How to save hot water
How to save hot water
Savings, or rather, careful consumption of hotwater is, of course, an important and necessary thing. Reasonable attitude to the waste of this resource contributes not only to reducing your spending on utility costs, but also in the long term, if not improve, at least not to worsen the ecological situation in your region. How can I save hot water?
Instructions
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Decide what you want to save forhot water. Would you like to pay less for utility bills? Indeed, the hot water flowing from the tap is quite an expensive commodity. In addition, fresh water on our planet is an exhaustible resource, unlike the sea. Already today, about 20% of the world's population suffers from its shortage, and this percentage will only increase if people do not change their frivolous attitude to water as a resource that can simply be taken.
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If you still have not installed at homecounters for water, be sure to do this. After all, those who do not have them pay for water in accordance with the regulations, which amounts to about 4,000 liters of hot water per person per month or more than 133 liters daily. In fact, the average citizen is barely spending a third of this amount, and the installed meters allow you to pay for water significantly less - the estimated savings for a family of three people will be at least 3-4 thousand rubles a year. Be sure to fix all the faucets and plumbing. Simple calculations help to establish that such a trifle as a tap, from which water drips, for one year increases water consumption by a total of 7-8 thousand liters. In order to make sure there are no leaks, write down or take a photo of the meter reading, then close the tap tightly. After several hours, check the counter again - the numbers on it should not change.
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Buy a shower head with the holes of the smallestdiameter of all that is presented in the range - this reduces the flow of water and allows simultaneously increasing its pressure. In general, the use of such technical devices as special diffusers for showering and taps, also contribute to a reduction in water consumption. In the kitchen, in the long term, it will be very beneficial to install a sink with two pallets, one of which is intended for soaking dirty dishes, and the other - for washing it directly. Mixers with one lever are convenient in that you can set the desired water temperature almost instantly.
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In order to save the consumption of hot water andat the same time reduce the time that you spend on household chores, install a washing machine and dishwasher. They independently heat cold water to the desired temperature, while hand washing and washing dishes consumes a huge amount of hot water. It may be justified to install a boiler that heats the cold water. Of course, the consumption of electricity will increase, but if you replace the incandescent lamps in the whole apartment with energy-saving ones simultaneously with the boiler, then your electricity costs can also decrease.
