There are always ways in which you can reduce your water consumption without too much effort.
Tip 1:
If you leave the tap running while brushing your teeth, you can waste up to 5 litres of water a minute. That's 20 litres for every 2 minute brush twice a day and a staggering 140 litres per week. Alternatively, use a glass of water to rinse your mouth.
Tip 2:
How well do you know your WC? Your quaint old toilet could be using up to 12 litres of water each flush, 100% more than the modern recommendation of 6 litres. Join the 21st century with a quieter, smarter, less water-guzzling cistern.
Tip 3:
Fitting a meter is free of charge and can save you money! The installation of a water meter usually reduces water usage by an average of 10%. The less water you use, the less you pay, so permanent water-saving solutions make sound financial sense.
Tip 4:
Drip! Drip! Drip! Time t fix that tap! It may not look like much but a dripping tap can waste 15 litres of water a day - that's almost 5,500 litres a year* - and can drive you mad in the process. Better still, install a tap with ceramic disc Ceramic Disc technology incorporates a a multi-port cartridge which is a unique
feature for easy temperature control.
A single lever controls the pressure and
temperature within a unique comfort zone, between 30-45°C. This gives more sensitive control and provides smooth effortless handle operation even at high pressures.
technology, far more likely to be drip-free.
*Thisismoney.co.uk
Tip 5:
Singing in the bath is fine, but why use over 200 litres of water when you can have a perfectly luxurious soak in less than three-quarters of that amount. Run a shallower bath or else fit a water-saving bath with a lower overflow, which can help regulate family water use - think of those teenagers! - and prevent accClick and Clean. The lower wheels and panels can be released to expose the for thorough cleaning. Panel then easily clicks back into position to ensure a water tight seal.idental overflowing. If you love a good wallow, go for an acrylic bath that will keep the water warm for longer so you don't have to keep topping it up.
Tip 6:
Invigorating, sensual, quick and effective, showering is a thoroughly modern activity. If an average person spends 7 minutes in the shower, using an average of 9 litres of water a minute, that's 63 litres per shower. Showering for just 1 minute less can reduce the tally to 54 litres, a simple way to save over 300 litres a year. Easy!
Tip 7:
Plug in! It's no bother to use the plug in when washing your hands or shaving. A running tap can deliver up to 8 litres of water a minute when an average basin holds only litres. That's a 50% saving in no time at all. Sorted!
Tip 8:
Install a WC with a dual-flush cistern. The contempory split-push button allows you to choose between a long or short flush. Mostly you'll use the short flush, saving up to 2 litres of water each time. If you only need to spend a penny, why spend more!
Tip 9:
Not the goldfish! Don't use the WC as a waste bin. The more detitus you flush down the toilet - make-up wipes, hairballs, dead spiders, etc - the more energy has to be expended to process the waste. Loo-paper only should be the rule; everything else can go in the trash.
Tip 10:
When it's hot and dry, save your bathwater to use on the garden.