Water Care Around the House

How to detect a leakage

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

How do I know that there is a leakage in my house?
You have a couple of options:
Turn off all your taps. Record your water meter and after say 3 to/or 4 hours read your meter again. If the meter says you are using water, then your next job is to find the source!
To check your [...]

Recycled Water

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

What simple options are there to recycle water around the house?
You can recylcing water in two ways around the house:
a. Greywater (see Greywater information)
b. As you go recycling
As you go recycling is really about modifying your habits to save reasonably ‘clean’ water for immediate re-use. The trick to recycling clean water is to simply think. [...]

Pipe leakage

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

Is leaking pipes and dripping taps a major problem?
A dripping tap can waste 30 – 200 litres a day, while a continuously dribbling tap can waste up to 600 litres per day or 219,000 litres a year. That is two swimming pools!; Yes, it’s a big problem!