The UK has a legal commitment to reduce its carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 so if the UK is to meet its legal target then our homes will need to be transformed to make them greener and more energy efficient. By doing something as simple as saving water you’ll be saving energy, reducing your home’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and helping to fight climate change.
On average each person in the UK currently uses about 150 litres of water every day and much of this is wasted.
Around 30% of the average household heating bill is spent on heating water, costing around £200 per year (even higher if you also use an electric immersion heater.)
Here are some handy hints from the Energy Saving Trust for saving water inside the home:
- Change your head: If a four person family replaces their inefficient shower head with a high flow rate to a water efficient one they could save around £50 off their gas bills and around £75 off their water bills if they have a water meter each year. That’s a total saving of £125.
- Snub the tub: If everybody in a four person family replaces one bath a week with a 5 minute shower they can save up to £10 a year on energy bills and up to £25 on water bills if they had a water meter.
- Turn it off: A running tap wastes over 6 litres of water a minute so turn off the tap whilst brushing your teeth, shaving or washing your face and use cold water where you don’t need hot.
- Don’t be a drip: A dripping tap can waste over 5,500 litres of water a year so make sure your taps are properly turned off and change washers promptly when taps start dripping.
Find out more by clicking HERE to go through to the Energy Saving Trust website
Source: FMB.
