By admin in Household Bills, Useful guides August 11, 2022 0

Cutting your water usage around the home will have a positive environmental impact and also you save you money. Here are some tips to help you reduce your water bill

The current heatwave has brought with it warnings of droughts meaning many of us will be more conscious of how much water we are using.

Aside from the environmental impact, decreasing our water usage – especially for those of us on water meters – can help us save money.

To help you in your bid to cut down on water usage – either in the hot weather or generally throughout the year – Mark Fullilove at bathroom specialist, Sanctuary Bathrooms, has offered some tips to help you conserve this resource in your home.

Leaky taps and shower heads could mean you are wasting water each day without even knowing it. Changing shower heads and faucets can save up to 40% or 55% respectively.

Leaky brassware may not seem a big issue in the grand scheme but the constant drip-dripping can soon tick up on the meter.

While you may rush to find new brassware, it could be as quick as giving them a good cleaning.

Bathroom taps, for instance, can have ceramic discs or washers that get clogged or dirty and need a quick clean out. Giving your brassware proper care and attention can help save water and even the expense of new bathroom items.

If you decide to upgrade then newer designs have ‘air pressurised in the water’ to help give the impression of a more powerful shower without damaging the experience.

As well as this, upgrading your shower head to a low-flow version with high pressure can help. The benefits of this mean not compromising your existing shower, while saving water usage and saving money.

Of course, when you go to the toilet, flushing is necessary. But often, you might use toilet paper to blow your nose while in the bathroom, and flush it down the toilet afterwards, instead of venturing to the bin and throwing it away.

Without thinking about it, you’re then wasting water on something that could’ve been disposed of elsewhere, particularly if you’re using a dual flush system and pressing the ‘full flush’ button to get rid of whatever it is.

Being more mindful of what you flush, and how you flush, can make a small difference.

A long hot shower may be just what you need to clear away the cobwebs in the morning but cutting your shower time even by a small amount of time can make a big difference.

Did you know that you use 2.5 gallons of water per minute when you shower? This doesn’t just stop at using the shower, but also extends to avoiding turning the shower on and leaving it to get warm while doing other things, or using it when cleaning instead of re-using water and cleaning products used across other bathroom areas.

It may seem obvious but not turning off your taps when you brush your teeth, while you’re washing or shaving your face, or even when you’re cleaning the sink can use a lot more water than you realise.

In fact, it’s one of the biggest water wasters, so turning these off while doing household or beauty tasks can instantly help make a small difference.

Doing your part to save water in the bathroom could be the difference between hopping in the shower or jumping in the bathtub. We know that luxury means being able to sink into a hot bath and while the time away.

However, changing from baths to showers, whether standalone, over your tub, or a handset alongside your bath, significantly reduces your water usage.

A full bath uses an average of 80 litres of water compared to an electric shower which uses just 5 litres per minute.

A two or three minute shower will use a lot less water than a bath – especially if you turn the water off while you shampoo. A 20-minute shower will not – so aim for short showers.

Mark Fullilove writes on behalf of bathroom specialist, Sanctuary Bathrooms

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