Top 10: Coolest ways to save water

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Save water, save money
With water bills rising rapidly and water tables depleting at a faster rate, adopting simple measures to save water makes sense. Here are 10 painless ways to save water right at your home. By Durba Ghosh


Install a low-flow showerhead
Installing a lo-flow showerhead can slash water consumption by 50 per cent to 70 per cent. It will also reduce your water bills. Also, reducing your total time to take shower can save up to 150 gallons of water per month.

Turn off the tap while you brush
Save the diminishing water tables by turning off the tap while you brush your teeth. A running tap flows at a rate of two gallons per minute, which means if you practice this method of saving water, you will save up to 8 gallons of water a day per person.

Water your yard in the morning
The best time to water outdoors is in the morning. It reduces wastage of water and also promotes healthy flora and fauna. The cool morning breeze reduces rate of evaporation, allowing your garden to remain watered for a longer time.

Fix that leak
Any water outlet, pipes and joints should be taken care of immediately. It not just wastes water, it also eats on to your daily water usage capacity. Make sure to use good quality pipe wrenches and replace old and worn out.

Turn off the tap in intervals while dish washing
When washing dishes, turn off the tap whenever possible. Do not let water run purposelessly while soaping or rinsing. Store water in the sink for rinsing.

Collect water and reuse
Store the water you use to rinse your fruits and vegetables and reuse it to water the plants.

Do not let water run waste while washing hands
Remember to turn off the tap while lathering the hands. Turn it on only for rinsing or store the required amount of water in a mug and use it to rinse.

Go to professional car wash
Washing the car yourself at your backyard may seem cheaper, but it wastes triple the amount of water compared with the amount gone down the drain in automated car wash. Allow your cars to be washed at car wash centers and save the water at your home for your daily use.

Install rainwater harvesting system
Install rainwater harvesting system in your yards, to take collect rain water and reuse it. It will take care of at least 50 per cent of your daily water use. It is economical and effective way of saving water.

Wash full loads of laundry
Do not wash just couple of your clothes daily. Plan a day and wash the complete load of clothes together. Washing only full loads of laundry can save an average household more than 3,400 gallons of water each year.

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