Bathroom
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If you like to take baths, take a shallow bath; fill the tub half-full or less.
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If you like to take showers, take shorter showers, five minutes is the ideal shower.
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Try a navy shower, due to limited water on ships, sailors are taught to get wet, turn off
the water, soap and scrub, then briefly turn the water on to rinse.
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Do not use the toilet as a wastebasket.
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Turn off the water while you brush your teeth.
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While washing your hands, turn the water off while you soap up.
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When shaving, rinse razors with a short burst of water, or by using a partially filled sink.
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While waiting for the water to get hot for a shower or bath, save that water for houseplants.
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Old showerheads use 5 to 7 gallons per minute. If you install a low flow showerhead, which
uses 2.5 gallons or less per minute you can save as much as 1500 gallons per month; this
will also cut your energy bill because you use less hot water.
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Check all faucets, pipes, and toilets periodically for leaks. A faucet drip or invisible
leak in a toilet will add up to over 100 gallons per week.
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Replace old toilets with 1.6 gallon ultra-low toilets; older toilets use 3.5 or more
gallons per flush.
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Kitchen
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Run a full load of dishes in the dishwasher, use the shortest running
cycle needed for each load of dishes.
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Keep a pitcher of water in the refrigerator for drinking instead of waiting for the
water from the faucet to get cold.
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Do not use water to defrost frozen foods.
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Use the garbage disposal less and the wastebasket and/or compost more.
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While hand washing dishes, use minimal detergent as possible to minimize rinsing.
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Whole Household
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Install 1.5 gallon per minute aerators in your faucets, this cuts water flow in half.
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Insulate your water pipes.
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Encourage children to save water, avoid the purchase of recreational toys that
require a constant stream of water.
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Run a full load of clothes in the washing machine, use the smallest
setting needed for each load of laundry.
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