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  1. Bike washing - hosepipe ban 
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    After a day out trials riding i need to clean 2 very muddy bikes

    Can i buy a water butt, manually fill it by using buckets of water and then connect my pressure washer to the water butt?

    Technically not drawing water from the mains supply with a hosepipe
     
     

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    I have no idea, but I had to say it's an ingenious solution!
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    Yes you can, I did some research into this to see if my valeting would be affected (commercial enterprises can continue as normal... for now). it's ludicrous, but as long as you fill it with a bucket rather than a hose you'll be fine. Highlights what a load of bollocks this ban is
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    I don't think there is a hose pipe ban in our area yet.
     
     

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    i used to work for wessex water................ believe me they have alot more water stores than they would like you to know about
     
     

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    Wessex water doesn't have a ban in place....yet
     
     

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    Thames Water has a hose pipe ban, so us Swindon bikers will have grubby bikes (great excuse not to wash my bike!)
    It's Lilac... not pink!
     
     

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    Jackie just bring it over to Frome and I can wash it for you when I do mine. I warn you though it normally takes me about 6 hours for a full perm and wax.Lol
     
     

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    You could........ But you'd drain the bucket so fast!
    onwards and upwards and sometimes a little sidewards....

     
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by monday21
    Jackie just bring it over to Frome and I can wash it for you when I do mine. I warn you though it normally takes me about 6 hours for a full perm and wax.Lol
    Awww Ken :-* thank you
    I only ever washed the Diversion once and missed most of the dirt!! : The Ducati was nooj'd so may well wait til october to have it nooj'd again ;D
    It's Lilac... not pink!
     
     

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