Friday, February 22, 2013

Save Money on Utilities


NEW SERIES STARTING: PRACTICAL PROGRAMS TO SAVE MONEY ON UTILITIES

Topic Summary: We are kicking off a 3 part series on discussing some of the biggest costs in managing our homes- Utilities. From heat, electricity on to water and telecommunications a large chunk of income goes to these necessary services. 

Water Water Everywhere
The average family of four can use 400 gallons of water every day. The bathroom is the largest consumer of indoor water. The toilet alone can use 27 percent of household water. Almost every activity or daily routine that happens in the homeuses a large quantity of water. So as a daily requirement, are there products and routines that can be looked at to help us reduce our water footprint? Yes!
One aspect of water usage that many homeowners forget is that he amount of water usage is directly tied to your sewer bill. In many parts of the country your charge for sewer services is correlated to how much water comes into the house, because it has to come out of the house!  Lower water usage means lower sewer bills.
For the latest on tips, trends and issues in water management we turn to our friends at House Logic.com. Houselogic has some of the best resources on home-management topics.
So let's get started by clicking on each resource!

  Low Flow Shower Head Features and Savings
  How To Choose Low Flow Toilets
  Saving Water With A High-Efficiency Toilet
  When buying products look for this label... What Does It Represent?
  7 Ways To Save In The Laundry
  
 Mark Your Calendars! And We Are Not Making This Up! March 18-24th is National Fix A Leak Week- with resources to educated kids on water usage. 

Get the ideas HERE

Thanks to Al Clark for this great article!!

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