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WATER > SAVE WATER
- If you can, use the shower, instead of washing in the bathtub
(with the shower you use about 15-30 l of water, in the bathtub
100l and more).
- Install a special shower attachment (water flow regulator),
so that you use less water.
- Turn off the tap and stop all leaks (60-80 drops a minute
means losing 20-25l of water a day).
- Make sure that your toilet isn't leaky (a stream 5 mm in width
means losing 300-500 l a day).
- Do not wash using running water.
- While brushing your teeth, use a water cup and never use running
water while shaving.
- You can install a system in your toilet, so you have a choice
between flushing with a small and a large amount of water (depending
on your needs :) ).
- Install a water meter in your house - so you could also save
money, and not only water.
- Remember to wash only full load in the washing machine, and
soak your clothes rather than using preliminary wash.
- While washing the dishes only turn the tap on when you really
need it.
- Work on an efficient washing technique (say, one part of the
sink with washing fluid, the other one for rinsing).
- Washing your car, use a bucket of water instead of washing
with the hose. With the bucket, 20 l are enough to wash the
whole car, using the hose you need 100-200 l.
- Watering the garden takes about 5-13 l of water/sq. m., using
a water distributor that spreads micro drops we save a lot of
water. A good idea is also drip irrigation.
- Using rainwater is also a good idea.
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