Did you know that 10% of our home water supply is used in
the kitchen and 75% is used in the bathroom?
When it comes to conserving energy in the home it seems that cutting
down on bathroom use should be a priority.
First things first to
conserving water are repairing any leaking facets or toilets. This will decrease your water use by
gallons!! You can check if there are any leaks in your toilet by adding food
colouring to the water tank and observing whether is spreads to the bowl
without flushing.
Secondly, most people don’t know that you don’t need that
much water in your toilet. Toilets use
over 40% more water than needed. Try
installing a low-flush toilet (which uses 6 L or less per flush) or place a toilet
insert in your water tank to prevent over using.
Another great idea
for recycling water is to put a bucket in the shower while you’re waiting for
it to warm up and use the water for plants, flushing the toilet, or cleaning.
And lastly, “if it’s yellow, let it mellow…” is still true for decreasing your water use and water bill!! And remember, you can always shut down the toilet seat cover if it bothers you!
Reference at: http://www.ecokids.ca/PUB/eco_info/topics/water/water/play_waterconserve.cfm
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