Did you know that toilet flushing accounts for on average 30% of the household waste? If you have been working at home or furloughed for the last few months, it is no surprise that your water bill has rocketed. Those regular trips to the bathroom which would usually be at work can make a big difference to the amount of water waste in your home.
With this in mind, it is important to be aware of ways to help save the amount of water wasted in your home.
Opt for showers over baths.
The average person will use about 30 gallons of water for a bath, in comparison a 10-minute shower will use 20 gallons of water. Depending on the type of shower, you might be using additional electricity for running a power-shower, over just opening the taps for a bath. So it is also worth looking into a lower wattage of your shower to save the pounds across all of your utilities.
Install an eco-shower head.
Shower heads can be changed on most showers easily, without the need to replace the whole system or involve a plumber. Generally speaking, they will just twist off. A traditional shower head will use 10 gallons of water every 5 minutes. An eco-shower head can cut this consumption down by up to 60%! There is no need to miss out on the power either, often eco-shower heads can project smaller amounts at a greater speed therefore you shouldn't notice a drop in efficiency.
Half-flush or quick-flush toilets.
Many modern toilets come with the option for a half-flush or quick-flush option. On those with buttons on top, pressing just one of the two often allows this half-flush to take effect. In many situations, a half-flush is enough to empty the contents and clean the toilet bowl, which ultimately, will be using half the amount of water.
Older toilets, pre-1991 for example, are likely to hold around 9 litres of water in volume, and therefore after every flush this 9 litres is replaced. More modern toilets are likely to be anywhere between 6 and 8 litres. Therefore installing a new system could save you dramatically in the long-run.
Don't leave the tap running.
This might be something you often heard as a child "turn the tap off", "don't leave the tap running", but as adults, many of us are guilty of this without even being aware! In fact, a running tap uses up to 9 litres of water a minute. So a 2-minute teeth clean, twice a day with the tap running is an wasted 36 litres of water, every, single, day!
