How to use less water Bathroom water savers

Reduce your flush

Flush

Fit a flush-reducing device to save water in the loo

Fit a water-saving 'Hippo' or 'save-a-flush' device in your cistern to cut the amount of water you use each time you flush. Your water company may supply one free. 

See water-saving gadgets for our verdict on some of these devices.

  • Water saving 5 litres (1p*) a day

Turn off the taps

Don't leave the tap running when you brush your teeth. We could save enough water to supply 500,000 homes if the adult population of England and Wales remembered to turn the tap off each time.

  • Water saving 9 litres (2p) a day

Buy a new toilet

Got an old loo that's due to be replaced? Do it now. New toilets generally use less water and are more likely to have a dual flush.

Toilets bought before 1993 will probably have a cistern that uses 9.5 litres of water per flush, while those installed since 1993 typically use 7.5 litres of water per flush. Even more efficient toilets that use just 4 or 2 litres are also now available.

  • Water saving 10 litres (2.3p) a day
Shower

Showers generally use less water than baths

Take a shower

Why not take a shower instead of a bath? A bath uses around 80 litres of water – in comparison a shower uses only around 35 litres. Be careful if you have a power shower though – some of these can actually use more water than a bath if they are turned up to maximum power.

You could also fit a water-saving shower head to cut the amount of water you use each time you shower. See water-saving gadgets for our verdict on some of these devices.

  • Water saving 45 litres a shower (10p)

Save while you shower

When you’re in the shower, try to remember to turn it off while you're lathering soap or shampoo. It sounds fiddly, but you can get used to it quickly.

  • Water saving 10 litres (2.3p) a shower

How much? 

While these figures may not seem to be much of a saving, 2p a day adds up to more than £7 a year.  

* 'Money saved' figures refer to water meter customers on an average tariff charging 0.228p per litre.

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