water flow after say 10 mins , then resets after a period of time . Trying to control how long people shower for in a rental property where I pay the bills !! cheers
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Yeah . I only need a few FPS . Also will do on motion only . Although it’s a tenanted property I give them fast internet :-)
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Life’s not that simple with an hmo . Trust me you can’t always spot the trouble tenant until they’ve moved in .....
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Yeah you are legally allowed Cctv outside the property and in communal areas . looking at mangocam.com for cloud based storage .
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Hey all My tenants are pigs . Anyway ! I pay for broadband in the property and would like to mount an external camera at the entrance doorway and a camera in the communal lounge . i want to access remotely . Ideally I’d like cloud recording , say 1 weeks worth . Then when an incident occurs I can check the footage and evict the sh*t ( yeah I’m having a bad day )? any suggestions that achieve what I want ?? cheers
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? Just my luck I guess !!!
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I had a hot water tank leak once :-( drip tray with outlet would of been nice
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Now I always wondered why drip trays for say water tanks , storage tanks etc don’t exist ! . Always seemed like an obvious precaution....
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Den Home Automation Launching Soon
Pocster replied to Cambs's topic in Networks, AV, Security & Automation
Nah ! its easy ! Home automation in my opinion means you do as little as possible I.e it’s automated . for example ; geniushub for heating ( nothing to do !) mac running indigo ; z wave etc can be automated. -
Thanks that’s re assuring ! i guess if the worse comes to the worse just pay council tax on the unfinished build just to keep that party of the council happy - I’m sure equally that bco won’t care !
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Don’t like giving them the ‘heads up’ on an issue - to desperate to slap a council tax bill on me . Out of interest how long is ‘temporary ‘ in their definition??? cheers
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Hey all We are living in temp accommodation whilst I do the build ; the boss is finding this difficult!! If later we moved into the build and it wasn’t complete but had a usable bathroom would the bco sign it off as complete because we are living in it ? My concern is once that happens we only have 3 months to submit all the vat returns and yet the truly completed project ( and therefore valid receipts ) could be another year away . So can I live in it but not have bco sign it off ???? ?
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What about a roller with pump ? this a good compromise??
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I’ve got a ton of painting to do in my new build and I looked into this . It’s difficult to find someone who does it internally . Can you do it yourself ? Or is that asking for trouble ???? ?