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The shower ad

David Farrar — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:32:36 +0000

A reminder of what is in store if people do not vote to change the Government.

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From weak showers to cold showers

David Farrar — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:05:05 +0000

Labour have done a temporary retreat on their weak showers policy of a maximum rate flow of six litres a minute. But they still have an even worse policy lurking – to limit the size of hot water cylinders in small homes to 180 litres. So your shower won’t be weak, but it may turn cold! This is to come into force in February 2009.

How is this for a policy – you can have as big or as fast a shower as you fucking want to – so long as you pay for the water and power. If you want to put in a 400 litre hot water cylinder and have a 15 litre per minute shower you should be able to. The Government should get the hell out of the way.

What next you need to get permission to have a spa pool?

A maximum depth for baths?

Is there no end to nanny state?

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Showers saved for now

David Farrar — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:05:00 +0000

Labour have backed down on the Labour/Green plan to restrict showers in new homes to six litres a minute.

But remember before the last election Helen Clark said she would not ban smacking – and she effectively did. This is a tactical retreat, not a strategic withdrawal. If they are re-elected, they will try again!

The Greens still want it though, describing it as a missed opportunity:

Green Party co-leader Jeanette Fitzsimons said that if the option of six-litre showers was removed altogether, people building new homes would have fewer opportunities for meeting energy efficiency standards.

Is that like those opportunities those nice Nigerian widows keep e-mailing me about?

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Government fucking up our showers

David Farrar — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:45:14 +0000

The Plumbing Distributors Association of New Zealand has sent me this PR:

“Having a great shower will be a thing of the past”.
The Plumbing Distributors Association of New Zealand (PDANZ) is very concerned with the Department of Building and Housing’s proposed changes to the flow rates of showers and the effect it will have on New Zealanders.

In the “NZBC H1 Compliance Document for hot water systems and HVAC systems” the DBH propose to have maximum shower flows of 6 litres a minute for gas and electric water heaters when a house is bigger than 150m2. A house with mains pressure water and a quality showerhead would be using 16-19 litres a minute. That is a good quality shower. Under the DBH’s proposal the shower would need to be restricted back to only allow 6 litres per minute. To understand what your shower would be like, knock your shower mixer back by 2/3rds. The small amount of water dribbling out would be what the DBH call a “comfortable and effective shower”. The PDANZ believe this is not acceptable. Having a good quality shower should not be compromised in the name of Kyoto Protocol. Where do we draw the line?

First they came for our light bulbs, and then they came for our showers!!

Is there no limit to nanny state?

Tags: Kyoto, PDANZ, showers