Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Saving Water in your Tempe Apartments

By Regie Elester


Maybe you have planned on saving water and among other things that you decided to change today. However, some apartments may not permit you to make some a bit drastic modifications, but this should not stop you from doing some things in your apartment so that you are able to conserve water. You may not even be an environmentalist or a placard-bearing climate change activist; still you have the ability to make some changes that could save you on your utility bills too.

For one you can start by cutting short on your shower time. Some may not be aware of it but they waste a lot of water when they take their sweet time under the shower. And the bad thing about this is that most do this on a daily basis. Imagine how many gallons of water are consumed every second. Though small you could do your part in conservation of water. Every small act from many little acts can make a difference. Another tip is to do your rituals already before you shower.

Have basins while washing the dishes or washing things in the sink instead of using running water, this would save you gallons of water every day in your tempe apts. And if there are only a few cups and dishes to wash it would be great if you just hand wash them to be able to save on your electric bill to. Basins are great as they are able to catch extra water from everywhere, make sure that you have them for emergencies like a leaking water faucet. And remember to get that faucet repaired!

One good tip that I learned to save on toilet water is by using a simple trick with a plastic bottle. Place an amount of water in the bottle or some sand making sure that this will not float if put inside the tank of the toilet. As this would occupy some space for the water, a flush would mean less water flushed out every time you use the toilet flush. Another tip is saving excess water from last wash of the dishes or from your drinking water so that you can use them for watering your plants or cleaning dirt off your apartment floors, walls, etc.

If you would drink some water make sure that you get just enough that you could finish. Many have the habit of filling our drinking glasses and leaving them half-finished. This is a waste of water. If you add all of these with all the other water wasted, you will realize how many are just disposed without too much care. This is a great misfortune that many do not even notice. But you can start conserving water in your tempe apartments starting today.




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