- Turn the water off while brushing your teeth. Turning off the tap while brushing your teeth in the morning and at bedtime can save up to 8 gallons of water per day.
- Reduce the amount of water to flush the toilet.
If your toilet is from 1992 or earlier, you probably have an inefficient model that uses between 3.5 to 7 gallons per flush. Fill a milk jug or pop bottle with stones and place it in your toilet tank to displace water if you have a larger or older tank toilet. Do not use bricks that will decay in the tank and cause plumbing problems over time. - Use a timer to cut showers down to 5 minutes.
Average savings 1,000 gallons per month. A five-minute shower uses 25 gallons of water. A ten-minute shower or a bath can use up to 70 gallons of water. Better yet, take a “Navy” shower. Turn off the water when you lather up. A “Navy shower” usually takes as little as 3 gallons; one person can save 15,000 gallons per year. - Turn off the water while shaving.
- Fix toilet and faucet leaks immediately.
Test for toilet flapper and valve leaks by putting a dye tablet or bit of food coloring in the toilet tank. Wait for 15 minutes without flushing. If the color shows up in the toilet bowl, you have one of the more common toilet leaks. - Don’t use your toilet as a trash can.
Do not use the toilet to flush away tissues, bugs, gum wrappers or the goldfish that died. Depending on the age of the toilet, every flush uses 1.3 to 7 gallons of water. - Collect “warm-up” water to irrigate your lawn and flowerbeds.
- Conserve energy.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that .47 gallons of water are lost for every kilowatt-hour.
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