Make Your Home a Waterwise Home

Water Meters, Leaks and Lowering your Water Bill

Do you know how much water you use in ordinary daily activities?

Flushing the toilet (single flush) 12 litres
Taking a bath 50-150 litres
Showering 40-250 litres
Dishwasher 20-50 litres
Washing machine 40-170 litres
Cleaning teeth with tap running 5 litres
Cleaning your teeth without tap running 1 litre
Shaving 8 litres
Drinking, cooking, cleaning 8 litres
Sprinkler per hour 1000 litres
Drip system per drip per day 4 litres
Washing car with running hose 100-300 litres
Hosing driveway 50-100 litres
Dripping tap per day 30-150 litres

Without changing our lifestyle we can reduce water use by 20%, conserve a resource essential to all life and save money, energy and the environment.