How to Conserve Energy in the Bathroom

As a whole, our culture wastes quite a bit of water in the bathroom. Water is an energy source that seems to be infinite, but that is not the case. We must learn new ways to conserve energy everywhere, including in the bathroom, to help the environment and use less water.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Make sure your toilet works efficiently to keep from having to use two flushes due to faulty parts. This helps conserve water energy in the bathroom with every flush.

2. Test the works in your toilet to make sure that your 1.6 gpf toilet actually only uses 1.6 gpf (gallons per flush). Sometimes the dams on the toilets are faulty or have been removed, and you end up using over 3 gpf every time.

3. Time your showers and keep them down to 2 to 3 minutes. You can check to see how much water you use per minute by filling a 5-gallon bin with water and marking the fill line. Then time your shower to see how long it takes to fill up the bucket.

4. Use a water-efficient shower head. They may not produce as much water pressure, but they conserve water energy by the gallons per minutes.

5. Buy a tankless, on-demand water heater for your home. This cuts down on the wasted water when your family waits for the water to heat up.

6. Conserve energy in your bathroom by using recycled toilet paper, petrochemical-free personal care products, organic towels, environmentally friendly cleaning products and CFL vanity bulbs.