Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Saving Water- Start From Home


There are many ways in which you can contribute in the noble cause of saving water. You can do this from your home by minimizing your water consumption. There are several regions in our house where we can cut the water usage. 

Bathroom:

It is the most likely area of water wastage by us. If water wastage can be reduced from here then it would be a great achievement in preserving water. 

Leaving the tap running while you brush your teeth will cause plenty of water to get wasted. Don’t use toilet flush unnecessarily, some people use it to flush some paper or tissue, which is totally useless. A single flush let 2-5 gallons of water in drain. Put a brick or a bottle in the flush tank, so that quantity of water per flush can be reduced. Don’t spend too much time under the shower. 

Kitchen:

It is the second most prone area of water wastage in our home. Dishwasher is the main reason for this wastage. You should put a plug in the sink, this is also very important for the sake of water preservation. You should also use sink waste disposal unit. The used water from the sink should be cultivated and used for the garden soil. Installing faucet aerator also helps a lot in saving water. By using aerator, a little water can do the job for washing hands, vegetables. 

Laundry:

Fully loaded washing machines are also the big reason for the water wastage. You should use water smartly while washing the clothes. Separate the clothes according to the light and dark color. 

Garden:

The best time of water plants is in the evening because while watering in evening the water wastage due to evaporation is minimized. Also, you should group the plants according to their watering needs, like the plants which need more water make them in separate group and make group of other plants which needs less water.

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Friday, 2 March 2012

Saving Water Equals Saving Life


Have you ever thought that how much water you use in a day? You would surprise if you analyze the overall water consumption of yours in a single day. The cost of water filtration, purification and pumping is not very less, so it can cause a big overhead when water is used unnecessarily. But, most of the people don’t understand this and they just use water as if it is priceless. 

Saving water is the first step in saving environment. If water is not preserved then firstly it will affect the wildlife, then plants, and lastly we, the humans. As, the population of the towns and the cities are increasing day by day the demand for water is also increasing respectively. And seeing the limited supply of water it is very difficult to assume that we will not going to have a water scarcity problem in upcoming days. If everyone starts preserving water at their home then surely the demand of water will get reduced and subsequently it will be an advantage in preserving the wild life and other water bodies too. 

If one is determined and ready to save water then there are various methods which he can follow from his home only. 

You must turn off your taps while brushing your teeth or shaving. This can preserve up to 10 liters of water in every 10 seconds. 

Try to save water in fridge as much as you can, this will save the water which is being wasted from the running tap. 

While watering plants you must water them in the evening so that the loss of water due to evaporation can be minimized. Also you must group plants according to their watering needs this will solve the problem of underwater and overwater of plants. 

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Author name- Neil Obrien