Quick Water Saving Tips around your house

Shower instead of taking a bath – a bath uses an average of 160 litres,while a five-minute shower uses only 60 litres of water.
Keep the tap closed while you are brushing your teeth or shaving – this can save up to 20 litres of water a month.

Cut down the amount of water flushed down the toilet pan. Toilets use about 30% of the total water used in a household. An old-style single flush toilet can use up to 13 litres of water in one flush. Install a Water Rhapsody Multiflush and control exactly how much water you need to flush the pan. This could save you a whopping 7,300 litres of water each year. The Mulitflush device will pay for itself within a couple of weeks!

Make a point of checking to see if there are any leaks in the toilets or taps throughout your house. You can check if your toilet is leaking by adding a few drops of food dye to your cistern –if the colour seeps into the bowl,you have a leak. A toilet leak or a dripping tap can both waste up to 30 litres of water an hour,and this adds up to 10,000 litres every year. Get them fixed – the cost you will save on water over a 12-month period will more often than not cover the plumber’s bill.

Don’t wash and rinse your dishes under running water – rather fill a sink with soapy water,wash them,and then rinse them in a sink of fresh water.

Use two buckets instead of the hosepipe when washing your car,this can save up to 300 litres of water each time.