| Water conservation at home is becoming more and | | | | year. |
| more important as of late. These water saving tips | | | | 2. Make sure that your home is leak free. Water |
| and conservation ideas will not only preserve one of | | | | leaks are not only costly, but after time they can |
| earth's most precious resource, they will also lower | | | | compromise a home's structural integrity. Go outside |
| your monthly water bills for years to come. | | | | and read your water meter. Purposely avoid any |
| Many U.S cities and states are actively promoting | | | | (indoor or outdoor) water use for two to three |
| several household water saving ideas. Drought and | | | | hours. Then read your meter again. If the reading is |
| potential drought are the primary concern, forcing | | | | not exactly the same, there are leaks present. |
| many of these local and state agencies to take | | | | 3. Quickly repair even the smallest kitchen sink and |
| action. With that said, it should interest homeowners | | | | bathroom sink faucet leaks. More times than not, only |
| to do their small part as well, especially considering | | | | a wrench and a replacement washer are needed to |
| the savings potential. | | | | stop the leak. |
| Chances are there's much water saving opportunity in | | | | 4. Consider installing low flow faucet aerators on your |
| your home. And you can save by taking advantage | | | | kitchen and all of your bathroom sinks. Water saving |
| of several no and low cost measures for both | | | | faucet aerators significantly reduces flow rates while |
| indoors as well as outdoors. For those of us | | | | sustaining water pressure and they cost only a few |
| motivated by environmental concerns your | | | | bucks each. |
| contribution may seem like a drop in the bucket, but | | | | 5. At all cost avoid flushing any of your toilets |
| rest assure that every bit helps. Here are some | | | | unnecessarily. Use trash cans to dispose of all paper |
| indoor water saving tips and conservation ideas for | | | | waste instead of your toilets. |
| your home. | | | | 6. Avoid running the water while shaving or brushing |
| 7 Water Saving Tips and Conservation Ideas For | | | | your teeth. While the amount of water wasted per |
| Indoors | | | | day may be minimal, every gallon adds up very |
| | | | quickly. |
| 1. On average showers are responsible for most | | | | 7. Wash dishes by hand instead of using an automatic |
| indoor water use. Consider shorting your showers | | | | dishwasher. Fill the sink with washing water, and then |
| even by just a few minutes each. This alone can | | | | use the kitchen faucet to quickly rinse the dishes. |
| save hundreds and hundreds of gallons of water a | | | | |