Tips for saving water at home

Water must be for everyone a well accessible and safe For domestic and personal use, that is, it must be available for:

• Personal consumption.
• The washing of clothes.
• The sanitation.
• Hygiene.
• Washing and cooked food.

He Access to drinking water And to sanitation are rights that are needed to be able to have a dignified lifeunderstanding sanitation as a set of actions of public health They are intended to increase the health levels of the environment through the treatment of wastewater, solid waste and the management of drinking water, among others.

The water on planet Earth is formed by approximately 97% salt water and only the remaining 3% is sweet, but we must know that not all that amount of fresh water is available for use. That is, that 3% can only be used a small fraction for consumption and production. Therefore, where does the water we use come from?

77% of fresh water is found in glaciers and snow. The remaining 22% on Earth, mostly in the form of groundwater, and only 1% is represented by lakes and rivers, which constitute the main sources of surface water that are available for the frequent use of the population.

Due to various anthropic activities, such as agriculture and livestock, industrial activities and megaminería, added to urban growth and excessive consumption patterns, water consumption has greatly increased the last decades. In turn, The unequal world distribution makes many people have access to drinking water and these groups are usually marginalized and discriminated due to social, cultural, economic and political factors.

All these facts put humanity at risk because although water is characterized as a renewable resource, it is not inexhaustible since, by increasing its demand, its extraction speed is greater than that of its regeneration.

Water is synonymous with life and we must be more aware and modify our daily habits when using its use. If you want to know more, continue reading the 11 tips we provide to save water at home.

Only a 20 -minute shower implies an approximate expense of 200 liters of water. If we had a half of the time, that is, In 10 minutes, we would save 100 liters. Therefore, it is worth trying to become quick showers on a day -to -day basis.

Each toilet discharge implies important water wasteespecially in those that are old or that work with discharge valve. In the latter case, it is recommended to place a heavy element inside the toilet backpack, for example, a bottle with water and sand, thus minimizing the volume of water in it.

It is calculated that For every minute that we leave the tap open, approximately are wasted 6 liters of water. The solution is simple: we can close the tap during tooth brushing and reopen it when rinseing our mouths.

In addition, here we influence you how to make ecological toothpaste.

As with the previous case and for any occasion we have to open a tap, it is convenient close the tap while we get soap In the hands and rub and reopen it to rinse them well.

You can also know how to make homemade liquid soap in this other post.

In the case of dishes, we suggest that you proceed to Clean them with the sponge with the closed tap as long as possible and just reopen it when rinse.

You can also learn how to make ecological dishwasher soap reading this other article.

To reduce water spending regarding the use of the washing machine, it is recommended minimize the number of washes per weekuse short washing cycles or dress the garments more than once before placing them in the washing machine, that is, washing them when they are really dirty or smell bad.

We recommend you read these other articles on the ECO of the washing machine: what is, how long it lasts and advantages and how to make homemade washing machine.

For every 6 seconds that we let the water from a hose run when washing the car 1 liter is wasted of it. The suggestion is Use buckets or sweeps with water to avoid the waste of it. You can also use water collected from rain or the water that condenses and leaves the air conditioning devices.

In this particular case, we recommend PREVIOUSLY RAINED WATER In collectors or use The water that comes out of the air conditioningthus it is not necessary to use drinking water from the maguera or tap for the irrigation of garden plants.

We recommend reading our guides on how to water plants on vacation, when to water the plants and solar irrigation: what it is and how to do it, they will help you take care of them well no longer spend water.

Although it is not recommended due to the water spending that it implies, if you usually clean the street sidewalk we recommend that you use some accessory that allows to cut the water from the hose u, another option, is directly to close it from the tap for Do not cause excessive waste of water.

It is very frequent that in homes there are facilities that do not work completely well and that generate water losses. By Each tap that drips We generate an approximate expense of 0.03 liters/minute. In turn, loss toilets can produce an expense of 0.8 liters/minute. That is to say that we would be generating A loss of 1,200 liters of water per day.

With respect to pools we must avoid renewing water. Using sodium hypochlorite or solid chlorine pills We can keep it in good condition for many days. In turn, some type of roof can be used to prevent getting dirty quickly.

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