Top Ten Tips - Reduce Your Water Usage
By Tip Diva | May 19, 2008
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Whether you live in an area with a water shortage or drought, or just want to be a little more green, here are ways you can reduce your water usage:
- Retrofit Your Toilet - There are flaps, floats and other gizmos you can attach to your toilet to reduce the amount of water used in a flush. You can find these retrofits at a hardware store, appliance store or somewhere like Lowe’s.
- Avoid Flushing Toilet Unnecessarily - If you sneeze into a tissue, don’t throw it in the toilet and flush - throw it in the garbage pail. Use the toilet for human waste and toilet paper only.
- Retrofit Your Showerhead And Faucets - Retrofits are also available for showerheads and water faucets to reduce or control the water flow and pressure. Only use the flow and pressure you need.
- Tackle Leaks And Drips Immediately - If you have leaks and drips, fix them immediately. If you’re not a handyman, give your plumber a call. Also, to find hidden leaks, watch your water meter. If it moves after a few hours and you haven’t used any water, you have a leak somewhere. Have a plumber come over and look at all your pipes.
- Shorten Your Showers - Instead of showering for 20 minutes just because you like the feel of hot water on your back, reduce your shower to do the tasks you need, like shampooing and rinsing soap off your body. You may find you only need five or 10 minutes!
- Don’t Leave The Tap Running While Brushing Teeth - Turn off the faucet while you’re brushing your teeth. If you brush for the recommended amount of time, you’ll be saving a lot of water.
- Only Wash Full Loads Of Dishes And Clothes - Running your washers as full loads when you only have half a load wastes water. If you can’t set the washers for only half a load, wait until it’s full before running the machine.
- Collect Rainwater - If you live in a rainy climate, put buckets under your downspouts to collect rainwater that flows down from your gutters. Use the this water to water your plants or wash your car instead of turning on your hose.
- Use A Dehumidifier - If you live in a humid climate, use a dehumidifier. In addition to helping prevent mold, it will also give you a bucket of water every few hours to water plants, put in your washing machine and more.
- Take Your Car To The Car Wash - Many car washes use water recycling systems, so your car will be washed by less water than it would from your garden hose.
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Great tips ! On the toilet, you can also just fill a plastic bottle with water and a few rocks to weigh it down and place it in the toilet tank. It will reduce the usage by the volume of the bottle for each flush.
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There are several ways to conserve water, water consumption can be very beneficial for us not just to save money but we can also help our environment