Ways to save water

ET Online Aug 22, 2022

Keep the faucet off while cleaning vegetables

Instead, rinse your vegetables in a sink or dish of fresh water Image Source: iStock

Only wash full loads in your automated washing machine

30 to 35 litres are used by your automated washer per cycle Image Source: iStock

Look for leaks in your toilet

Drop some food colouring into the tank of your toilet. If the colouring starts to develop in the bowl without flushing, you may have a leak that is using more than 100 gallons of water each day. Image Source: iStock

Quit using your toilet as a wastebasket or ashtray

Five to seven litres of water are flushed away with every cigarette butt or tissue that is thrown away. Image Source: iStock

Just run full loads through your automated dishwasher

Water and money are saved by using the dishwasher less frequently. Image Source: iStock

Inspect pipes and faucets for leakage

A single drip of any size can waste up to 50 gallons of water every day. Image Source: iStock

Stop using the water during shaving.

To rinse your razor, add a few inches of warm water to the bottom of the sink. Image Source: iStock

While you are brushing your teeth, turn off the water

Wet your brush and fill a glass with water before brushing Image Source: iStock

Take shorter showers

A typical shower uses five to ten gallons of water a minute. Limit your showers to the time it takes to soap up, wash down and rise off. Image Source: iStock

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