If living a more sustainable life is important to you, you don't need to give up luxuries like electricity and indoor plumbing. There are many ways you can incorporate more environmentally-friendly and cost-cutting solutions with your indoor plumbing, whether it is for your home or office. These simple tips will help you save money as well as reduce the amount of unnecessary water being used on a daily basis.
Your toilets are typically one of the biggest offenders when dealing with wasted water. The Alliance for Water Efficiency has reported that nearly 27% of water used in your work or residence is from flushing your toilet. In an effort to reduce water waste and keep your home or business as efficient as possible you may consider replacing your existing toilet with a high-efficiency model. Not only do modern toilets use less water but they can clean better with each flush. The most efficient models can use as little as one gallon per flush.
Your sink and faucet, whether in a residence or business, should also be thought about carefully when trying to be more sustainable. You will find that you use more than 15% of your daily water usage through your sink faucets, including the bathroom and kitchen faucet. This creates wasted water when you have a leaky faucet, or running more water than you need to. The simplest solution to your problem, aside from contacting a plumber to fix your leaky faucet, is to have an aerator installed. This will actually help you save a gallon of water every couple minutes; per faucet. Other tips include not leaving water running unless it is absolutely necessary.
At home, your shower and bathtub also waste a lot of water - up to 17% of your daily usage. The reason for this can be from the type of shower head you use in the shower, to running excess water for long showers. Aside from cutting down the time you take in the shower, you can also get a high efficiency shower head. Avoid "fancy" shower heads, such as ones that create a rain-type water stream. While these are tempting, they are not friendly to the environment because they can use between 76 and 100 gallons of water during your shower, depending on the length. Shower heads are easy to install yourself and your local plumber can give you advice on the best one to purchase.
Also, you might consider some basic tips that everyone can use to be more conscious about what to look for to help save water. When brushing your teeth for example, turn off the water between wetting your toothbrush and rinsing it. This two minute period can save a huge amount of water when applied to everyone in your household twice a day. The same concept applies when cleaning your counter-tops or other household items. Also, you might consider some basic tips that everyone can use to be more conscious about what to look for to help save water. When brushing your teeth for example, turn off the water between wetting your toothbrush and rinsing it. This two minute period can save a huge amount of water when applied to everyone in your household twice a day. The same concept applies when cleaning your counter-tops or other household items.
Your toilets are typically one of the biggest offenders when dealing with wasted water. The Alliance for Water Efficiency has reported that nearly 27% of water used in your work or residence is from flushing your toilet. In an effort to reduce water waste and keep your home or business as efficient as possible you may consider replacing your existing toilet with a high-efficiency model. Not only do modern toilets use less water but they can clean better with each flush. The most efficient models can use as little as one gallon per flush.
Your sink and faucet, whether in a residence or business, should also be thought about carefully when trying to be more sustainable. You will find that you use more than 15% of your daily water usage through your sink faucets, including the bathroom and kitchen faucet. This creates wasted water when you have a leaky faucet, or running more water than you need to. The simplest solution to your problem, aside from contacting a plumber to fix your leaky faucet, is to have an aerator installed. This will actually help you save a gallon of water every couple minutes; per faucet. Other tips include not leaving water running unless it is absolutely necessary.
At home, your shower and bathtub also waste a lot of water - up to 17% of your daily usage. The reason for this can be from the type of shower head you use in the shower, to running excess water for long showers. Aside from cutting down the time you take in the shower, you can also get a high efficiency shower head. Avoid "fancy" shower heads, such as ones that create a rain-type water stream. While these are tempting, they are not friendly to the environment because they can use between 76 and 100 gallons of water during your shower, depending on the length. Shower heads are easy to install yourself and your local plumber can give you advice on the best one to purchase.
Also, you might consider some basic tips that everyone can use to be more conscious about what to look for to help save water. When brushing your teeth for example, turn off the water between wetting your toothbrush and rinsing it. This two minute period can save a huge amount of water when applied to everyone in your household twice a day. The same concept applies when cleaning your counter-tops or other household items. Also, you might consider some basic tips that everyone can use to be more conscious about what to look for to help save water. When brushing your teeth for example, turn off the water between wetting your toothbrush and rinsing it. This two minute period can save a huge amount of water when applied to everyone in your household twice a day. The same concept applies when cleaning your counter-tops or other household items.
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