Sacramento Plumber Offers Green Plumbing Solutions
Hallelujah! Plumbing, a Sacramento plumber is ready to assist California homeowners with any problems they may encounter within their Sacramento and Placer area home. As professional Sacramento plumbing contractors, they offer a very wide variety of plumbing services covering all your residential and commercial plumbing needs.
In today’s age of decreasing water supplies, increasingly tough water restrictions in many areas of California are forcing people to take a look at their water usage within the home. Even if your area doesn’t currently have water restrictions, water is a valuable commodity that shouldn’t be wasted. By taking a look at your existing plumbing and seeing where you can improve, you can save water, money and the environment.
Water Conservation Tips
An average of 8% of all home water use is wasted through leaks.
Turning off the water while you brush your teeth can save 4 gallons of water a minute. That’s 200 gallons a week for a family of four.
Turning off the water while you shave can save more than 100 gallons of water a week.
Fixing a leak can save 500 gallons of water each month.
Every toilet flush you eliminate can save between two and seven gallons of water
Taking showers instead of baths can save 30 gallons of water. Filling the bathtub uses about 50 gallons of water.
Keeping your shower under 5 minutes can save up to 1000 gallons a month.
Turning off water while shampooing and conditioning hair can save 50 gallons a week.
Using a water-saving showerhead can save your family 500 gallons a week.
Running your dishwasher and washing machine only when they are filled can save 1,000 gallons a month.
Choosing a water-saving model when replacing a washing machine can save up to 20 gallons
per load.
Using a hose nozzle and turning off the water while you wash your car can save more than 100 gallons of water.
Choosing a low water use plant when replacing or adding a flower or shrub can save 550 gallons each year.
If you would like to learn more about Green plumbing in the Sacramento area, please click here.
Comments
Feel free to leave a comment...
and oh, if you want a pic to show with your comment, go get a gravatar!