The United Nations estimated the population in the US to be around 331,002,651 people in midyear in 2020. 
Additionally, an average household in the US can waste about 180 gallons of water weekly, which sums up to around 9400 gallons of water annually. With these astonishing statistics, it’s evident that people in the US may suffer a shortage of natural resources without environmental conservation strategies, including water.
Homeowners should, therefore, embrace the idea of having appliances that will conserve resources they utilize in their homes. This includes investing in water-efficient plumbing fittings and appliances.
The federal government strives to save the US’s resources by recommending eco-friendly devices such as the standard 1.6 gallons per flush toilet. Therefore it’s prudent of homeowners to keep the culture of being environment conservationists. Here are some plumbing devices a homeowner should have to achieve lower water bills and preserve water resources goals.
Automatic shut-off nozzles
Automatic shut-off nozzles are installed in between the joint connecting the water supply pipe and the showerhead. For it to work, all you need is to turn on the valve using your thumb. You would do this after wetting your hair and body.
The water will automatically go off when you start shampooing and scrubbing your body with a washcloth. When you are ready to rinse your body, you’ll flick the valve back on. This device can also be fixed on your outdoor tap to regulate water usage by your home’s hose pipe. It seems a great deal to save the water you use, right? Talk to a plumbing service provider to advise you on the brand that works effectively, commencing the installation.
Tank bags
Tank bags are inflatable devices that reduce the amount of water used in your home per flush. The tank bag is placed in the toilet’s cistern tank. You can contact a plumbing service professional to get the best product from your local store.
It seems easy to install tank bags, but you wouldn’t want to mess up the parts of a toilet in your cistern tank, making you incur repair costs. The best idea is to seek installation services from the experienced service expert. If your budget is limited, other options your plumber could use include simply filling a bottle with water and dropping it into the cistern.
Greywater diverters
Gray water is a relatively clean, reliable waste-free water from washing machines, sinks, bathtubs, and dishwashers. Greywater could save you a big deal of water usage costs. If the water is directed into your sewer tank, it means you’ll have to dig into your wallet for sewage emptying services frequently. Otherwise, your water bill will shoot, bearing in mind that you’re using clean water to irrigate your garden.
To conserve the clean water and save yourself from spending more utility bills, you need a plumbing service expert to get grey water diverters and install them at every outlet of greywater in your home. Ensure you use environmentally friendly products that don’t add harmful chemicals, including bleach and stain lifters into the gray water. Remember, you’re an environment conservationist. You wouldn’t want to pollute your garden soil and harvest veggies with harmful chemical ingredients.
Rainwater tanks
Just imagine seeing a heavy downpour of rainfall through your kitchen window with dirty utensils filled up in your sink, the reason being there is no water to wash them! It will probably irritate you. To avoid such problems, having a rainwater tank installed will help. These tanks act as saviors when your water supplier delays providing you water and saves you from the expensive water bills.
Additionally, if you prefer not to use greywater in your garden, then this will be another solution to put in practice. After all, it’s free water. You can say you’ll do all this installation by yourself. From gutter installation to the strategic positioning of your tank seems a lot of work. Talk to a plumbing service provider about your needs, and your rainwater tank will be installed professionally.
Low flow water-efficient showerheads
Showerheads are amongst the top water consuming fixtures in residential premises, accounting for about 17 percent of the total water used per household. This amounts to nearly 1.2 trillion gallons of water used for showering in the US annually. Just for showering! These figures are ridiculous, but a big thank you to technologists who have come up with water-efficient showers. Having water-preserving showers in your home will save a great deal of water, your shower consumes daily.
A low-flow showerhead is installed by just unscrewing the standard shower and fixing the new one. Yes, it seems so easy to install, but will you prefer doing it yourself and have to call a plumbing service technician frequently to fix operation defects due to poor installation? Probably not. Just seek installation services from a qualified plumber and wait to enjoy a substantial fall in the number of water bills you’ll pay at the end of the month.
Dual flush toilet converters
Toilets are the primary source of water consumption in homes, approximately amounting to an average of about 30 percent of the total indoor water used by homeowners and their families. To make matters worse, older inefficient toilet models could consume up to about 6 gallons per flush, making you pay expensive water bills. The good news is that technologists have developed more water-efficient features for toilets, including dual flash converters.
Dual flush toilets have a full flash and half flash capabilities for solid waste and urine, respectively. While installing a second flush toilet converter, the plumbing service provider turns off the water supply to the cistern tank, unscrews the old flush valve, and pulls out the outdated mechanism. He then installs the new dual flush toilet converter mechanism and turns the water supply back on. Having this fixture in your toilet will save you some water bill money.
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