Saving Money by Saving Water

RE: Saving Money by Saving Water By Jo Bodey (256) Contact If you don't have a timer for the shower do what I do. Turn up the TV and shower during the advertising breaks. I make myself get in, washed and out before the ad breaks are over! Regards Jo Posted on 03/24/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse Timing Showers By ThriftyFun (3107) Profile Blog! Contact Use a timer for showers so you don't waste water. By Holly Dawson Posted on 03/24/2005 | Report Spam or Abuse RE: Saving Money by Saving Water By (Guest Post) I live in Australia - a very dry continent overall - and I have only rainwater. To the above I would add - Tip 5 Catch it - catch the water coming from the hot tap in the sinks and shower before the hot comes through. This is 11/2 - 2 litres each time you turn the hot tap on in my house. I save it in a covered bucket and use it for dogs drinking water, filling the kettle, cooling hot water if it is too hot and, if I have any left at the end of the day, I put it on the garden. Catch the water coming from the roof and redirect to the lawn or garden beds. All my household water is collected from the roof into tanks and has to last me the long dry summer. Tip 6 Think small - reduce the amount of water for washing up - use a bowl instead of filling the sink. Get a toilet with a half flush device for liquids or place a water filled bottle in the cistern to reduce the flush amount - experiment to find the happy medium so you still cut down water but have an adequate flush. Use a bucket of soapy water to wash the car and the hose only to rinse. Tip 7 Think about recycling - is it a sensible for the budget or the planet to pour potable water down the toilet? It is possible, but may not be legal in your area, to flush the toilet with graywater from the washing machine. If that is not possible can you redirect the water from the washing machine to the garden/fruit trees, (using low sodium/phosphate brands of detergent or none at all for lightly soiled items - they come out just as clean and fresh). The toilet uses a high percentage of household water - I have a composting toilet which uses none at all! If you live alone consider not flushing the toilet each time for liquid waste. Read Create an Oasis with Graywater by Art Ludwig. Regards Jo Posted on 08/31/2004 | Report Spam or Abuse

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