Why save water?
- Financial savings: Conserving water isn't just environmentally responsible; it can also bring savings to water and energy bills.
- Addressing water scarcity: With projections indicating potential water shortages in the UK increasing every year, it's more crucial than ever to be mindful of our water usage. By reducing our consumption, we contribute to ensuring an adequate supply for all.
- Environmental impact: By using less energy to pump, heat, and treat water, we can significantly decrease our carbon emissions.
Practical Tips for Water Conservation
1 - Switch to a low flow shower head
This is a great way to improve your water consumption. These work by reducing the flow but not pressure and can decrease water usage by as much as 50%.
2 - Keep on track with water bills
Monitoring water usage by keeping track of your bills helps to identify areas you can improve water consumption.
3 - Use a water calculator
Water calculators help you to estimate your water usage and provide insights and tips on personal water-saving techniques. For more information, click the button below.
4 - Use a shower timer
Using a shower timer is another great way to save water. These waterproof devices can be put in your shower and are the most cost and time efficient way of conserving water.
5 - Research your kitchen appliances
When choosing appliances to go into your home, make sure to research those with low or eco temperature settings. A good way to do this is by understanding efficiency labels (energy and water) and making a choice from there. You can find out more about how efficiency labels work below
6 - Use a washing up bowl
When washing up dishes or fruit and vegetables, using a washing up bowl instead of letting it run down the sink can reduce your wastage by up to 50%.
Water Meters
You don’t need our permission to have a water meter installed by your water provider, as most companies encourage metering, and in some cases, it’s compulsory. However, we do ask you let us know before proceeding so we can consider any potential impact on our property, particularly where alterations to pipework may be required.
If the installation is straightforward, with no changes to the existing supply, there’s usually no issue. However, if it involves modifications to communal pipework or a shared water supply, we’d need to review this to ensure it doesn’t affect other residents or the property’s infrastructure.
It’s best for you to check with your water provider first to confirm the process, and if approval is required, we can assess it accordingly.
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