Using hot water accounts for a significant chunk of most people’s utilities. Taking lukewarm showers might solve part of the problem, but so can a bathroom remodeling project, which will result in long-term savings.
A solar-powered water heater is one solution that is getting more affordable to install, now that solar power is a focus of earth-conscious contractors. Another, very new remodeling idea for the shower stall is to install a waste-heat recovery system. The system uses the water that goes down the drain to preheat the shower water itself.
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Going green means being friendly to the earth, and our wallets.
It also means rethinking how we flush a toilet.
Since 1994, federal standards have dictated that toilets, faucets, and showerheads be sold in “low-flow” varieties, to save water. If your home was built before 1994 and you haven’t updated the bathroom appliances, remodeling just those features of your bathroom could result in an enormous savings in your water bill.
Did you know that High-efficiency toilets, for example, can save literally thousands of gallons of water, per year?
But don’t think you’re being frugal by refusing to replace the faucet that drips. If you’ve learned to live with the drip, have you learned to live with its price?
A leaky faucet and a leaky toilet flapper valve can waste, jointly, over 300 gallons of water a day.
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