THE WAY TO GO GREEN

TO SAVE WATER

Reduce water flow

• we all have the tendency to turn the water faucet at full force whenever we wash our hands or rinse the dishes.  In doing so, we use 40-50% more water than needed.  By turning the faucet down to slow down water flow, we can save quite a bit.
• saving the water not only saved you few bucks on the water bill, but it also save

         i) Energy needed to pump water up to your apartment and/or office water storage.

        ii) Energy and resources consumed to purify the water.

Use one touch or single handle faucets

Use one touch or single handle faucets that make it easy to turn the water on and off as needed.

         i) These faucets are cleaner alternative to the faucets with knobs that need to be            

            twisted.

        ii) No twisting the knobs with dirty hands or splashing water on the knob to wash off                           

            the soap lather.

       iii) Sensory faucets that turn on automatically when you move your hand, waste a lot    

            of water.  

The truth about hot shower

• Federal regulations state that shower heads should consume maximum 2.5 gallons per minute.  Newer shower heads that comply with this regulation consume about 7 to 8 gallons for a five minute shower.  Older showers don't comply with this regulation consume more than 20 gallons of water for a five minute shower.  Replace old shower heads with new low flow, high pressure water saving shower heads.
• Spend less time in shower

           i) In addition to consuming more energy to heat the water, hot shower make the    

              skin dry by washing off the natural oil produced by skin.

          ii) Dry skin can cause skin problem and make a person look older than her real age.

               A five to seven minute shower with moderately warm water is good for skin.

• Collect and reuse cold water

          i) When shower is turn on, initially the water is cold.  A gallon or two of cold water  

             can be collected every time the shower is turn on.  This water can be use for 

             other work where cold water is good enough like watering the plants or washing 

             the patio.

Fix leakages

• Faucets and water fixtures may be leaking because they are not fitted properly.  Sometimes, they may get worn out with use and start leaking.

          i) Even small drips of the few drops per minute from a faucet or a water pipe add
             up to hundreds of gallons in the long run.

         ii) Leakages are easy and cheap to fix and can save lot of water from being wasted.  

             

Wash full loads

• Dishwashers consume about 20 gallons of water per load.  Washers consume about 10 gallons of water per load.
• Starting a dishwasher to wash a handful of utensils or a washer for only a few clothes is a waste.  Wash full loads to make the best use of the water & electricity.