How to Save Water at Home and at Work?
Why should you conserve water?
Right from the school days, we have been taught over a million times that the water in the earth is constantly in movement. The hydrologic cycle or water cycle describes this movement of water below, above and under the earth surface. Just as is clear from the name ‘water cycle’, there is no beginning or end to this process.
Water may change its form from solid to liquid and gas depending on what part of the water cycle you are looking at but the amount of water on earth remains constant over time. Sadly, today there are more and more people on the Earth who you share the limited resource with. So, the only possible way to deal with this shortage is to conserve water just as much as possible by using it in the most responsible manner.
Top tips to conserve tap water at home
General Tips
- Mend those dripping bathroom taps with requisite ball-valves or washers
- Never waste clean water on plants
- Never wash clothes under running water
- Never overfill your kettle
- Conserving Water in the Bathroom
- Instead of a bath have a shower under the shower heads but never spend too long under the shower
- When brushing your teeth don’t run water continuously, shut down your jaquar taps to avoid wastage
- Fit in a Hippo in your cistern
- Use well fitted bathroom accessories that prevent any wastage of water
- Use health faucet wisely
- Conserving Water when using your Washing Machine
- Before turning on the washing machine, do ensure that the full load is on. In case you need the machine half full, use the half load button
- Buy the most efficient machine possible
- In case your machine leaks water, get the plumbing done
- Conserving Water when using your Dishwasher
- Ensure the machine is loaded to full capacity
- Avoid pre rinsing the cutlery or dishes under the flowing tap
- Conserve water by maintaining your Home or Business Premises
- Maintain the plumbing system and fix the leaks at the earliest
- Insulate jaquar bathroom fittings
- Know about the stop tap so when there are leaks you can fix as soon as possible
Conserving Water in the Garden
- Make use of rain water
- Use kitchen water to water the plants
- Water the garden during evening or late afternoon as evaporation is minimum then
- Never use a garden sprinkler
- Water the lawn once in a week
- Conserving Water at Work
- Top tips to conserve water at Work:
- Conduct waste audit – this audit will help you find the reasons of water wastage and ways to prevent it
- Paper production requires a huge quantity of water, so reduce paper
consumption as much as possible
- Do not use automatic flushing devices in toilet areas
- When replacing old equipment do ensure that the new ones are effective
- Clean windows only on periodic basis
- Consult a plumber in case of leaks
Final Say
Hopefully, the tips listed above will help you better conserve water at both home and workplace.
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