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Why Saving Water For Summer Is Key

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It’s never good to waste water, food, energy, or anything else that is regularly needed in a home. Wasting water can be even worse because the water must first be treated before it ever goes through your faucets, which means that you’re wasting someone else’s hard work as well as wasting water.

conserve-waterYou’ll want to conserve your water, not just because you may need it more in the summertime but also because it’s the right thing to do. If you find that you have been wasting water around the home or are finally acknowledging it, then don’t fear because there are ways to start conserving water to save on your water bill. You must first identify the ways you are wasting water, such as:

  • Running bath water for each person as opposed to reusing water
  • Running the water the wash/rinse dishes
  • Allowing the garden hose to run without a sprayer
  • Not fixing leaks
  • Letting a toilet run
  • Leaking faucets aren’t fixed or replaced
  • Gallons of water is used for the garbage disposal
  • Lawn is watered during sunlight hours
  • Irrigation leaks aren’t detected
  • Leaking water heater isn’t fixed or replaced
  • Flushing trash items as opposed to throwing it in trash

world-water-conservationIf you’ve gone through the above list and determined that you have wasted water in many of these ways, then take the time to change the way you’re using water around the home. Since most homes have plans for their water usage in the summer, such as filling up a temporary pool, using the sprinklers more often to cool off, frequent showers and more, then it’s best to conserve the water when it doesn’t have to be used as frequently as in the summer. Once you figure out the different ways to save water in your home, then you’ll be able to save money as well as water.

Learn About Water Conservation

If you know you waste a lot of water when you’re washing clothes, then you can do a couple of things, such as getting a different washer that uses less water, or you can choose to turn off the water once it fills up to the top of the load inside the washer. If you learn to conserve water when using your machine, then it’s likely you’ll use a lot less water, especially since a machine alone can take up several gallons of water in a single use, compared to using water for anything else in the home.

Also, consider how you’re using your garbage disposal unit. If you’re putting a lot of items down the premises, then it’s likely you’re using a lot of water to help the food go through the drains smoothly. Imagine if you’re using one, two, three gallons or more each time you use the garbage disposal unit, then you are wasting a lot of water, which can be avoided if you use the unit less and choose to use your garbage a lot more.

Don’t forget how you’re watering your plants and your lawn because watering them at the wrong time of day when it’s hot outside can mean that the water will just evaporate into the air. If the water evaporates, then the plants and lawn will need to be watered again very quickly, which means you’re using a lot more water than you need to.

Other ways to conserve water around the home is by using the dishwasher as opposed to the kitchen sink to wash dishes, reusing water when possible, gathering water that’s not the right temperature instead of letting it go down the drain and more.

rain-barrel-collection-systemOnce you find different ways to start conserving water in your home, then you’ll be surprised at what an easy task it is to do as well as how much money you’ll start saving on your water bill. If you plan on conserving water now to use more water in the summer, then it’s always best to begin doing this as early as possible.

Prepare For Summer By Conserving Water Now

If you know that this summer you plan on putting in an in-ground pool or even a temporary reservoir, then you know that your water bill is going to be sky high once the pool is filled up. You can easily see a water bill go from $100 a month or less to several hundred dollars if you fill up a pool during one billing cycle.

You can plan for your summer water usage by implementing conservation methods that can be used right now, and then you’ll still be able to use the water as necessary without wasting it.

Maybe you don’t have the funds to purchase a pool, so turning on the sprinklers for water play may be a regular activity around your home, so you need to plan for this as well. Taking small steps to conserve water around the home will undoubtedly save you a lot of water waste, and your water bill will thank you for it.

Did You Consider The Leaks?

If you’re serious about water conservation, then don’t forget about the leaks you may have in your home. If you know you have leaks, then get them fixed. If you’re unsure about having leaks in your home, then allow a plumber to do leak detection in your home to make sure they find any leaks, whether they are significant or not, especially since this can affect the amount of water being used in your home.

Once the repairs or replacements are made to get rid of the leaks, then you’ll know that you’re conserving more water in the home.

The plumbers at Schuler Service Inc. in Allentown, PA at (610) 991-7098 can tend to all your plumbing needs.

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