Hi guys, was wondering how you guys utilise your water?Bit of a weird question maybe but would like to know. Just needed to know how many buckets of clean water you go through during the tiling process and also would like to know how you dispose of your water as i know this cant be put down the drain. Many thanks.

always keep one bucket of clean water(never use the bucket for anything else)other buckets dont matter,empty contents into bag and rinse the rest away i.e grouting etc

I work in shopping centers ect we cant dispose of our water so the dirty water we have to let settle then poor of the water and reuse it and dispose of the solids :Pete

recycled water it'll never catch on

Originally Posted by david campbell

recycled water it'll never catch on

Not ideal but we could never drink it all

Originally Posted by pjc

I work in shopping centers

Confirmation at last that at this time of year PJC is SANTA !

Sir shouldn't u b at work

Originally Posted by pjc

Sir shouldn't u b at work

Jeez Pete its 3.45pm....Home time

Neale i wont be giving out any presents this year

Stop the denying Pete we all know the truth now

Originally Posted by pjc

Sir shouldn't u b at work

Pete shouldn't you be in Florida? yo ho ho

I do same as pjc, davey.How much I use on a typical installation I'm not sure!

Same pjc, Leave the rubbish to sink then bag up

what a load of bull ! pjc can let his grout slurry seperate as he is on jobs for weeks at a time but if you have just finished grouting a kitchen floor and you have a wash boy full of water you surely arent telling me you leave your washboy at the job over night and go and collect it in the morning be honest unless you carry several empty adhesive tubs with lids to take it away with you you all probably throw it down a road gulley or water some of the councils bushes stop bull sh..ting and answer honestly when doing underground stations the waste water is double bagged and taped and thrown in the back of the van after that i dont know what the labourers do with it ,if im on sites we leave the buckets to stand and reuse the water for the adhesive

Originally Posted by garythetiler

what a load of bull ! pjc can let his grout slurry seperate as he is on jobs for weeks at a time but if you have just finished grouting a kitchen floor and you have a wash boy full of water you surely arent telling me you leave your washboy at the job over night and go and collect it in the morning be honest unless you carry several empty adhesive tubs with lids to take it away with you you all probably throw it down a road gulley or water some of the councils bushes stop bull sh..ting and answer honestly when doing underground stations the waste water is double bagged and taped and thrown in the back of the van after that i dont know what the labourers do with it ,if im on sites we leave the buckets to stand and reuse the water for the adhesive

as am I

sorry for the rant it wasnt directed at any one in particular

Originally Posted by garythetiler

sorry for the rant it wasnt directed at any one in particular

but, yes, I have thrown it in council bushes too!!

Anybody know what the actual regs are for this and where on the net to find them?

I'd imagine it would be either defra or environment agency website GG, as a footnote I'm a very keen salmon fisherman and the first sign of pollution in waterways I have a direct number to the head warden in my area. He also phones me from time to time to see if I've seen any pollution signs.

Originally Posted by grumpygrouter

Anybody know what the actual regs are for this and where on the net to find them?

er yes take round Grumpys house

Before I start a job I always ask the client where I can tip dirty water. They usually direct me to a forgotten flowerbed in the corner of the garden somewhere.

The job I'm coming to the end of did have several tonnes of rubble that I just threw it over, but recently I've been directed to a flower bed full of weeds. I think the customer's hoping I'll kill them off for him.

As for recycling water, if I can't get rid of it easily that is an option. When I was renovating a house a few years ago I had a cement mixer in the front room next to a wheelbarrow to mix mortar for rendering. As it was a pain to get rid of the water I would wash the mixer out at the end of the day and tip the dirty water into the barrow.

The following day I would reuse the water for my first mix. The sludge in the bottom usually consisted of very wet sand, so in it went as well.