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More than a drop in the ocean!

Let appliance technology help you cut your water usage. With an increasing population and changing climate, the government has a plan to reduce water usage by 2039 from 144 to 122 litres per person per day and just by using your tech wisely, you can be an important part of this tide of change. 

 

Your household could cut down your water consumption as much as 29,000 litres a year, enough to fill 51,000 pints, just by making small changes in the way you use some of your household appliances.   

 

Doing this is also kind to your pockets because reducing the amount of water an appliance has to heat up also saves energy. By following the simple tips below would save the same amount of energy it would take to power your TV for a whole year, if you left it on 24/7! 

 

↓ See these tips below ↓

You’ll soon be saving litres, like a duck to water

Just by cutting down your shower by a few minutes you can achieve the government water goal of using 22 litres less daily! See these tips below.

ECO SETTING

If you use the eco setting on both your dishwasher and washing machine cycles instead of ordinary, you could save 41 litres a day, enough water to fill 26,827 pint glasses each year! 

DITCH THE MARIGOLDS

A dishwasher uses, easily, half the amount of water compared to washing those dishes in a sink. So, save literally litres by ditching those marigolds and using your dishwasher. 

POWER OF THE SHOWER

Having a shower can use half the hot water compared to a bath and saves enough water to fill 25692 pint glasses each year.  

Just by cutting down your shower by a few minutes and having a five-minute wash would save 20 litres of water daily nearing the government’s water-saving target by just one simple change. Smashed it! 

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