Use the tips on these pages to guide heat saving in bathroom to save money and help the environment. For more information on these tips check out the water saving section.
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-No Cost Tips |
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- Low Cost Tips |
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- Higher Cost or More Difficult Tips |
| Shower |
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Fit a low flow aerating shower head |
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Minimises water use by in mixing air with the water, reducing volume hence saving water without a noticeable effect on water flow. |
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Reduce the flow rate of the shower |
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If the water system is not gravity fed. |
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Replace leaking shower hoses and fittings |
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It's amazing how many showers have water coming out of the wrong places. |
| Taps |
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Turn off taps as soon as you have enough water |
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Sinks and baths should have a plug - use it wherever possible rather than just leaving the water running. Turning off the tap while you clean your teeth can save up to 5 litres a minute. |
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Turn off taps properly after use |
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A small drip can waste an awful lot of water. A slow dripping tap can lose over 6 litres of water a day. |
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Run the hot tap until you get hot water and then add cold water |
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Rather than running both hot and cold taps at the same time. |
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Replace missing or leaking sink and bath plugs |
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These are very cheap and if used you will recover the cost very quickly. |
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Fit aerating taps |
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These taps mix in air with the water flow and reduce volume hence saving water without a noticeable effect on water flow. |
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Replace dripping or leaking taps |
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A slow dripping tap can lose over 6 litres of water a day. |
| Radiators |
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Check for leaks from radiators and valves |
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Whilst these leaks can be expensive to repair it is well worth it since leaking water causes damage as well. |
