Most of your water usage can come from the bathroom so these water saving tips could save you money there.
• Inspect your bathroom for leaks and get them fixed as soon as possible.
• When brushing your teeth, be sure to turn off the tap. A running tap uses up to nine litres of water a minute. Use short bursts of water for cleaning your brush. (This saves about 80% of the water usually used).
• Take short showers instead of baths. A five-10-minute shower uses about 40-80 litres of water, which is nearly half the volume of a standard bathtub.
• Turn off the water to shave and soap up in the shower. Fill the sink partially to shave and use that water rather than running the tap continuously. (This saves about 60% of the water typically used.) Use short bursts of water to clean razors.
• Use a water-saving device in your toilet tank. Depending on the size of your tank, you could save between one and three litres each time you flush the toilet. Alternatively, you can reduce water usage by 40% to 50% by installing low-flush toilets.
• Install a toilet dam, faucet aerators and low-flow shower heads.
• Instead of running the water down the drain until it’s lukewarm, consider using a bucket to catch that water that could then be used to fill the toilet, top up the water in the washing machine or water the plants.
In the Washroom/Laundry Area