Tankless hot water heaters can save you a lot of water in areas of the home where you need instant hot water. Most tankless water heaters work on the premise of heating water with an electric element in a unit that’s placed, close to the tap outlet. This way you’re not waiting for the water [...]
According to discount pool covers, swimming pools loose around 40 thousand to 50 thousand litres of water per year through evaporation. That equates to approximately the same amount of water 4 people would use showering per year (yep, I did the math based on 30 litres of water per person per shower per day …. [...]
The Victorian Governments recent decision to pipe water from the bush to the city (Melbourne) has caused a stir with locals in the town of Koondrook, and why wouldn’t they be angry. Why on earth would the state government be taking water from drought ravaged country Victoria and piping it to the city when Melbournians [...]
If you’re like me and live in a townhouse or a unit, you probably assume you don’t have the space for a water tank. Not so! There’s plenty of space saving water tank option on the market. Stroll into your local Bunnings hardware and take a look around, there’s plenty of options to choose from [...]
According to one of Australia’s largest growers of tomatoes, hydroponic systems in green houses use around 20% of water compared to field grown produce. No only is there a massive water saving for hydroponic greenhouse produce, but there’s also large energy savings due to the controlled climate in greenhouses. Greenhouse Experiments by Department of Energy [...]
Hydrosyph is a water saving, low cost watering system for plants, used to establish root system of trees, shrubs and other plants during the first 6 to 8 weeks following planting. Hydrosyph holds water in a reservoir above the plant and delivers water and fertilizer as required by the plant. This minimizes water evaporation and [...]
How do you test for water leaks in your home? Simple. Before you go to bed, turn off all your taps and water using appliances and write down your water meter reading. Then when you wake up the next morning take another reading and see if the meter has moved. Just make sure the family [...]
South East Water in Victoria has a new for old replacement policy on shower heads. Take your old water wasting showerhead along to a South East Water office and they’ll swap it for a new water saving shower head. See the South East Water website for details.
Water tank experts have expressed concerns over the safety of some water tank instillations. Experts are suggesting that if rainwater tanks have not been installed on a solid base, the footing may become unstable causing safety issues around homes. They have also suggested that plastics used in imported tanks may degrade quickly in harsh Australian [...]
The Australian and New Zealand Sustainable House Day (SHD) is being held this coming weekend, Sunday 9th September. SHD aims to educate home owner and builders on how they can create more sustainable homes by employing water saving and energy saving technologies. On Sunday you will be able to take a tour of a sustainable [...]
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