What Can You Do To Improve Your Own
Home?
Green Plumbing techniques can help you save money on your
Hydro bill, lower your water bill and help improve the
environment.
Although virtually
all toilet models sold in Canada and the U.S. meet both
the flush volume and performance requirements of the
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and the American
National Standards
Institute/American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ANSI/ASME), there remains some question as to whether models that meet
the minimum certification requirements also meet
the expectations of
the consumer.
Click the link
below to read the "Canadian Water And Wastewater Assosiation"
toilet performance report:
Maximum Performance Testing Of
Popular Toilet Models - June
2008
Green Plumbing Tip #1
Fit a sink faucet aerator to the kitchen sink.
This will reduce the amount of water you use. Some 15% of the
average household's water consumption goes on faucet use. A
faucet aerator provides water under increased pressure, but
less of it, so it does a similar job. It gives you a needle
spray pattern that's actually more efficient too.
Cost to buy? Minimal. Benefit to your pocket
and the environment?
Immense!
Green Plumbing Tip #2
Use your dishwasher! This
is one appliance that actually uses less energy than the manual
alternative. Dishwashers are efficient devices. They use less
water than someone standing over a sink usually does, and they
usually clean dishes better too.
Buy an Energy Star Rated dishwasher if you
don't already have one. You can save 33% off your old
dishwasher bill. An Energy Star Rated dishwasher uses at least
40% less energy than an old dishwasher will.
Plumbing - Replace Toilet
Tank Lever Video
Green plumbing solutions are varied and
can include solar hot water systems, tankless water
heaters, and grey water treatment systems. All new
buildings, whatever their size, should implement new
green plumbing
techniques.
Efficent water use can have a major
environmental and economic impact that helps improve
water quality and preserve our local aquatic
ecosystems.
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