Top Tips
Are you waterwise in and around your home?
Make a change using our waterwise check list. By changing your water usage habits you can not only save water but money if you are on a meter | | Water Wise check list | | |
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| • | Do you always take a shower rather than a bath? | | |
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| • | Do you have a water saving device fitted to your toilet cistern? | | | | • | Have you checked the water level in your toilet cistern/s recently? | | | | • | Do you always use your washing machine or dishwasher with a full load? | | | | • | Have you replaced your washing machine or dishwasher in the last
five years? | | | | • | Do you use a glass when you clean your teeth? | | | | • | Do you make a habit of not rinsing vegetables, etc under a running tap? | | | | Leaks around your home | | | | • | Are all your taps and overflows drip free? | | | | • | Do you know that your underground service pipe (through your garden to your house) is not leaking? | | | | • | If you have a meter, do you know how to use it to check for leaks? | | | | In the garden | | | | • | Do you only use a watering can to water your garden? | | | | • | Do you choose not to use a sprinkler? | | | | • | If you have a hose, do you always use a trigger operated spray gun? | | | | • | Do you always use a bucket to wash your car? | | | | • | Do you use a water butt to collect rainwater for the garden? | | | | • | Do you use a composter for garden and vegetable waste? | | | | • | Is your garden planned to reduce watering requirements? | | | | If you answer 'yes' to many of these questions, you're on the right track. If your answers are mostly 'no', then use our top tips for a waterwise home leaflet for more water saving ideas |
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