Water conservation has always been an important initiative, but today it is a bigger piece of the global environmental agenda than ever before. We can conserve water both at home and at work in both the actions we take and the products and devices we can use to help us do so.
Here are some of the ideas and initiatives that will help you to reduce your water consumption and be more effective with your use.
Low Flushing Toilets
Modern toilets are fitted with ‘half flush’ mechanisms and are manufactured with water savings in mind. If you live in an older property with old fittings, including the toilet, then it is worth considering buying a new one, as the water savings you will enjoy are significant.
A great alternative to a low flushing toilet is to use water displacement techniques. Your water company will often be able to send you a cistern device to reduce water flow, while you can always fill a bottle with water and/or stones yourself and make your own device for cutting toilet flush water consumption by as much as 30%.
Low Flow Showerheads
Many people think about low flow showerheads and mistakenly believe they’re going to have a worse showering experience as a result. However, these products work by combining water and air to maintain pressure and ensure you enjoy a great shower while reducing water consumption by up to 60%.
An alternative product is a shower flow controller, which does the same job but uses your existing showerhead. Neither of these products is suitable for electric showers, as they are already manufactured for low water flow.
Faucet Aerators
These fit onto your taps and reduce your water consumption by as much as 50%, although you should be mindful the way you use your taps to enjoy the greatest possible water and bill savings. For example, you should still avoid cleaning dishes or brushing your teeth while leaving the water running, as well as using running water for cleaning vegetables or other foods.
Water Recycling
‘Grey water’ – water that you have used for cleaning vegetables in a bowl, washing dishes in a tub, or that has come out of emptying the tumble dryer, can be recycled and used in your garden. Plants and your lawn aren’t too concerned with whether water is a little dirty, so reuse your grey water to keep your garden growing and reduce your water consumption from the supply.
Water Butts
Another great way to minimise the volume of water you take from the tap if you’re a keen gardener is to use water butts. These collect rainwater and allow you to have a constant resource from which to water your garden; perfect in locations that have wet winters followed by hot, dry summers with little rain. A water butt can help you be unaffected by a hosepipe ban and keep your garden fresh and colourful throughout the year. In some countries, you can even enjoy a reduction to your water bill owing to the reduced ‘run off’ from your property.
Conserve and use water effectively at all times; the small differences and savings you make on a day to day basis will add up to a large overall volume and significantly reduced bills.
Water usage is a hot topic all around the world. We’re being asked more than ever before to think about the ways in which we can save water and make a difference both to the environment and to our wallets owing to the significant savings we can make.
Before we start to plan water savings, however, we need to know where we’re using water around the home. Here are the areas responsible for the greatest water usage in an average household of four, how much water they use, and tips to reduce your water consumption.
Toilet Flushing
This accounts for a huge 30% of water consumption in your home, which equates to approximately 135 litres each day.
The most common solution here is to buy a cistern controller, available in many forms or easy to make yourself, which can reduce your water usage by as much as a third. You should also consider buying an overnight toilet sticker so you can see whether your toilet has a leak that is wasting water.
Showering
Depending on the water saving products you use, and your awareness of the time it takes you to shower, 12 – 25% of your daily water consumption comes from this area. This means you could be using anywhere from 60 to 125 litres each day.
Low flow showerheads and flow controllers will make a difference to your consumption, cutting water use by as much as 60%, but the biggest difference will be you, and ensuring everyone in your house takes showers that are as short and fast as possible.
Kitchen Water Use
Your kitchen taps and dishwasher, if you have one, are responsible for 8 to 14%, or between 35 – 63 litres, of water each day. Dripping taps can waste a huge amount of water, while doing things like washing dishes with taps left on, washing foods, and various other things quickly see your water use stacking up. Factor in that the flow rate of taps can vary wildly, and be massive if you have a faulty valve, and it is difficult to know exactly how much you’re using or can potentially save. Add in the washing machine, which can use as much as 20%, or 90 litres of water, per wash, and you’re using a huge amount of water in your kitchen, whichever way you look at it.
Making savings here offers many options, but again the biggest thing to do is look at how you use water and be more careful, particularly with leaving taps running unnecessarily and only using a half-full dishwasher or washing machine. Elsewhere, use faucet aerators on your taps to reduce your consumption by as much as half, which in turn with you being more mindful will lead to a huge saving.
The Final 10% and Total
The final 10%, sometimes up to 15% depending on how you’re using water elsewhere, is used for drinking water and in the garden. You have to drink water, so we aren’t going to tell you to stop, but you might consider a hose flow restrictor or a water butt to reduce what you take from your water supply for the garden.
In total, this adds up to 450 litres a day, on average, or 165,000 litres of water used every year by the average household. While that is a scary number, perhaps the most frightening aspect of it is that we have the scope to reduce our consumption massively, yet so many of us fail to do anything about it.
Today the water issue causes debates between the diverse institutions of scientists, politicians and technical experts who are interested in the provision of drinking water in the future.
The necessity to reach a balanced hydraulic level which secures sufficient water supplies of the population will be achieved by a good organized basis. The handling or consumption of this natural and valuable resource will help to protect the environment.
It is recommended to accomplish little tasks by which you can help to save water.
Almost every resident of Germany, is connected to public water supply – luxury circumstances that are rarely noticed anymore…
It is striking that the price for drinking- and waste water has increased over the last fifteen years by almost half. During this period, in Germany the average bill rose from 115 € to 171 € per year per household member. A family of four pays accordingly to that between 260 and almost 2000 €/year. Yet, the water consumption has declined eight liters a day (per person) over the past fifteen years due to the high water prices and growing environmental consciousness.
Nevertheless, the germans still use about 125 liters of drinking water per day, of which we consume:
32% for toilet flushing
30% for bathing and showering
14% for laundry
6% for cleaning (face, hands and teeth)
6% for washing dishes
4% to water for garden plants
3% for household cleaning
2% for car washing
Help us to save precious water! With an water saving aerator, you can reduce water consumption and costs by 50%! A savings aerator reduces the water flow – by the adding air to the jet the beam still feels thick and soft. These aerators resist limescale and work for very long time.
What does water have to do with saving energy? You can save a lot of energy costs if you reduce your personal water consumption because everybody uses heated water while taking a shower, clean clothes or wash dishes. You don´t have to suffer any comfort and the effects of smart use of warm water shows quickly on your bank account.
For example:
Compared to a five minute shower, taking a full bath takes three times as much water and energy. You save even more heated water if you install a water saving showerhead that reduces (without hardly noticing) the water flow up the 50 percent. Good models are available for as little as € 15,–.
The average EU-household water consumption in liters per person/day:
Belgium 122
Germany 129
Denmark 136
Spain 145
UK 147
France 151
Finland 155
Poland 158
Austria 160
Netherlands 166
Luxembourg 170
Sweden 188
Italy 213
Especially in southern Europe, water is scarce, that for the EU wants to converse all households on to flow restricting products.
Germany is with a consumption of 129 liters per person/day compared with the main EU countries, far ahead in saving water. But there is further potential savings by installing e.g. water saving tap aerator or watersaving showerheads. It is worthwhile to compare the prices of various vendors!
Another aspect for energy-saving: less needlessly heated water flows into the drain.
The scarcity of water in Europe is increasing, caused by climate change and waste. The EU Commission estimates that there will be a significant water shortage in many European regions by 2050.
Especially the south of Europe is affected - hence the authorities in Brussels are looking for ways to encourage water conservation.
However, against appropriate media reports, there will be no binding rules for private households on how to save water, said EU Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik: “I want to emphasize that the Commission currently has no plans to require water-efficient taps in any member country. ”
But please do not forget: Water is an essential resource!
With a few technical changes and just little effort, it is possible for anyone to save significant amounts of drinking water in their household.
After several years of intensive internal testing Hilton Worldwide presents results of the company’s internal environmental program “Light Stay”.
This program reduced the water & energy consumption by 5 percent the CO2 emissions by 6 percent in all 1.300 participating hotels in the year 2009. The amount of waste was reduced by 10 percent and the water consumption by 2.4 percent.
In other words, these results are truly impressive: The energy saved is roughly equivalent to the annual consumption of 5,700 households, the reduced CO2 emissions equals the closure of 34 865 cars and the saved water would fill more than 650 Olympic swimming pools.
The reduced energy and water consumption means an operating cost saving of approx. 29 million U.S. dollars (about 21 million €)
By the end of 201,1 all 3,50 Hilton Worldwide hotels will use the Light-stay system
Sustainability in real life by saving energy and water consumption around the world- reviewed at regular intervals and evaluated based on uniform standards.
Each resident in Hamburg, Germany consumes 108 liters per day – a decreasing trend. But in reality it is a different story: If you drink coffee in the morning you may not forget: It take 140 Liter of water to produce, not in Hamburg, but a some other places in the world. Virtual water is the term for the water, which is needed to produce and transport a product. Including the virtual water, the daily water demand in Germany is about 4,000 liters per person. Relying on products and food from regional and resource-friendly production is a way to reduce the water demand effectively. For example “HAMBURG WATER” offers just that: The drinking water is obtained exclusively from groundwater. 1 liter of Hamburg Drinking water costs 0.16 cents and is therefore 100 and 500 times cheaper than retail offered bottled water, and also it works without any packaging.
Water is one of the most important and essential goods for the development of some life forms. The reason can be found in its basic form. Thus, we need to protect water and use it carefully.
While in some defined areas of our planet millions of people die of the lack water during the droughts, the availability of water in the western world is barley appreciated. Due to the financial crisis and the struggle against climatic changes, which we are experiencing at present, we know now how to save water. It will not only allow us to save some Euro but we also will learn to protect our environment.
The basic water- saving advices as a concrete overview are:
1. Close the water tap while having your teeth brushed or your beard shaved. Also, close, if possible, the water tap while doing the dishes or washing yourself or try to close slightly the main water tap.
2. Installing swivel sprayers is the quickest, best-saving and easiest way of saving water and energy. It will save up to 50% of the water consumption. Furthermore, it is simultaneously less energy required. If you spend a little heated water, the consumption of energy will be automatically lesser, too.
This standardized swivel sprayer is useful for all brands of fittings. Usually, it is installed in kitchen fittings and bidets. The inside of swivel sprayers is resistant to corrosion and extends the life of water saving products.
* Einsparpotential pro Jahr. Die genau Berechnung entnehmen Sie bitte den jeweiligen Produktseiten.
Sparduschköpfe, Strahlregler & Co - Wasser sparen im Haushalt leicht gemacht mit AGUAFLUX®
Wasser ist Quell des Lebens, auch des Alltagslebens, denn es wird auf mannigfaltige Art und Weise im Haushalt oder auch im gewerblichen Kontext genutzt. Vor allem zu Hause verbraucht jeder Mensch eine ganze Menge Wasser. Hätten Sie gewusst, dass Sie als Deutscher durchschnittlich ca. 125 Liter Trinkwasser am Tag verbrauchen? Durchschnittlich bedeutet, dass bei vielen der Verbrauch noch höher liegt! AGUAFLUX® bietet eine Vielzahl an ökologischen und ökonomischen Produkten, um dem hohen Wasserverbrauch einen Riegel vorzuschieben und damit auch den Kosten. Wir bieten in unserem Wasser sparen Online Shop zahlreiche Produkte, mit denen Sie die Umwelt und die Haushaltskasse schonen können, sowohl für die Küche, als auch fürs Badezimmer. Dabei setzen wir im wahrsten Sinne an, wo Wasser fließt und helfen Ihnen durch unsere Produkte weniger Wasser zu verbrauchen. Sparduschköpfe, Durchflussbegrenzer, Strahlregler und Co. sind einfache, effektive Mittel, um nachhaltig Wasser zu sparen und damit auch bares Geld.
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Unsere Produkte zielen darauf ab, Ihnen das Wassersparen einfach zu machen. Die regelmäßige Dusche, Hände waschen, spülen, putzen - Diese und weitere Tätigkeiten haben direkt mit dem Wasserverbrauch zu tun und somit auch mit unseren Produkten. Denn AGUAFLUX® Wasserspar Produkte dosieren das Wasser, das Sie aus dem Wasserhahn entnehmen. Robust, langlebig und effizient sorgen unsere Durchflussbegrenzer oder Sparduschköpfe dafür, dass Sie nur so viel Wasser nutzen, wie Sie brauchen. Dadurch fließt nicht so viel des kostbaren Gutes in den Abfluss und der Wasserzähler dreht sich langsamer.
Am Beispiel eines unserer Sparduschköpfe lässt sich der Nutzen für Ihre Haushaltskasse perfekt abbilden: Unser sparsamer Duschkopf "Eco Air" ist zu einem günstigen Einmal-Preis zu haben. Nach der Montage beginnt sofort sein Wasserspareffekt: Durch seinen sparsamen, feinperligen Duschstrahl erzielt der sparsame Duschkopf eine Ersparnis von 150€ Kosten im Jahr! Zudem verursacht er gut 130kg weniger CO2 und spart 50% Wasser ein. Bei diesen Werten können Sie Ihre Dusche gleich doppelt genießen!
Und der Duschkopf ist nur ein Beispiel dafür, wie einfach und effektiv Sie mit AGUAFLUX® Wasser sparen können. Ähnliche Rechenbeispiele lassen sich auch auf unsere weiteren Sparduschköpfe, Durchflussbegrenzer und Strahlregler anwenden.
Beim Duschen Wasser sparen hat das größte Potential
Die eingangs erwähnten ca. 125 Liter Wasser, die in Deutschland durchschnittlich und pro Tag verbraucht werden, entfallen zum Großteil auf die Körperpflege. Die tägliche Hygiene verursacht mehr als ein Drittel des gesamten Wasserverbrauchs und liegt somit vor der Toilettenspülung und weit vor Putzen, Spülen oder Pflanzenbewässerung.
Wo hoher Verbrauch ist, da sehen wir von AGUAFLUX® für Sie hohes Potential zum Wasser sparen, daher setzen wir mit unseren Wassersparprodukten auch im sanitären Bereich an.
Mit 35% des täglichen Wasserbedarfs liegt die Dusche mit Abstand an der Spitze der Verbrauchsskala. Ca. 44 Liter entfallen auf die tägliche Brause, die für viele ein Genuss und guter Start in den Tag ist. Wie selbstverständlich nutzen wir daher für die Körperhygiene erwärmtes Wasser aus der Leitung. Der hohe Verbrauch birgt ebenso hohe Chancen zum Wassersparen, wie unser reichhaltiges Sortiment an Wassersparprodukten zeigt. Unsere Wandduschen und Wassersparduschköpfe erzielen große Effekte in Sachen Wasser sparen von 50% oder mehr. Weniger kostbares Nass fließt durch Kopfbrausen mit speziellen Durchflussbegrenzungen, die gleichzeitig für mehr Duschkomfort sorgen können.
Weniger Wasserverbrauch bedeutet natürlich auch weniger Kosten. Es sind Einsparmöglichkeiten von weit über 100€ im Jahr möglich, wenn Sie sich für einen unserer effektiven Wassersparduschköpfe entscheiden. Denn Sie sparen nicht nur an Wasserkosten, sondern mindern parallel auch die Stromkosten. Die nämlich fließen mit in die Kalkulation ein, wenn Sie, wie die allermeisten, gerne heiß duschen.
Heiß duschen kostet doppelt - Mit unseren Produkten sparen Sie doppelt
Wie auch in unserem Wasser sparen Blog ausgerechnet, kann eine heiße Dusche Sie alle 10 Minuten einen ganzen Euro kosten! Diese Kosten für die heiße Dusche setzen sich aus den Wasserkosten und den Stromkosten zusammen. Aber nicht zu gleichen Anteilen, wie wir Ihnen gerne auch an dieser Stelle verdeutlichen:
In Deutschland gibt es keinen einheitlichen Wasserpreis, die Verhältnismäßigkeit von Wasserkosten zu Stromkosten beim duschen lässt sich aber auch an einem regionalen Beispiel nachvollziehbar veranschaulichen. Ausgehend von einem realistischen Wasserpreis in Höhe von 2€ und einem gängigen Strompreis von 0,25€ pro Kilowattstunde, ergeben sich für die heiße Dusche folgende Kosten: 10 Minuten heiß Duschen = 1,25€, bestehend aus 1,00€ Stromkosten und 0,25€ Wasserkosten. Als weitere Parameter, zusätzlichen zu Strom- und Wassertarifen, haben wir einen Wasserverbrauch von 8 Litern zu Grunde gelegt, sowie einen Durchlauferhitzer mit 24kW Strombedarf.
80% der Kosten für eine heiße Dusche entfallen auf den Strom
Die erste Erkenntnis: Nur 20% der Kosten für eine heiße Dusche entfallen überhaupt auf das Wasser, den Rest verursachen die Stromkosten für den Durchlauferhitzer. Der hat nämlich eine enorme Leistung von 24.000 Kilowattstunden (oder höher) und liegt damit weit vor anderen Haushaltsgeräte, wie Mikrowelle, Wasserkocher oder Computer.
Die zweite Erkenntnis: Also einfach nur kalt duschen? Das wäre in der Tat die günstigste Sparvariante, aber auch eine sehr unangenehme. wir empfehlen daher, den Wasserverbrauch so gut wie möglich zu reduzieren, um somit letztlich auch den Stromverbrauch des Durchlauferhitzers zu vermindern.
Sparen Sie als gleich doppelt, mit unseren Wasserspar-Produkten für Ihren Haushalt. Vor allem mit einem modernen Wassersparduschkopf genießen Sie als zusätzlichen Effekt komfortable Einstellmöglichkeiten. Durch leichte Drehbewegung sind die Düsen unserer Duschköpfe nämlich auf diverse Brauseprogramme und -Intensitäten einstellbar. Entscheiden Sie sich beispielsweise zwischen Regendusche, Massagedusche oder einem Mix aus beidem und genießen Sie die ganze Vielfalt unserer gleichermaßen komfortablen wie sparsamen Produkte.
Mit AGUAFLUX® Wasser sparen - Viele machen es schon, und Sie?
Wasser sparen mit Aguaflux bedeutet für Sie innovativ Wasser sparen mit Qualität. Wir wollen Ihnen das Wasser sparen einfach machen und bieten daher Nachrüstprodukte an, die jedermann Zuhause oder im gewerblichen Bereich nutzen kann. Unsere Sparduschköpfe zum Beispiel können Sie mit einfachen Handgriffen an Ihren Duschschlauch schrauben und sofort Wasserkosten sparen. Unser Angebot wird von vielen Haushalten, aber auch Hotels, öffentlichen Einrichtungen oder Sport Clubs genutzt und erfreut sich größter Beliebtheit. Kein Wunder, schließlich ist Duschen eine schöne Sache, die umso schöner wird, wenn Sie dabei auch noch bares Geld sparen und die Umwelt schonen können.
* Saving potential per year. You find the exact calculation on the product pages.
AGUAFLUX® watersaver products
If water saving was about developing a technology and making money out of selling it, then the technology would have never been able to deliver results. A technology is efficiently construed and executed only when the company feels for the problem at hand instead of prematurely fantasizing about the end result. At AGUAFLUX®, saving water is not only about developing technology but it is a way of life which is imbibed in each and every individual who is associated with the organisation, directly or indirectly. The company offers various water saving solutions and products, through which one can do one’s bit towards mother earth and save some money at the same time.
Water saving
Did you ever imagine that your contribution towards the environment could be as much as 50 - 60% reduction in your water consumption? That is what the faucet and tap aerators and also water saving shower heads, by AGUAFLUX® Watersaving, do to your water saving. The water flow is regulated by these water saver products, in a way that not a major impact is realized. While in the water saver shower, you can realize that the usual splash is replaced by a calm flow of water; such change will bring more pleasure to you instead of hampering your bath time gratification. Therefore, while you please your senses under the water saver shower, you are bringing about a whopping reduction in your water bills. Hence, these water saving products make sure that elimination of guilt, of having used excess water, is met with an equally sharp rise in your happiness with your water bills plunging.
Try the water saving shower
If you have already been impressed with these water saving products, then there is no need to wait. Give these water saver products a try today and experience how they can make a difference to your life.
*Ahorro potencia por año. Usted puede econtrar el cálculo exacto en las páginas de producto
Economizadores de agua y duchas para ahorrar en el baño
Si usted tiene una ducha de tubo flexible puede cambiar su regadera por una ducha de bajo consumo. También disponemos de cabezales ahorradoras de agua para ducha de pared. Otra alternativa es instalar en el grifo de la ducha un regulador de agua que se coloca entre el grifo y el tubo flexible. Este es un producto ideal para duchas normales que no ahorran agua, usted puede instalar el economizador de agua por separado.
Ahorre agua en los grifos con los aireadores o economizadores
Los aireadores de agua son sistema que se colocan en los grifos para ahorra agua. Se puede conseguir más de un 50% de ahorro sin perder el confort ni el volumen del chorro. Los economizadores de AGUAFLUX® ahorran un 50% en el consumo de agua. A través de la mezcla de aire con agua se genera un chorro suave, sin salpicaduras y con finas perlas. Los perlizadores ahorradores de agua de AGUAFLUX® ¡consumen solamente 4,5l/min!. Su autolimpieza antical y su filtro de acero inoxidable, hacen del perlizador un producto extremadamente duradero, además de ser un dispositivo de fácil mantenimiento. También disponemos de sistema de ahorro e agua antirrobo para restaurantes, hoteles e instalaciones al aire libre, nuestros aireadores "Secur" están protegidos contra robos y son aptos para las armaduras de los grifos.
¿Cómo puede un dispositivo tan sencillo ahorrar agua en el hogar?
Los aireadores o perlizadores tiene un filtro que mezcla el agua con el aire. Así un volumen menor caudal de agua se transforma en un chorro de mayor volumen. Las superficie que contacta con la mano es mayor porque el aire está mezclado con el agua. Conseguimos una sensación de gran caudal y confort pero ahorrando agua.
Consejos ahorra agua en la cocina
Con el Grifo cocina regulador del consumo de agua, sin duda ahorrará dinero, energía y al mismo tiempo le proporcionará un aumento de confort en los servicios. El grifo de cocina con su articulación de rotula de metal y su ajuste, nos ofrece un bienestar, o en su caso un aumento de chorro de agua en el cabezal de cocina. De esta forma, este cabezal es un producto ideal para todos los grifos de la cocina. Con 7,6l/min, el grifo reduce notablemente el consumo anual de agua.
Ahorra agua caliente en la ducha o en grifos reduce también su gasto energético.
Cuando los reguladores de presión de agua limitan el caudal estos reducen el consumo total de agua que utilizamos al ducharno o al fregar los platos. Por un lado nos beneficiamos de un ahorro de agua pero por otro en los casos de agua caliente el ahorro es también muy importante en energía. Tanto si utilizamos termos electricos, gas natural o diesel al reducir el consumo de agua caliente el gasto mensual en electricidad, gas o combustible baja de manera importante.
Una familia de 2 personas que se duchen durante 4 minutos cada día puede ahorrar más de 27.000 litros de agua. Imagine todo el gas natural o la electricidad que ahorrará ya no necesitará calentar todo esa agua.Comparando una ducha sin reguldor de agua con nuestros modelos 40.05D que reduce a 6.5 litros por minuto el caudal de agua su casa contribuirá a emitir hasta 164 kg CO2 (gas natural) y hasta 534 kg CO2 (en electricidad).
Blog sobre ahorro de agua
Con los innovadores productos de AGUAFLUX ¡el ahorro de agua es cosa de niños! Reduzca el consumo de agua hasta un 60% sin tener que renunciar a las comodidades: lea usted los consejos para ahorrar agua o visite nuestro blog para saber más del ahorro de agua.
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