A lot of people don’t realize that saving water is not just about having good economic sense. It helps preserve the planet. Our resources are becoming scarcer by the day, and we are the biggest reason. Saving water is hard at all. You can do it in many daily life routines, such as getting ready for the day or even cleaning your house. If you want to be more conscious, here are handy house cleaning tips that will help you save water.
Wait For A Full Load To Turn On The Washer
One of the simplest ways a household can lower water waste is just by ensuring that you are doing full loads of laundry. It is much better both for your washing machine and all the environment to do one large load than a couple of small ones. Keep in mind that a full load means that you should fill it three-fourths of the way so it doesn’t break and all of your clothes are washed properly. If you need to do a smaller load of things that you want to wear tomorrow, look for things around the house that need to be washed such as curtains or your sheets to fill the machine and not wastewater.
Washing The Dishes
What a lot of people don’t know is that dishwashers nowadays use a lot less water than you would need to do your dishes by hand. The average water consumption of a disaster is about 13 litres. While doing dishes by hand, you will use at least 20 litres of water. Depending on how many dishes you are doing, or if you are leaving the water running all the time, you can use up to 90 litres per wash. Another thing that people often do that will waste huge amounts of water is rinsing the dishes before they put them into the dishwasher. There is no need to do it if you put them into the dishwasher immediately after finishing and then run the dishwasher once it’s full. Most of the newer models of dishwashers will have modes where you will be using less water and still having your dishes sparkling clean. But the key to having clean dishes without rinsing them first, which is washing them before you put them to be washed is scraping down all the food leftovers. But not everyone can afford to purchase a dishwasher, and that doesn’t mean that you can’t be a part of saving water. The key is not to leave your tap on the whole time while you are doing the dishes. Whet them and then turn the water off and start scrubbing. Once you are done cleaning them all, you will want to rinse them off. It is that simple to save water. So, kitchens can be sustainable, don’t let people tell you otherwise.
Hire Professional Cleaners
Instead of spending gallons and gallons on washing your carpets and upholstery all by yourself in the backyard, hire professional house cleaning services that will clean all of that in no time with their machines that don’t use tons of water. It will not only save water, but it will also save you some time and money as you won’t need to do it as often as you would if you cleaned it yourself.
Don’t Let The Water Run While Cleaning
As we have mentioned above, there is nothing worse than you can do than leave the water on while you are cleaning. All you need to do is fill a bucket with water and your cleaner of choice, and you will be saving water. Another thing that you can do is use the water that you have cleaned to water your lawn. That goes if you haven’t put any toxic cleaning products in it, otherwise, you will kill the grass. You can also use the water to wash your cars.
As you can see, saving water even when you’re cleaning is simple, and everyone can do it. It will benefit both the planet as well as your budget. Even the smallest things that we do to save water will make the biggest difference. No effort is too small.
Author bio:
Alison Pearson is an interior design student. She is a writer and designer, and her ultimate passion is art and architecture. She is also a bibliophile and her favourite book is “The Sound and the Fury” by William Faulkner. Follow her on Twitter.
