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 Energy & Water Savings

 

Although water seems to be everywhere on earth, only 1% is available for human consumption, and much of it is diverted for agriculture or industrial uses. How much water does your home use daily? The average American home uses around 400 gallons every day, which adds up to about $500 spent every year on water and sewer bills (assuming you don't have large landscaping
or pool water use). Wasted water also means energy consumption: heating water makes up about 12% of our home's energy
bills. With numbers like these, you can see how
conserving water means significant savings for your family.

Outdoor Water Use

Where's the best place to direct your water conservation efforts? Knowing how household water is used can help make sure
that your reduction efforts have the biggest possible impact. For instance, outdoor water use is a full 30% of our homes' water consumption, so our yards are an important part of any conservation efforts. The gallons add up quickly when we
water our gardens and lawns, hose off driveways, sidewalks, and patios, or wash our cars.
Make sure you have a nozzle and
an inexpensive mechanical timer on your outdoor hose. Consider a Rain Pillow or a Waterbroom if you face watering restrictions brought on by drought conditions.

          
There are so many free ways to save water in your yard including watering in the early morning hours (and skip windy days) to minimize evaporation and adjust your mower to allow longer grass (as it holds water better than a closely clipped lawn). Mulching slows down evaporation so spread a lot around trees and plants. Consider adding elements of xeriscaping by using native and drought resistant plants as you make changes to your landscaping.

Indoor Water Use

Our indoor water use makes up the remaining 70% of home water consumption. Toilets consume 26% of this indoor water,
so reducing gallons of water used per flush (gpf) and fixing even the smallest toilet flapper leak are important steps
toward savings. A leaky toilet can waste 200 gallons of water a day or 73,000 a year. When you remodel make sure you
get a dual flush toilet to use less water when less is needed, and in any case get an EPA WaterSense model, sort of like
Energy Star, but for water conservation. A $3 toilet tank bank can save more than a gallon per flush without upgrading
your toilet.


Showers, bathroom sinks and kitchen sinks
draw a lot of water too; combined they constitute almost a third of indoor
water use. These are also major points for hot water use, so by making investments that reduce their water consumption
you'll get the double effect of saving both water and energy. A $2 faucet drip measurement gauge can be a great lesson
for the kids on how drops turn into dollars, and a 5-minute shower timer can help too. Isn't it time you replaced your old
2.5 gallon per minute (or higher) shower head with the Green Irene recommended 1.49 GPM low flow shower head? Over
5 years
this one little shower head will save you at least 38,325 gallons of water and $1,150 in energy costs.

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 Green Irene's Newest Water Conservation Products

Our research team is constantly on the lookout for innovative products to save money and resources, and our 500+ Eco-Consultants spot innovative solutions around the country. Here are a few of our latest water saving products available
from my Green Irene catalog.

Instant-Off Water Saver

The Instant-Off Water Saver saves up to 10,000 gallons of water per year by eliminating
the waste of unused running water. Easily installed in place of your current faucet aerator,
it allows water to run only when you move the rod with your hand under the sink. It also
reduces the spread of infection and simplifies sink use
 since there is no need to adjust
the faucet handles once it's set up. Every kid's bathroom and office sink should have one.
For just $9.50, it's like having a motion-sensing faucet. [Item 48790]
 


Faucet Flow Control Valve


Our Faucet Flow Control Valve limits the amount of water that reaches your faucet
to between 1.0 or 1.5 GPM (down from 2.2-5.0 for many faucets), saving both
water and energy while allowing you to use any style of faucet! It’s an easy way
to save up to 85% of the water used with your sinks, and is an ideal alternative
when faucet aerators aren’t an option (for example when you have fancy faucets
in unusual colors). Each package comes with two, one for hot and one for cold.
[$20, Item 49180]


Toilet & Urinal 5-Second Leak Detector

Our toilet leak detector can diagnose leaks in 5 seconds in your home or office toilets
lets (including tankless models and urinals found in offices). Applied to the inside of
a toilet bowl or urinal, this blue liquid creates a immediate visual indicator if a leak
exists in your bathroom fixtures, allowing you to make repairs and save up to 78,000
gallons of water per year (3 swimming pools) per fixture. Many leaks on old toilet
flappers can't be heard, but still waste tens of thousands of gallons if left untended.
Take a tour of your house through the year to see if the guest bathroom or the kid's
toilets are slowly leaking, costing you $100s. [$8, Item 49150]






       
 

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