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Here are some tips to help you save time, water, and money inside your home!

Here are some great tips for Water Wising the inside of your home.  Many of these may seem trivial or common sense but even small efforts to conserve water by a growing population will result in large water savings.

  1. Scrape instead of pre-rinsing. Save yourself up to 20 gallons of water by scraping food off your dishes instead of pre-rinsing them. ENERGYSTAR qualified dishwashers and today’s detergents are designed to do the cleaning so you don’t have to. If your dirty dishes sit overnight, use your dishwasher’s rinse feature. It uses a fraction of the water needed to hand rinse.
  2. Install high efficiency aerators. Installing an aerator on your bathroom or kitchen faucet and save about 1 gallon per minute each time you run them. An aerator reduces the flow from the faucet, and uses air to maintain good water pressure.
  3. Wash only full loads. Clothes and dishwashers use about the same amount of energy and water regardless of the number of clothes or dishes inside, so run full loads whenever possible.
  4. Let your dishwasher do the work. The average dishwasher uses about 10 gallons or less per load.  Many kitchen faucets use the same amount of water by running for just four minutes. So, let your dishwasher do the work!
  5. Use the microwave, a bowl of water, or place frozen food in fridge overnight instead of running the tap to thaw it out. You’ll save about two gallons of water for each minute the faucet does not run.
  6. Replace older toilets with a WaterSense labeled high efficiency toilet. Older toilets can use up to 4 times more water per flush.
  7. Regularly check for & repair water leaks.  Even small leaks can waste hundreds to thousands of gallons of water a month.  Many water leaks can be fixed by a do-it-yourself plumber, and repair parts are relatively inexpensive to purchase ($5-20).
  8. Take shorter showers. Each minute you shave off your shower time saves up to 2.5 gallons of water.  Installing a low flow shower head can save even more water without sacrificing comfort.
  9. Select an Energy Star-approved clothes washer next time you purchase a new washer.  They use 15-20 less gallons of water per load, and you will see savings on your energy costs too.
  10. Know where your  master shutoff valve is located. This could save water and prevent damage to your home.

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Chanshare Farms also has some great tips for water conservation:

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