observer Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 A row has broken out over a Council's plans to heat a local swimming pool using heat from an adjacent crematorium - the Council claim it will save money and be more eco friendly - so what's the problem?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Well they calculate it would take 35 years just to break even so I have to wonder if a council run pool will still be in existance 35 years from now. Aside from that it seems a bit insensitive. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Durnim Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 I have heard of a 'watery grave' before, but it just might work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Will the relatives of the deceased be allowed free entry into the pool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 a bit disrespectful, its a throwback to the film soylent green. it may take 35 years to pay back but hey, its a one off big spend, its another ?14,500 to save from the budget. And i dont buy into the whole "eco argument", NOx and water vapour are bigger contributors to "global warming" than CO2, one of the resons why i dont drive a car, i refuse to pay tax based on a scientific hypothesis. Interestingly enough I remember when i first started my current job as a fire tester, i had a phonecall from a crematorium, wondering which fire test is best to take a toxicity sample from a typical coffin, different to the usual samples for trains and ships! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Well I can't see really what all the fuss is about really.... It's not like they are proposing to shovel the burning embers out and run next door to put them in heating chambers under the pool. The thing I find more 'odd' is having a crematorium right next to a public swimming pool in the first place. Mourners and coffins and excited giddy kids with armbands mingling as they pass each other just doesn't seem right right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Completely agree Dizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 There's too much common sense involve for it ever to made to work by politicians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 There's too much common sense involve for it ever to made to work by politicians That's true of everything. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 They could of course use the pool for a special, providing Viking funerals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 I volunteer you as being the 'test dummy' Obs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Think we could use the Mersey for that! Only prob is, the funeral boat would need to burn out before it reached pier head, otherwise the Scousers might rifle the coffin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 seems like a very sensible idea to me but then i am evil often wondered if it would be cost effective to fit heat exchangers into the flu of a house so that the hot exhaust gasses would be utilized instead of just venting straight into the atmosphere. might not save much but every little helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 That's a good idea.... A heat saving tip for Obs here if he drives and has a garage attached to his house. Obs.... A lot of heat comes out of a car exhaust so why don't you buy a long piece of vent tube and pipe it from your exhaust into the room that your pc is in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverlady54 Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 I can't see a problem with it, sounds sensible to me. Didn't Tetley's brewery use to heat St Ann's church on Winwick Road free of charge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Steady Diz, straining your imagination, you may hurt yourself! Sid, think the Romans were there first with that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Heh-heh, "dead" heat, heh-heh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 no doubt they were just wondered if it would be economical to fit them in our more "modern" houses as a way of saving on the heating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Well, you'll be pleased to know; that Salford Uni has built a small terraced house inside a laboratory, to research the benefits of various forms of heating insulation - the tests are due to reach a conclusion in 3 years time! Fine, but perhaps research into the obvious - that insulation reduces energy demand = a saving to the user = reduced strain on supply etc. So why hasn't this Government embarked on a "free" home insulation programme for all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 You mean like loft insulation Obs ? You can but a roll of it for ?5 in B&Q so why should the government pay for it. Or rather why should WE pay for others to have it ? Mother in law just had her's done for free after endless phone calls telling her she was eligable due to her age etc. In the end she said OK.. they then sent someone round to 'evaluate' who said she needed at bit more insulation but would have to make sure the loft was completely empty. Then they came again for another look followed by even more phone calls and finally a couple of blokes turned up with some rolls and did it. HOW MUCH did all these visits and calls cost the government/us? Is it a standard charge per house or dependant on visits and other things? Not to mention that she can easily afford to have paid for it herself anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Energy demand is predicted to rise beyond current supply capacity within the next few decades; hence the debate about what type and how many power stations we need. BUT, one of the simplest and quickest approaches is to pursue a policy of demand reduction. And why is it in your interest to ensure every home has it? - so your not plagued with blackouts in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Energy demand is predicted to rise beyond current supply capacity within the next few decades; hence the debate about what type and how many power stations we need. BUT, one of the simplest and quickest approaches is to pursue a policy of demand reduction. And why is it in your interest to ensure every home has it? - so your not plagued with blackouts in the future. Steady, obs. Folk don't think about the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Precisely, as I've argued on another post - and unless we can start to think long term, we'll just drift from crisis to crisis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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