I tracked my showers for six days and discovered my average was around 7.5 minutes -- during that time I would only wash my hair (most days with baking soda) and body. My longest was 12 minutes, only because I was so tired after being up from 2-4 a.m. with my toddler and I was trying to wake up! Almost eight minutes seems to long for those tasks so the past three weeks, I've been using my trusty kitchen timer to time out 5 minute showers. You can buy a shower timer, if you want to get fancy but your kitchen timer or your smartphone would probably do just as good of a job.
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Why is this part of my green action plan so important? Not only is it worth 20 points on Practically Green, but it will help save on water and gas (hot water heater) bills. If you shower everyday, like me, that means you could be saving up to 140 gallons of water per week. My husband has always been pretty quick in the shower since he used to be in the Navy and took navy showers and my three year old is afraid of the shower so he baths every other day. We use his bath water to water plants and hopefully this summer we will use it to water our garden.
What are other ways you cut back on water in your house? We also follow the "if it's yellow let it mellow. If it's brown flush it down." Just remember to flush when you have guests over. I was quite embarrassed when the sitter discovered this when she last babysat.
A timer helps you reduce water bills especially in the shower.
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In 5 minutes, you can save gallons of water. Make sure you use a timer so can limit your shower.
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Cutting shower time to 5 minutes will save 5 to 15 gallons per shower. That's up to thousands of gallons saved per year for just one person. Like cutting shower time, changing light bulbs in the garage or switching off unused appliances can go a long way in saving energy.
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Using green concrete for your homes is also a good way to reduce global carbon emissions. I came across a company that has actually designed a cement that locks away carbon emission.
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In short, we need to conserve water for our future. In addition, water bills can also be lessen.
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I can't think of any ideas to save more water. I'm just glad I saw your blog. At least you gave me this idea. I believe it can help in a lot of ways.
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Saving water is easy only if you are motivated and convinced to do so.
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If we save water, we also save the entire world.
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