Save Water in Your Bathroom

At Delta, we believe water has the power to transform one’s life which gives us more reason to help people use water in a way that benefits both you and the resource. Fixing leaky bathroom taps and shutting taps while brushing is a great start, but it’s only the first step. Here are some tips that will help you save water and make good use of the water we end up wasting without a second thought:

Water Saving Tips: In the Bathroom

·         Put a bucket in the shower while you're waiting for the water to warm up, and use the water you catch for watering plants, flushing the toilet or cleaning.

·         Install a low-flow shower head. It may cost you some money up front, but your water conservation efforts will save you money down the road. Conventional shower head flows at 5 gallons per minute or more, whereas low-flow shower head typically flows at 2.5 gallons per minute (or less!).

·         Spend less time in the shower. If you lose track of time, bring a radio into the bathroom and time yourself by how many songs play while you're in there. Try to get your shower time down to a single song.

·         Turn off the water if you shave or brush your teeth in the shower to save time.

·         Try the H20^TM Kinetic Technology which gives you the feeling of more water without using more water!

In the Bathtub

·         Think of baths as an occasional treat and stick to hand showers. The average bath uses 35 to 50 gallons of water, whereas a 10-minute shower with a low-flow showerhead only uses 25 gallons.

At the Sink

·         Turn off the water while you brush your teeth and shave.

·         Fix those leaky faucets. That constant drip is more than just annoying; it’s also a huge waste of water. You can lose more than 20 gallons of water a day from a single drippy faucet!

Toilets

·         Get a low-flow toilet. Flushing is the biggest water hog in the house. Older, conventional toilets can use 5 to 7 gallons per flush, but low-flow models use as little as 1.6 gallons. Since the average person flushes five times a day, the gallons can really add up.

·         If you can’t replace your higher volume toilet, put a plastic bottle filled with water in your toilet tank to reduce the amount of water used per flush.

·         To check for a toilet leak, put dye or food coloring into the tank. If color appears in the bowl without flushing, there’s a leak that should be repaired.

·         Don’t flush things down the toilet to dispose of them. Throw tissues and other bathroom waste in the garbage can, which doesn’t require gallons of water.

          Use hand showers instead of tissues, as each tissue roll is made of a lot of water and trees.