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Water Is a Precious Commodity
Summary Outline:
Our modern lives make it easy to ignore excessive water use. Whether it’s the gallons of water we use up during long hot showers or the incredible amount needed to keep the lawn lush and vibrant, every drop means untold consumption and even waste.
For example, view the table below to view how much water an average household consumes:
| Toilet Flushing | to 5 gallons |
| Dishwasher | 5 to 14 gallons |
| Bathroom Faucet | 2 gallons per min |
| Shower (8 minutes) | 10 to 20 gallons |
| Bath | 10 to 40 gallons |
| Clothes Washing | 13 to 50 gallons |
| Professional Car Wash | 8 to 12 gallons |
| Car Washing at Home | 20 to 100 gallons |
As record droughts wreak havoc around the world, this lifestyle choice is becoming increasingly unsustainable. Fortunately, there are many steps we can take to reduce water use in our homes.
Below are some tips for conserving water around the home and how you can do your part to protect the earth’s most valuable resource:
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1st:Start With The Bathroom:
First stop is the bathroom, which usually accounts for more than half of indoor water use. One of the easiest ways to conserve water in this space is to upgrade equipment. Small changes like a water-saving faucet or shower can add up to significant savings.
- In addition, the amount of waste can be significantly reduced by installing modern sanitary technologies. In fact, modern toilets can use 1.28 gallons or less per flush, while older ones use up to 6 gallons. With a full house, such differences add up quickly.
- One one more consideration is to convert your shower stall into a combo shower and steam shower. A steam shower using about 2-5 gallons of total water vs. a full shower that uses 2 gallons or more per minute. With the combination, you can can alternate between shower types to reduce water consumption.
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- When new appliances and furniture aren’t within the budget, household habits can be watered down. Some ways to reduce water use in the bathroom include taking shorter showers, turning off the water when shaving or brushing your teeth, and not flushing certain items down the toilet.
- Items like tissues, wet wipes, and dental floss not only splash water when you flush, they can clog drains and cause costly damage.
- Summary of water-saving ideas in the bathroom: source from infographic below
- turn the faucet off while shaving or brushing teeth.
- swap out older toilets with new, efficient models as it could reduce water by 20%
- shorten the length of your showers – a stand showerhead uses 2.5 gallons per minute
- replace inefficient faucets and aerators with innovative models as it can save the average family 500 gallons per year.
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1st:New Technologies In Toilets:
Water conservation technologies are the methods of preserving water by increasing the efficiency of water use, enhancing the capacity of retaining runoff water, and eliminating pollution of water.
The toilet is both the biggest water waste and water saving facility in the home. To conserve water, toilet manufacturers have come up with various designs to use little water and still achieve increased performance.
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1st:Using Low-Water Shower Systems:
You got to love your shower – especially when you need to relax and massage those aching muscles. So the question is finding the perfect shower system that will give you the shower experience you need … plus save precious water.
So look into low-flow showerheads. Many of the showerheads can give you a nice shower experience even by reducing the water usage by 40%. Cutting back on your water consumption is going to be good for the environment as well as your bank account.
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And if circumstances allow, upgrade your shower into a combo flow and steam shower. The benefits of a steam shower include improved circulation, clearer sinuses, mental clarity, and acne treatment.
Plus a steam shower saves on water usage – which is around 2-5 gallons of water for a full steam shower. By alternating as needed between a flow and steam shower is one way to conserve water without giving up your love of a shower.
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2nd:Let’s Move To The Kitchen:
Let’s now move over into the kitchen, as this popular part of the home uses a lot of cleaning and water. Many people think that the dishwasher is a big water waster, but this is usually not the case. You could be the culprit.
- For example, if you’re getting a drink and leave the tap water running until it’s cold, you are not making the best choice. Instead, keep a jug of water in the fridge for cold drinks.
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- Likewise, when washing dishes, it’s good to let messy pots and pans soak for a while. This way less water is used for cleaning. Also pay attention to how much water you use to wash the dishes. Old kitchen faucets can flow 1 to 3 gallons of water per minute when set at full power.
- A final kitchen tip is to replace your outdated dishwasher with a newer, more efficient model which typically reduces water usage by 15% compared to a standard model.
- Summary of water-saving ideas in the kitchen: source from infographic below
- be mindful when washing dishes because outdated kitchen faucets go through 1 to 3 gallons of water a minute when set to full blast.
- make sure the dishwasher is fully loaded before running
- use a compost to discard of food waste instead of the garbage disposal
- upgrade your dishwasher for 15% better efficiency than standard models.
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Updating Kitchen Appliances:
Kitchen appliances – they are some of our greatest inventions. And now they are getting smarter! So if you are planning to remodel your kitchen, evaluate how the key kitchen appliances will be considered in your plan.
The appliance type – style – and function are key components in any kitchen remodeling plan. And by connecting these appliances into a central hub, you will be able to monitor and control them for top efficiency that can help reduce energy costs.
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3rd:When Doing Laundry:
The best way to save water is to limit your laundry use. The outer clothing we wear today in controlled climates generally do not get dirty after one day use. These clothing items can be tucked away and used again before throwing them into the laundry.
- Another way to conserve water is upgrading to the most water-efficient washing machine when it comes time to replace the older machine. Today’s highly-efficient machines uses approximately 8-10 gallons of water for a full load versus the approximate 30 gallons of water used in older models. That is approximately 75% reduction of water use for the same cleaning function.
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- Other water saving tactics is always wash a full load. Too often households may use the machines to wash 1-2 clothing items, which is a waste of water plus wear on the machine.
- Another tactic is to shift your selection of laundry detergents. New detergents today offer laundry strips that can be loaded into the washers. These strips give the right amount of detergent for cleaning clothes and operating the machine – especially during the rinse cycle for removing suds.
- Summary of water-saving ideas in the laundry room: source from infographic below
- update old washing machines to efficient models that use about 40% less water
- select the appropriate settings for each load ‐ heavy-duty settings use more water
- avoid using too much detergent to keep the rinse cycle short
- fix any leaks around the house – even small ones can add up to gallons of water lost every day.
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Having a Functional Laundry Room:
The laundry room! Not one of the most prized areas of the home. When it comes to remodeling, we think of kitchens, bathrooms and basements. But not laundry rooms.
But maybe you should. Doing laundry for a family is a major operation and will continue to be so as your family grows and even after your family leaves.
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So remodel your laundry room to become more functional – that’s where you can do laundry and much more. Plus, you can make your laundry use more efficients in both washing and drying – to save on water and energy use.
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4th:Out Into the Garden:
We love our gardens and landscape. But some gardens require more water to keep everything green than other gardens. It all depends on what kind of climate you live in.
- If you live in a dry, arid region where the water source is scarce, your landscaping plan should use plantings that are drought tolerate and that can be decorated with stone and sand to reduce lawn size. In climates that are more wet and humid, you may have the option to have more greener landscape that is supported by the rain.
- Regardless where you live, there are some water conversation landscaping that benefits the environment. Re-do your landscape where there is less lawn to maintain and keep watered. There are some interesting plans that use rock mounds and drought-tolerate ornamental grasses that can give any landscape a new look.
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- Also install a smart automated irrigation system that can turns on based on weather forcasts and garden sensors. For example, if the “vegetable garden” needs water based on the sensors in the ground, the irrigation system will come on automatically during the early morning to give the optimal amount water needed at the optimal time to reduce water usage and evaporation.
- This smart irrigation system can be used for all of your landscaping needs to keep water usage at its efficient level.
- Another water saving concept is rain harvesting. You can use something simple such as rain barrels that collects rain from gutter downspouts. This rain collection can be used to water garden pots, wash the autos, and more.
- A more extensive rain collective system is a underground reservoir tank that collects all rain runoff. These reservoirs can be attached to both home water usage and/or an irrigation system for landscaping use.
- Summary of water-saving ideas in the garden: source from infographic below
- invest in noninvasive, drought-tolerant plants along with efficient irrigation practices, which could reduce outside water use as much as 25-50%
- collect rainwater for pants or arrange downspouts so the runoff waters the garden
- decorate with water features that use recycled water only
- consider reducing the size of your lawn as outdoor watering can account for almost 30% of household water use.
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Investing Into a Smart Garden:
You’ve heard of smart homes; and how a smart home can help save money, make life easier, and add security to your home. But what about smart gardens? What could you do to make your landscaping smart for easier maintenance and beauty?
The first “smart” item is installing an automated irrigation system. An automated irrigation system makes maintaining your garden so much easier. No more pulling around the hose to keep your lawn and garden watered during hot summer days.
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Likewise, an automated system is better for overall landscape maintenance. You can automatically time your irrigation to run early morning to avoid summer evaporation that occurs later in the day. And if the system has WIFI setup, you can easily shut it off and on again when it rains or when you have a predictive hot summer day ahead.
Or better yet, make is a smart irrigation system that can be controlled by weather forecasts. No need to run your system when it’s raining outside – this is both water wasting and costly.
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Conclusion
If you’re serious about saving water, there’s a lot more you can do. Check out the companion resource for additional tips on saving water around the house!
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