The Bathroom
- Although it may seem disgusting it is imperative that you should skip showers from time to time. It saves so much more water and money than showering everyday. Showering every day causes your skin to dry out and irritate you skin causing skin infections. The only reasons to shower is to rid away any of the dirt, germs, blood, sweat, and tears on your body, and to eliminate any odors that linger.
- Shower with a basket/bucket instead letting the water pour down the drain. You can reuse the rest of the water to give to the plants or flush your toilet.
- Shower for a shorter amount of time. On average, 5 gallons is poured down the drain every min.
- Although it may seem disgusting it is imperative that you should skip showers from time to time. It saves so much more water and money than showering everyday. Showering every day causes your skin to dry out and irritate you skin causing skin infections. The only reasons to shower is to rid away any of the dirt, germs, blood, sweat, and tears on your body, and to eliminate any odors that linger.
- Following up to the previous tip, use cold showers. Yes, it may seem difficult but you are tough enough to adapt to cold showers. It will also save you money.
- Install a low-flow showerhead. Initially, the price may be expensive. However, as time passes on, you will save a lot more money. Normal showerheads flow at 5 gallons per minute or more, whereas low-flow showerheads typically flow at 2.5 gallons per minute (or less).
- Baths are not a form of cleansing every day. Around 30 to 50 gallons of water are used in baths. Baths are a nice way to relax oneself but find a less wasteful form of tranquility.
- Turn off the tap water while you are brushing your teeth. On avg. 2.5 gallons of water pour down per min. There is no point in letting the water run while you brush your teeth.
- Install low-flow faucet aerators in your sinks . Normal faucets flow at a rate of 3 gallons per minute, but low-flow faucets flow at a rate of 1.5 gallons per minute.
- Fix any leaky faucet. Although the small drips may not seem like a big deal, but as the drips accumulates, you are wasting a lot of water.
- Get a low-flow toilet. Older, normal toilets can use up to 5 to 7 gallons per flush, but low-flow models use 1.6 gallons(or less).
- If you can’t replace your higher volume toilet, put a plastic bottle filled with water in your toilet tank to reduce the amount of water used per flush.
- Don’t flush things down unnecessary things down the toilet. Just don't. It will require more water and will disrupt the sewage system. Only the #1, #2 and toilet paper should be flushed.