(NC) Did you know that it takes about 7,500 litres of water a day to support a standard North American lifestyle? This includes projects that are both mega (like running the power grid) and micro (like rinsing the conditioner out of your hair) – and it is double what folks elsewhere on the planet use. So how does one reduce an H2O habit? Consider some of these tips on how to conserve water:
Get A Load of This: If you throw a few pairs of jeans in your washing machine and forget to adjust the water-level setting from 'large' to 'small', you're wasting water. Since doing laundry accounts for almost 22% of indoor home water use, always set your machine to the proper load size.
Go with the Low-Flow: A low-flow showerhead can conserve 55 litres of water during a 10-minute shower. Try to take a 5-minute shower to double the savings. To do this easily, take a look at Delta Faucet's In2ition shower head with H2OKinetic technology. By sculpting the water into a unique wave pattern, these showerheads give you the feeling of more water without using more.
Fill 'Er Up: Here's a surprising statistic: Dishwashers use 15 to 20 litres of water per load, while hand-washing the same volume drinks up about 75 litres. So stack up the dinner plates, pots and pans in the dishwasher (but wait until you've got a full load before running it).
Feeling Flush: If you still have a standard toilet in your home, go buy a brick. Older toilets require a lot of water – about 13 litres per flush versus 4.84 litres for low-flow models. A brick in the tank can force some of the water to be displaced, which means you'll use less. Better yet, invest in a new water-conserving toilet.
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