How to Save Water Every Day?

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April 25, 2009

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Stop Flushing Your Money Through Drains!

My son got the assignment in his class on how to save water every day. When he asked me about this, I started thinking that I should write about saving money through saving water. So instead of giving a long commentary, I am going straight to the point and want to share here my thoughts and ideas on how any one can save money by saving water.

You can watch this great and funny video on how to save water:

Check all the leaky faucets and get it fixed. Better if you can fix it yourself.
Check the toilets to see if there is any leakage and again fix it yourself.
Do you water your garden yourself? Or you got the timer or you just open the tap and water it through sprinklers. Whatever way you are using, review that for timing to see if you are watering for more time than it’s required and in the process, you are wasting water.
Have you bought the rain barrel? If not, you should think about it. There are many counties or municipalities which offer subsidized rate for the rain barrels. It’s worth checking.
Are you using low-flow aerators on kitchen and bathroom faucets? You can save money if you start using it.
Do you have a low-flow toilet flush? It’s worth checking! Get it if you don’t have one and you will start saving money.
You should buy energy star-rated washing machines. And front-loaded washing machines normally have larger capacity and save significantly on water and energy.
Do you know that washing your dishes by hand in sink uses more water than running an energy star-rated dishwasher? Hand washing dishes twice daily uses appx. 70 liters of water whereas energy star-rated dishwasher fully loaded will use appx. 30 liters.

Of course there are many more water saving ideas and you can read about them at the following blogs:

Here is a visual water saving chart which is available at watersavingtips.org.

Water Saving Tips