Save Water and Save Money This Summer
In this area of the US, people are in great debates about the future of the Colorado River and all the people, animals, and farmland it supplies. While everyone may not be able to join in drafting laws on how to conserve water, every homeowner and household can do their part to lower their water bill. Summer is a particularly hard time for water conservation, and this article will share a few ideas on how to make saving water more feasible with new technology and a few tried and true conservation methods.
Replace Old Fixtures With Water Saving Devices
While this tip takes spending money to save money and water, the items listed here will eventually pay for themselves. Installing new fixtures that help the household use less water is a no-brainer. Once the item is installed, the homeowner can forget it and watch their water bill decrease. The following list contains some of the most common water conservation devices.
- Low Flow Showerhead: These devices look like the average showerhead, but they reduce the amount of water coming out of the pipe when turned on. This is engineered to reduce the water flow without sacrificing much water pressure, so it is a win-win situation.
- Water Saving Toilet: Regulations on how much water a toilet can use have grown stricter over the last 20 or 30 years. Whereas toilets used to use up to 5 gallons of water, they now tend to use less than 2 gallons. Dual flush toilets can use as little as .6 gallons for a flush.
- Touchless Faucet: This can be installed in the kitchen and the bathroom. The touchless faucet conserves water, prevents germ spread, and keeps surfaces cleaner because dirty hands don’t have to touch it to turn it on.
Schedule Watering the Lawn in A Precise Way
Everybody likes green, healthy grass in their yard. Watering the lawn is often a point of contention for those who want to conserve water, but a happy medium can be found. If a homeowner waters their lawn early in the morning, that will give the plants the best chance at absorption and keep them healthy. Allowing rainwater to be a source of watering is also recommended. There is no need to water from the hose if there has been rain.
Basic Practices for Minimal Water Usage
The oldest tricks for water conservation still work. A bit of mindfulness can go a long way. Listed below are a few tried and true methods of saving water.
- Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth or shaving
- Turn off the tap while washing and rinsing dishes by hand
- Limit the use of the hose
- Consider a soaker hose installation in a garden
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