f-wolf Member 897 Member For: 18y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: ACT Posted 18/05/07 04:23 AM Share Posted 18/05/07 04:23 AM Dagabond said: Worst part is you cant even use a bucket at home anymore....Got a 2250 Litre / 500 Gallon tank not so long ago.It took one night of steady rain to fill up.We got three cars .What gets me is the fact that to wash a car needs not much water. Having a shower uses more.Now I can't wait for the rain to stop so I can wash the cars !! :-) Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31416-washed-the-car-at-home-in-melbourne/page/6/#findComment-534059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flukey Seriously Flukey Member Donating Members 4,354 Member For: 21y 3m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/05/07 04:31 AM Share Posted 18/05/07 04:31 AM Ok, so I have the same size tank in my new place. So If I hook up my garden hose to my rainwater tank, I am allowed to wash the car? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31416-washed-the-car-at-home-in-melbourne/page/6/#findComment-534063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
f-wolf Member 897 Member For: 18y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: ACT Posted 18/05/07 04:50 AM Share Posted 18/05/07 04:50 AM Flukey said: Ok, so I have the same size tank in my new place. So If I hook up my garden hose to my rainwater tank, I am allowed to wash the car?I can't see a problem.I made up a " Tank Water Used " . I put that where it can be seen when I wash the car, so people that go past my place don't give me that What t f look.To get water pressure I use a small electric pump between two hoses. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31416-washed-the-car-at-home-in-melbourne/page/6/#findComment-534067 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastR1Red Member 360 Member For: 20y 1m 21d Gender: Male Location: Mt Waverley Posted 18/05/07 09:13 AM Share Posted 18/05/07 09:13 AM Don't ever think you can't wash your car at home because you can.You CAN use a bucket as well.The only restriction is using pottable water.If you use reclaimed or rain water etc it CAN be used in a bucket and to wash your car with.Something to think about,,,,,Do you jump straight into the shower as soon as you've turned the tap on? I don't think so.Most of us will let the cold water run till warm then hop in the shower. That waste water going down the drain is very clean and can be "RECLAIMED" into your bucket to use on the car. RECLAIM heaps of buckets into a few 40lt drums and you've got good clean water to wash the car with.You'd get about 10 litres from each shower. So with 4 of us at home I fill a 40lt drum, daily.Most high pressure washers will suck up the water from a drum of reclaimed water.So I've been washing the car at home ever since the restrictions, and I use less water than the certified amount for a commercial car wash. (75lts) And it's all reclaimed water. None from the tap etc.I spoke to Yarra Valley water about this as well and they said it was a great idea. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31416-washed-the-car-at-home-in-melbourne/page/6/#findComment-534193 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDaifu Cruise Whore Moderating Team 5,130 Member For: 19y 10m 18d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 18/05/07 10:25 AM Author Share Posted 18/05/07 10:25 AM Laughed so much my eyes watered, started a coughing fit and couldn't read the rest of the posts properly (the serious ones about using buckets) Thanks guys Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31416-washed-the-car-at-home-in-melbourne/page/6/#findComment-534231 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leigh86 Donating Members 133 Member For: 18y 8m 8d Gender: Not Telling Posted 18/05/07 10:35 AM Share Posted 18/05/07 10:35 AM ...I was doing the right thing washing my XR at the local car wash... Hooked the water gun hose around my spoiler on the way out, didn't realise, snapped the gun in half, hit me in the arse and did $700 worth of damage. Fun... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31416-washed-the-car-at-home-in-melbourne/page/6/#findComment-534238 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 9d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 18/05/07 11:28 AM Share Posted 18/05/07 11:28 AM EvilDaifu said: Laughed so much my eyes watered, started a coughing fit and couldn't read the rest of the posts properly (the serious ones about using buckets) Thanks guys I dunno why they took most post as serious.... my bucket had nothing to do with washin the car..... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31416-washed-the-car-at-home-in-melbourne/page/6/#findComment-534263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat-Tony Member 5,364 Member For: 19y 3m 2d Posted 18/05/07 06:05 PM Share Posted 18/05/07 06:05 PM leigh86 said: ...I was doing the right thing washing my XR at the local car wash... Hooked the water gun hose around my spoiler on the way out, didn't realise, snapped the gun in half, hit me in the arse and did $700 worth of damage. Fun... Sounds kinky Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31416-washed-the-car-at-home-in-melbourne/page/6/#findComment-534334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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