Water Saving

Water saving is every bodies responsibility. We as a society have to change our attitude to water, as most of us have taken it for granted all of our lives. Simply turning taps off while soaping our hands or brushing teeth, or not filling the bath quite as full for our baths is a start.

There are also water saving devices available to help us on this quest. There are flow controlling tap washers available, which can be fitted into any conventional tap. These washers have a 5 year manufacturers guarantee and they will also save you water while ensuring that the taps operate easily, protect against water hammer and inturn protect you water supply system and appliances. The need for water saving showers, aerators or specialist tapware is removed.

Rain Water Tanks

This is by far the best way available to residents and businesses, to offset the use of town water, especially where roof water is difficult to drain to the street, or where the storm water needs an overhaul any way. A rain water tank is the answer! You can utilize this natural resource to water plants, wash the car, wash cloths and flush toilets with collected rainwater. Now is the time to make the change when town water supply is under such a dark cloud. So much of coastal rainfall goes straight to the sea, so we all should be at least catching the small amount that lands on our roofs.

Hot water system overflows

All mains pressure hot water units have relief valves, which maintain the hot water cylinders pressure by letting water out during heating periods as the water expands. This can be disturbing as daily water disappears onto the ground. Use a container to catch it and put it to good use for pot plants, the garden or even the car's windscreen washer bottle! Air conditioners also dump plenty of condensate, especially when the weather is humid. With so many air conditioners around these days, why not treat them as a source of water.

Grey water uses

Grey water is classed as waste water from baths, showers and laundry. Stringent rules are in place for the approved uses of grey water. These rules are in place to control pollutants from grey water entering creeks, rivers and any other delicate natural environments.

Brisbane has approved the use of a laundry water interceptor unit that will pump controlled amounts of grey water into purpose built seepage areas on suburban house blocks. Without strict controls you could imagine peoples yards becoming smelly, unattended hoses pumping washing water onto the yard and excess run off going down the storm water system. It would become a disaster because as a whole people are just not consciensious enough to ensure these things do not happen.

On the other hand you can use it, providing you carry it from the house to the garden in buckets and pour it onto your garden manually. The government obviously feels that this method will provide a certain limit to the amount of grey water people will be inclined to use … directly proportional to your energy, time and interest levels.

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