Cut Water Use in Your Bathroom ... And Save Money for Remodeling Value!
Water is plentiful in most American homes ... but that doesn't mean it's cheap! Water infrastructure is being stressed with our growing population and habits such as long showers, landscaping and dishwashers. You can reduce your water needs where it's not even noticed -- and that's a GREAT way to learn about the savings you can have both at home and for your community water service.
Replace your toilet with a new low-flow model and cut your water use in half. The toilet is the single largest user of water in the home, accounting for up to 28 percent of water use. Replacing an old toilet with a new model will instantly save water and money -- up to $50 a year. For shopping advice, read "5 Tips for Choosing a Low-Flow Toilet."
Install water-saving fixtures on showers and faucets. If your bathroom was built or remodeled before 1994, your shower is using as much as triple today's standard.
Don't neglect routine maintenance. Check your toilet tank for leaks and repair dripping faucets. As green designer Lili Wright points out in "8 Steps To A Water-Wise Bathroom," if your faucet is dripping at a rate of one drop per second you will waste 2,700 gallons of water per year!
Replace your toilet with a new low-flow model and cut your water use in half. The toilet is the single largest user of water in the home, accounting for up to 28 percent of water use. Replacing an old toilet with a new model will instantly save water and money -- up to $50 a year. For shopping advice, read "5 Tips for Choosing a Low-Flow Toilet."
Install water-saving fixtures on showers and faucets. If your bathroom was built or remodeled before 1994, your shower is using as much as triple today's standard.
Don't neglect routine maintenance. Check your toilet tank for leaks and repair dripping faucets. As green designer Lili Wright points out in "8 Steps To A Water-Wise Bathroom," if your faucet is dripping at a rate of one drop per second you will waste 2,700 gallons of water per year!
