How To Conserve Water at Home - The Home Depot

There are many opportunities to use household water efficiently without reducing services. Whether it's in your bathroom, kitchen, laundry room or outdoors, let The Home Depot show you how you can get started down the path to saving water with our list of helpful tips. For more energy saving suggestions, visit http://www.homedepot.com/energy

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In addition to saving money on your utility bill, using water wisely helps protect the local watershed and the environment. Water is a most valuable resource on earth and water consumption impacts every part of our life. So we need to save water every way we can. Just think about all the places in your home water is used. The Home Depot has put together a list of helpful tips so we can all be better to do it. So where should you start? One way to start conserving is by turning the water off while brushing your teeth or washing your face. It may take a while to get into this habit, but once you do, you will wonder why it took you so long. Everyday, Americans use three billion gallons of water for showers alone. Adding a low flow shower head can save your family hundreds of gallons a week. They are inexpensive and easy to install. Consider installing a high efficiency low flow toilet. They use less than 1.3 gallons for flush and can reduce indoor water usage up to 20%. The Home Depot is among a few major retailers that offer economical high efficiency toilets that are WaterSense labeled. Water-efficient faucets labeled by the EPA's WaterSense program will reduce your standard flow by more than 30% without sacrificing performance. And that will also help cut your water consumption while maintaining a smooth high pressure flow of water. Always run full loads in your dish washer and washing machine to get the most out of each. Full loads cost less to operate and if you need to replace any outdated appliances, be sure to look for Energy Star appliances, because they consume less energy and use less water than standard models. Typically, outdoor water use accounts for up to 50% of the water consumed in your household. Watering the lawn and your plant deeply in the early morning can save between 750 and 1500 gallons per month and you won't have to water as frequently. By putting a layer of mud around your plant, you will protect the soil from the heat and the sun and will also reduce evaporation. Collecting rain water is an excellent way to conserve. Adding rain barrels to your downspouts collects and stores water coming off your roof. This is a great way to harvest a surprisingly large amount of water that you can use in the garden. The bottom line, it's about taking simple steps. By keeping water on your mind, you will be amazed how much money and water you can save. The Home Depot has a lot of these simple steps. Check out our How To videos and tips available at HomeDepot.com/Energy. These smart practices are easy, cost-efficient and just make sense. Every drop counts and every person can make a difference.