DEVICES OF SAVING WATER
You can now buy showers and taps that enable substantial savings on water and energy, and they are much more comfortable than you might imagine.
ECONOMY SHOWERS
These provide a more comfortable massage than traditional showers while saving up to 50% on water an energy. And they put an end to problems involving scale, blockages and low pressure, too.
SHOWERS CUT-OUT
This enables you to turn off the shower while soaping and still maintain the water temperature.
FLOW CONTROL NOZZLE
A tap nozzle that produces a heavy jet of water and bubbles, enabling 40% to 60% saving on water and energy.
SWIVEL NOZZLE
This device featuring jet and shower functions facilitates washing dishes and vegetables in the sink. Saving of up to 40% on water and energy.
CISTERN WITH FLUSH COUT-OUT
The new water-saving cisterns with 3-litre partial flush and 6-litre full flush work efficiently. But if you don´t want to change your old cistern, this can easily be fitted with a flush cot-out device that does the same job.
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
Now electrical appliances consume less and have improved features. If you´re due for a change, choose a washing machine with a 55-litre(or under) wash, a dishwasher with a 22-litre (or under) wash and a modern water heater fitted with a mini storage device.
INDIVIDUAL WATER METER
Install an individual water meter. The property law recognizes your right to pay for what you use only. Get the reductions you deserve for using water responsibly.
YOU KNOW THAT WEATERING GARDENS AND FILLING POOLS WITH DRINKING WATER IS TOTALLY PROHIBITED?
HERE ARE SOME PRACTICAL TIPS FOR SAVING WATER WITH YOUT ALTERNATIVE GARDEN AND POOL SYSTEMS.
Gardens and Plants
AUTOMATIC, DROP-BY-DROP AND MULTI-DROP IRRIGATION
Plants and gardens are best cared for by time-control, drop-by-drop or multi-drop systems. This last method is an underground system comprising a porous rubber tube that constantly moistens the ground. The soil absorbs the moisture released from the tube, preventing evaporation by sun or wind. Applied in agriculture, football grounds, golf courses, parks and gardens, etc., the multi-drop system obtains savings of up to 90%.
WATER CATALYSTS
These reduce the need for watering by over 20%, increasing salt and mineral solubility and improving soil moisturization. They enhance plant growth by eliminating the mineral deposits that block the pores in the roots and keeping clean the entire irrigation system: tubes, droppers, sprinklers, etc.
Pool
The use of chlorine in pools is dying out. New technologies provide improved disinfection and longer-lasting hygienic conditions, plus a considerable reduction in chemical products and a huge saving on water clean out of season.
SALINE ELECTROLYSIS
Use a 5g/litre salt concentrate- the equivalent of human tears- to generate chlorine in a closed circuit. This prevents eye and skin irritation. The water has a useful life is over 5 years and refilling will only be required to compensate loss through evaporation and filter cleaning.
Ultraviolet (UV)
The water is disinfected by a UV-ray lamp system. This improves the level of disinfection and keeps the water healthier for longer.
ADVICE ON SAVING WATER
- Check all taps in the house for dripping. A drippy tap can waste up to 90 litres of water a week!
- Place a plastic bottle of water in the WC cistern, and you can save up to 2 litres of water every time you flush the toilet.
- Take a 5-minute shower instead of a bath. You can save up to 700 litres a week.
- Wash your car in an automatic carwash. They are built to be more efficient than hosing your own car down!
- Check your WC cistern for leaks by pouring some food colouring into the tank, If the colouring appears in the bowl within half an hour, it means your cistern leaks and you´re wasting water!
- Avoid flushing if it is not absolutely necessary. Flushing a tissue down the toilet, for example, is not worth wasting 10/12 litres of water!
- Check your plumbing installations regularly, and don´t forget to close the mains supply tap when you plan to leave home for a time.
- Don´t leave the tap on while you shave, while cleaning your teeth, etc. If you cleaned your teeth3 times a day with the tap on, you would waste over 10000 litres of water a year!
- If you wash fruit or vegetables under a running tap, you waste double the amount of water, compared to filling a bowl with water and washing in it.
Don´t use running water to defrost frozen food. Take frozen items out of the freezer the day before or use a microweave oven.
- Ask your plumber or technician to install water saving devices so you can save up to 50% of water and power: profilers, flow reducers, efficient showerheads, WC cistern devices, etc.
- Keep a bottle of cold water in the fridge instead of running the tap every time you want cool water!
- Grow plants adapted to dry conditions in your garden. Remember it is forbidden to use tap water for irrigation purposes or to fill your swimming pool.
- Play an active role in water saving, giving others advice if you see them making inappropriate use of scarce water supplies. You can even call the Municipal Water Service on 902 41 01 02.
- Follow the advice given in water saving campaigns and by your Town Council so that we can all help to use this scarce local resource more efficiently.
If you have any more suggestions for saving water, why not send them in to us?
¡ Turn that tap off !
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