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When we talk about saving, we often subconsciously mean greed. Stereotypes are deeply ingrained in us. But saving is a prudent attitude towards the benefits that we have. Besides, it’s always nice when you have “extra” money in your wallet. Spending it on a new dress that you have long dreamed of is doubly pleasant. Save today we will save water and electricity.
Let's not let the family budget leak
However, there are still a few tricks that will help the family budget not to flow away with the water from a faulty tap, for example.
First of all, we monitor our faucets and waste tanks for malfunctions. If there are any, we eliminate them.
Do you like to “wake up” in the shower? Try to do this a couple of minutes faster than usual. By the way, soaping with the water turned off will help you cheer up. “Well, here’s another thing,” you say.
And if you estimate that in one “session” you can spend up to 150 liters?
By the way!
Experts say: 20 to 200 liters of water can “escape” from a faulty tap in a day. No, you have to be Einstein to draw conclusions: 20 liters in 24 hours = 600 liters per month = 7200 liters per year.
Train yourself to tighten the taps firmly after use. Make sure your children also acquire this useful habit.
A water limiter can also be a very useful acquisition. You can opt for a nozzle that accurately records the water pressure. In this case, even with the valve fully open, the pressure will be the one you set. There are limiters that turn off the water after a specified number of seconds autonomously.
Washing dishes under running water is also more fun than in a basin. But we remember about the coveted new thing. You can try hard for the dress.
Refuse two valve mixers. As long as you set the required pressure and temperature with these dinosaurs, your new dress will definitely slip through your fingers. Lever taps allow you to achieve the desired pressure and temperature much faster.
If you have not yet purchased a washing machine, pay more attention to the functions of your future purchase. Automatic laundry weighing is one of the most desirable options if you decide to save. If your machine does not have such a function, try to use the unit only after it is fully loaded.
And the current mixers themselves can be equipped with useful functions. Take a closer look at them in the store. For example, technology for enriching water with oxygen. The jet, saturated with air bubbles, is softer and more voluminous, which significantly reduces the volume of water consumption. There are flow-limiting faucets that close the culvert at high pressure and open at low pressure. There are faucets with built-in cartridges that reduce water consumption by up to 50%. For a long time now, no one has been surprised by electronic faucets that react when you put your hands on them.
Yes, of course, brushing your teeth to the sound of cheerfully flowing water is pleasant. But a glass of water for mouthwash will allow you to save a decent amount.
In fact, saving is quite simple. You just have to instill in yourself and your household a number of useful habits.
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