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Last reviewed: Wed, 24 Aug 2011

Conservation in the bathroom

Tips

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Turn off the tap when cleaning your teeth or shaving.

10L/minute

Reduce your shower time to three minutes or less.

80L/shower

Install water-saving shower heads or flow restrictors.

30L/shower

Keep baths to a minimum.

70L/bath

Check your toilet for leaks. Put a few drops of food colouring in your toilet tank. If it appears in the bowl without flushing, you have a leak that needs repairing.

Up to 32,000L/month

Install a flush saver device or dual flush system to your toilet.

Up to 10L/flush

 

Authorising Unit: City Water and Waste

Last reviewed: Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Next review: Friday, February 24, 2012

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