Besides your kitchen, the bathroom is probably one of the biggest places where water is used. The nice thing about water conservation is you get the side benefit of saving money either on your water bill (city) or electric bill (running pump for well/cistern). Here are some things that we do at our house.
1) Turn off shower water when shampooing hair and soaping body. We have a shower head that keeps the water mix and can be turned off at the shower head which makes it even easier.
2) Take a shower versus a bath. Baths take more water than short showers.
3) Keep actual running time of shower water to 5 minutes.
4) Don't take a shower or bath unless you really need it. Many of us have gotten use to showering everyday. Most people unless they have been physically active or working in dirty jobs don't need to shower daily.
5) Have a place for everyone to hang their towels and wash them all once a week. (this saves on laundry time and water to wash them).
6) Watch toilet for leaks. If you are unsure, there are dye kits available you can use to test this.
7) If remodeling, install a low flush toilet. If you have older toilet, put a bag with water in tank to keep it from filling all the way up each time.
8) When brushing teeth, washing hands, don't let water run if you are not using it at that moment.
9) During growing season, catch water not being used while warming up water, etc with a bucket. Use it to water plants.
10) Install low flow shower head and faucet.
1) Turn off shower water when shampooing hair and soaping body. We have a shower head that keeps the water mix and can be turned off at the shower head which makes it even easier.
2) Take a shower versus a bath. Baths take more water than short showers.
3) Keep actual running time of shower water to 5 minutes.
4) Don't take a shower or bath unless you really need it. Many of us have gotten use to showering everyday. Most people unless they have been physically active or working in dirty jobs don't need to shower daily.
5) Have a place for everyone to hang their towels and wash them all once a week. (this saves on laundry time and water to wash them).
6) Watch toilet for leaks. If you are unsure, there are dye kits available you can use to test this.
7) If remodeling, install a low flush toilet. If you have older toilet, put a bag with water in tank to keep it from filling all the way up each time.
8) When brushing teeth, washing hands, don't let water run if you are not using it at that moment.
9) During growing season, catch water not being used while warming up water, etc with a bucket. Use it to water plants.
10) Install low flow shower head and faucet.
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