Ways To Save Water In The Home
With the various water shortages currently taking place in the UK, it seems appropriate to write a short article on easy changes that we can make to the way we live at home to help save water and do our bit for the environment.
The first and probably most obvious way you can save water at home is buy turning off the tap when you brush your teeth! This has to be one of the most ridiculous habits that we have in the UK and buy nipping this in the bud you can save up to five liters of water a minute.
The second thing you can do to help save water also takes place in the bathroom and that is to take showers instead of baths. Now I know we all like a good soak but cutting this down to once a week would really save a lot of water. A five minute shower uses a third as much water as a bath but be careful not to install a power shower as these probably use as much, if not more water than a bath does.
The third way to reduce your usage is by keeping a bottle of water in the fridge. This saves you from having to run the tap every time you want to make a cold drink and it’s quicker and more convenient for you too.
The fourth way you can save is to repair that dripping tap! It must be irritating the heck out of you anyway and can also save up to 3000 gallons of water a year at the rate of one drip a second.
Last but not least - avoid using your treated tap water to water your garden plants. Buy a water butt instead and attach it to your downpipe so you can collect rainwater and use that instead.
Written by Sandrya Mclean
