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With the introduction of the hose pipe ban on the 5 April 2012, and concerns growing over lack of ran fall to come. It is now the most important time to become environmentally friendly. Water wastage by utility companies have been estimated a total of over 3,300 mega liters everyday, caused by pipe bursts. This figure does not take into account the millions of homes that have a leaking tap. A tiny drop from a tap may not seem like allot of water, but a leaky taps that drips at the rate of one drop per second can waste up to 2,700 gallons of water each year, which is a large amount of water wasted.

Many people in the third world countries don’t have the simple necessities like clean drinking water. These basic essentials are required for human survival, yet its taken for granted in many developed countries. With our climate changing every year, with devastating results people in South Asia have been left without clean drinking water, instead they are surrounded by flood water.

Here are other facts:

1. Home owners now use 120 percent more water than they did in 1960.
2. About 95 percent of the water entering our homes goes down the drain.
3. Running the tap while brushing your teeth can waste up to 5 gallons of water.
4. Older toilets can use 3 gallons of clean water with every flush, while new toilets use as little as 1 gallon.
5. A garden hose or sprinkler can use almost as much water in an hour as an average family of four uses in one day.
6. A water-efficient dishwasher will use as little as 4 gallons per wash cycle, some older models use up to 13 gallons per cycle.
7. Some experts estimate that more than 50 percent of landscape water use goes to waste due to evaporation or run off caused by over-watering.
8. Many people in the world exist on 3 gallons of water per day or less. We can use that amount in one flush of the toilet.
9. Over a quarter of all the clean, drinkable water you use in your home is used to flush the toilets.
10. A shorter 5 minute shower uses approximately 20 to 40 gallons of waters.

There are many products in the market which can help save water wastage. This can save the environment, as well as save money on your water bills. Many home owners don’t realize that a leaking tap can be very simple to repair. Most taps only require the washer to be replaced. Knowing how to solve your own plumbing issues is vital. You’ll be able to attend to problems quickly, and avoid having to pay an expensive plumber to fix what you could have done yourself.

Not all home owners have the confidence or the tools to tackle every plumbing job in the house, maybe then it become a good idea to call a professional.