Some of the best ways to conserve water in the home are also some of the easiest to do in a single day. Most tips cost little to nothing to implement and the savings can be great, both financially and ecologically.

If you have an older toilet and don’t intend to replace it any time soon with a water saving version, simply add a brick or two into the water tank. This will displace a great deal of water instantly turning your toilet into one that uses far less water.

Along the same line, you can also turn off the water to the toilet and use dishwater or bath water to flush the toilet. Most people aren’t interested in taking such steps, but it is a sound practice, if somewhat awkward.

You can also install a water saving shower head. These use far less water and are fairly inexpensive to buy at your local home store. You can also set a timer and limit showers to 5 minutes or less. You may even wish to get yourself wet, turn off the water, soap and shampoo, turn the water back on to rinse.

Turn off the water when brushing your teeth. Most dentists will tell you that you should actually not wet the toothbrush before applying the paste. Just use the paste and a dry brush and turn the water on to rinse. This practice alone saves hundreds of gallons of water a year.

In the kitchen, only run your dishwasher with a full load. Even older dishwashers use less water than hand washing. The ones made within the last 5 years you far less water than ever before. If you hand wash, the dirty water can be used to water plants in the garden.

Saving water isn’t hard. Just look at how you use water and see where you can use less.

Tags: Dishwasher, eciological house, Eco, eco tips, Environment, Shower, Toilet, Washing, WATER, Water tank

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