The "Common Cents" of Saving
TIPS TO SAVE WATER AND ELECTRICITY
Saving Water will save Electricity.When a hot tap is opened, all the cold water in the pipe will be drained off and wasted until heated water arrives. To overcome this the geyser unit should be installed as close as possible to the kitchen, as this is where hot water is used regularly throughout the day. (Bathrooms are more often used in the morning or evening). Using a smaller sized pipe will also reduce the water wasted.
Save Electricity by switching off the electricity supply to the geyser for 22 hours a day. 100 Litres of water will be hot for showering within 1hour and very hot after 2hrs.
Saving Water
Repair leaking taps by replacing washers
Close taps whilst cleaning teeth and washing your face
A shower uses 7 to 25 litres per minute.
Loo flush uses 11 to 27 litres of water. Placing an object below the cistern water level will conserve an equal amount of water.
Bathing in a deep bath can take 135 litres. 90 litres can be saved by taking a shallow bath.
Laundry washing machine should be loaded with a full load each time it is operated. For a part load, some machines can be set for this, its means half the electricity and water can be saved.
Outdoor Cleaning and saving:
Gardening uses vast amounts of water and major savings can result from careful management.
Automatic sprinkler systems can deliver 3 times the water used in the household. Great care should be taken to monitor the system.
Don’t OVER WATER the garden, watering is not required after a good rain
Auto sprinklers don't know about recent rain so switch them off.
Storing roof water in tanks will save water and money.
Swimming Pool covers will reduce evaporation of water as well as save on chemical additives to the pool.
Monitor “topping up” of pools, leakage from underground pool pipes will cause the level to drop.
Sweep down the driveway rather than hose it down.
Wash cars on the lawn, use a water container not a hosepipe.
Teach children about water conservation.
Monitor your water meter regularly and compare daily consumption averages.
