Save Water in the Bathroom

20139 ARE YOUR POURING MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN? The (bathroom accounts for around 2/3 of the water used in the average home, and by cutting down on excessive water wastage in the bathroom, we can save plenty of money on utility bills and do our bit for the environment too! 2/3 Here are some great water saving tips to help you cut water wastage in your home significantly. Showers can easily use just as much water, gas and electricity as a full bath when overused. After around 82 minutes you will have used enough water to run a full bath. Try and cut showwer sessions to no more than 5 minutes; even then you will have used almost 50 litres of water! Older, standard-flush toilets are a primary source of water wastage in the bathroom. By upgrading to a modern toilet or retrofitting a dual-flush syphon to your older toilet, you can reduce wastage massively! Older standard toilets can waste up to (8,000 litres of water each year. -6umesX LITRES Ensure you and your family get used to turning off the tap between rinses, it will help slash water wastage once again. This can waste up to 6 litres of water per minute, just multiply that by the number of people in your home. Old habits die hard, but leaving the tap running when brushing your teeth is costing you money every day. This will reduce Older taps and faucets aren't designed using aeration technology Aerated taps reduce water wastage by mixing the water with air before it is emitted wastage massively without sacrificing performance; you'll barely notice the difference! Just one leak can waste well over 5,000 litres of water each year! Surprisingly, leaking taps are a primary culprit of water wastage in the bathroom. It takes only a spanner and a rubber washer to patch up this problem, so get fixing! 5,000 litres Running a full bath uses an average of 80 litres of water each time. You could save around 50 litres of water by taking a short shower instead. Alternatively, run a shallow báth whenever possible, which can save up to 50% water wastage. BATHSHOP321 http://www.bristolwater.co.uk/ http://www.channel4.com/4homes/ http://www.uswitch.com/water/ http://www.unwater.org/statistics THE UK'S BEST VALUE BATHROOM SHOP! Sources: www.bathshop321.com Designed by: Info Graphicg DEBION TEAM