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Originally Posted by billethkid
I dare to say the biggest waste of water in most all homes is running the water waiting for the hot water to arrive.
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There has actually been extensive studies on this, the average run time for waiting for hot water is 55 seconds. If you want a fix for that get this device
Evolve Showerheads SS-1002CP-SB Ladybug Water-Saving Shower-Head Adapter, Chrome Polish - Fixed Showerheads - Amazon.com
The math is 1 gallon/day/person "wasted" if we round up to one minute of extra run time or 60 gallons a month for two people. If you are really into this sort of thing change out your restrictor in the shower head from 2 GPM to a 1.5 GPM and save 240 gallons per month
No, actually a much larger area where water can be saved is the washing machine, that is if you have a top load which uses an agitator. Some web sources quote water usage at 32 gallons a load. Vice a front load at 13 gallons. 19 gallons wasted X 4.5 loads X 4 weeks = 342 gallons. A top load high efficiency washer uses about the same as a front load. You can tell an HE model as it does not have an agitator
Even though I know these stats the money is not on saving drinking water, it is saving irrigation water.