25 Ways to Save Water at Home..

2/24/2021 (Permalink)

Save Water - Help Our Planet

SERVPRO of Tracy has tips on how to conserve water.

1.  Check your toilet for leaks
2.  Stop using your toilet as an ashtray or wastebasket
3. Put a plastic bottle in your toilet tank
4. Take shorter showers
5. Install water-saving shower heads or flow restrictors
6. Take baths
7. Turn off the water while brushing your teeth
8. Turn off the water while shaving
9. Check faucets and pipes for leaks
10. Use your automatic dishwasher for full loads only
11. Use your automatic washing machine only for full loads only
12. Don't let the faucet run while you clean vegetables
13. Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator
14. If you wash dishes by hand, don't leave the water running for rinsing
15. Check faucets and pipes for leaks
16. Water your lawn only when it needs it
17. Deep-soak your lawn
18. Water during the cool parts of the day
19. Don't water the gutter
20. Plant drought-resistant trees and plants
21. Put a layer of mulch around trees and plants
22. Use a broom to clean driveways, sidewalks and steps - not your hose
23. Don't run the hose while washing your car. Use a hose only to rinse it off at the end
24. Tell your children not to play with the hose and sprinklers
25. Check for leaks in pipes, hoses faucets and couplings.

For more information call the Professionals at SERVPRO of Tracy on 209-834-0200