How to save water in your home
Discover the little changes you can make to your daily routine that will help you save water and money.
Why do we need to save water?
We rely on water every day, but our population is growing fast and climate change is bringing greater risk of floods and drought.
All this puts pressure on water supplies and means there's less water to go around.
Thankfully, just a few small changes to your daily routine will make a big difference. Try these simple tips to save water around your home.
Water-saving home visits
If you use more water than average in your home, we offer a free water-saving home visit to help you save water and money off your bills.
How you can help at home
Take shorter showers
By cutting just 2 minutes off your daily shower, you could save up to 6,000 litres of water per year. That's a saving of up to £265 per year for a family of four on your water and energy bills.
Switch the tap off while brushing
Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth and save over 5,000 litres of water per person each year. That's a potential saving of up to £30 annually on your water bill for a household of four.
Check for leaking toilets
A leaky loo can waste up to 300 litres of water a day so it's a good idea to check yours regularly.
Fill your dishwasher or washing machine
Run a full wash load and save 2,600 litres of water per year. This simple change could save you up to £30 each year on your energy and water bills.
Wash fruit and veg in a bowl
A running tap wastes up to 15 litres of water a minute. Save water by washing your fruit and vegetables in a bowl instead. You can then use the water around your garden.
Fix a dripping tap
A leaky tap in your home can waste up to a bathtub's worth of water every week but most of the time it can be simple to fix.
The Unified Water Label
We've teamed up with DIY retailers, builders' merchants and manufacturers of bathroom fittings to introduce the Unified Water Label scheme. The aim is to help customers find water-efficient bathroom fittings such as taps, showers, toilets and baths.
The Unified Water Label was developed by the Bathroom Manufacturers Association and is operated by The Unified Water Label Association. The Label follows a similar approach to the Energy Efficiency Label found on white goods and includes information such as: flush performance of toilets, flow rate of taps and showers and capacity of baths.
You can also compare the water usage of similar products using the online 'find a product' tool. When searching, look for products which score within the green band of the label, as these are the more water-efficient products.
Nearly a quarter of your energy bill is spent on hot water. So, choosing more water-efficient products will help you to save money on your water and energy bills.
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