If the recession has you feeling more tapped out, use less out of your tap. Here are some of the best ways to save money on water, indoors and out.
Milk-jug your toilet.
Fill a half-gallon plastic milk jug with water and affix the cap. Flush the toilet and place the jug in the tank, away from moving parts. This will save half a gallon per flush.
Think “on and off.”
Continuous flow uses more water than intermittent use. Turn the faucet on and off while brushing teeth, shaving, scrubbing kitchen pans and soaping the car.
Fix leaks.
It’s a no-brainer to fix leaky faucets, but your toilet might be leaking without you knowing it and wasting 200 gallons a day, or about 50 flushes worth. Place a drop of dark food coloring in the tank. If it reaches the bowl within 15 minutes, you have a leak worth fixing.
Don’t rinse dishes.
You don’t need to rinse dishes before loading them in the dishwasher. Not rinsing could save 6,500 gallons of water a year.
