Yes, You CAN Save Water in the Shower – in Fun Ways!
Here’s a good, back-to-basics video. Sometimes, it’s good to remember the simple things. So here are my top 6 easiest tips for saving water in the shower.
(If you’re a fan of M*A*S*H, you’ll recognise one of these tips!)
You can save water by showering instead of taking a bath. But showers use up a lot of water too – and you need energy to heat the water too.
So, save money with these cool tips in this fun video!
Clare, I have a friend who was in the Navy and would only use the water to get soaped up and then only turn the water on to wash off. I am sure he was being eco friendly and didnt even know it.
Scott Sylvan Bell
Now go implement!
LOL Scott, your friend was definitely being very eco friendly! 🙂 Thanks for sharing that!
Hence the term “Salior’s Bath”. Guess you have to be very conservative with water on ships and subs.
Clare,
thank you for this water saving tips. I always take short showers, so I am not feeling guilty about wasting water.
Darn. I thought you were going to DEMONSTRATE how to take an eco shower!
SonyaLenoz
Your blogs are are filled with great eco friendly advice…
Great tips. I will work on turning the water off while I soap up.
Wendy Schauer: Author, Speaker, Chiropractor, Kettlebell Trainer</a
Thanks for the video, Clare. Great tips, as per always!
Mark Hogan
Hi Green Goddess,
When I used to live in San Francisco during the 1990s, we had already been experiencing a drought for years by the time I moved there. We had something of water rationing for a time. I remember using both a water shut off device on the shower head nozzle as well as keeping a small bucket in the shower to capture some of the water. We would then use that water in the WC.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell, CHt, RH
Thanks for the information, nice to know I’m on the right track.
Be Well.
Jc
Enjoyed your video. It was nice to hear your voice!
Military showers–I’ve been doing that since I was kid and didn’t even know it! My dad, who was in the US Navy, would tell us “OUT OF THE SHOWERS IN 5 MINUTES!!”
We have a bucket in the bath to catch that water.
Not sure about the low flow shower heads. I tried one once and it was like being spit on.
I love saving water. 🙂
Your Dad definitely brought you up right!
I’m delighted to read that you also keep a bucket in the shower. I do get funny looks sometimes, but people are great once you explain….
ROFL re your description of the low flow showerheads. Yes, some of them are jolly awful, that why it’s good to make sure you get one with an aerator, otherwise the pressure can be a problem.
Thanks Mil, me too !
Wonderful and informative video! I especially like #2 and had to laugh at the truth of how we heat water up just to cool it down in the shower. Here’s another tip to go along with the bucket idea … if one uses the shower which is closest to the water heater, they’ll get the hot water faster. We have two showers in our home, one which is within a few feet of the water heater, the other which is at the other end of our apartment. There is quite a difference in the length of time it takes the hot water to travel to each. Using the closest one means that we have hot water in seconds rather than minutes.
Thanks, again … and thanks, also, for joining our Change The World Wednesday challenge … you’ll be listed in tomorrow’s (Wednesday) recap. 🙂
Thanks for your comment, and that’s a great comment about the closest to the water heater – very valid point!
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