Twenty Tips We Can Use To Conserve Water

By

BeanTownSteve

I reject #11. # Drink bottled water such as spring water instead of tap water.

This will mean we not only had to produce a bottle, filter and otherwise process water, run a production line to fill, package it, truck it to a store, and transport it home from the store. Additionally if I'm drinking a glass of water, I'm drinking a glass of water. If it comes from a different place, it still means a glass of water. I guess you could go to a neighbor's house and drink their water and save that way!

I don't figure this saves anything over drinking tap water. Exception made for those whose tap water is somehow undrinkable.

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By

kcohenvt

Don't use a dishwasher. What a waste of water! Fill a dishpan with hot soapy water. Wash all the dishes. Then use a pan or sink of fresh water to rinse. Only a few gallons of water are used this way. You save water and the cost of running a dishwasher.
Mrs Kathy Cohen
Northfield,VT

By

kcohenvt

Drinking bottled water saves no water and cost too much! Fill a pitcher with water and keep full in the fridge. I do place my water can under the faucet in the morning and let it fill while running the water for my coffee. This is a good idea if you have metal pipes or your municpality has old pipes. It flushes any lead that has settled in the pipes overnight.
Mrs Kathy Cohen
Northfield,VT

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kcohenvt

Use the water from steaming or cooking vegetables on your houseplants. Let cool first! A much better use.
Mrs Kathy Cohen
Northfield,VT

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kcohenvt

Do not use a brick in the toilet tank. The brick can disolve over time and ruin your toilet. If you want to take up space in the tank use a plastic bottle filled with water. Even if the bottle cracks over time it won't ruin the tank.

Mrs Kathy Cohen
Northfield,VT

By

ThriftyFun

I got a good giggle at the tip about using water from veggie steaming and ammonia to mop the floor. We steam veggies frequently in cooler weather & never have more than a half cup of water left. How can one mop the floor with that. I use leftover dishwater. - Linne

By

beth.colvin

Yellow=Mellow, Brown=Go Down. If you follow this rule for flushing your home toilets, you will save hundreds of gallons of water a year, even if you already have low flow toilets. Of course you can't let it get too full or it will need to be plunged.