Bathroom
We can drastically reduce water consumption by following a few simple water-saving tips in our bathrooms.
- Install a low flow showerhead - it can save your household more than 1,800 litres a week.
- Use a shower timer - you'll save 12 litres a minute
- Turn off the tap while cleaning your teeth, shaving or washing hands – you can save 7 litres a minute.
- Turn off the water while washing and conditioning your hair – you can save up to 180 litres a week.
- Instead of shaving your legs in the shower, fill a container of water and use it to lather up and shave before you shower and rinse your legs.
- Choose a shower over a bath - a 4 minute shower uses only 48 litres compared to a full bath which uses 150 litres.
- If you bath, of if you bath small children, use as little water as possible. Put the plug in before your turn on the tap and fill to less than a third. Reuse the bath water by bucketing on the garden.
- Install a dual flush toilet – you can save up to 6 litres of water per flush.
- Unnecessary flushing is one of the biggest wasters of water – don’t flush needlessly, and never flush tissues and other rubbish down the toilet.
- Think about saving water when you’re away from home, too.


