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A while back the guys on the forum put together a great list of energy saving tips. These are simple things that you can do pretty much right now, or maybe right after a quick run to the home improvement store for supplies. These aren’t huge projects that take weeks to complete. They also aren’t horribly expensive things to do. These are the basic and cost effective things you can do to cut those energy bills.
For the blog purposes, we’re going to break it down into sections because it is a fairly long list. Please keep in mind that this list was intended to grow over time as we think of new ideas. Feel free to recommend things to be added to the list.
The topic for today is water conservation and domestic hot water saving tips. These are very large energy use groups in a normal home and a few simple tweaks can go a long way to reducing your energy use and lowering those bills. Something as simple as changing out a shower head can save hundreds of gallons of water per person in your household each month!
Water Conservation & Domestic Hot Water
- Turn your water heater temperture down as much as possible while still having enough hot water for a shower.
- Add additional insulation your hot water tank.
- Put a timer on your hot water tank.
- Install heat traps on tank style water heaters.
- Insulate hot water lines.
- Turn off the water heater when you are away for extended periods of time.
- Use low flow showerheads and faucet aerators to reduce water usage.
- Install a dual flush conversion kit on your toilet.
- Put a brick or something else in your toilet’s water tank to displace the amount of water used per flush.
- Plug the tub and let it fill with water as you take your shower. Leave the water in the tub until it has cooled down (heating your house) instead of letting that heat go down the drain.
- Turn the water off when not needed while showering, just use it for rinsing.
- Wash your hands with water in bucket/basin and use that water to flush the toilet.
If you like, you can see the full list of 60+ home energy saving tips.
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