One month of low water use.

[Kaleva]

5. For a time, I was using about 500 gallons a month

When taking a shower, I wet down, turned the water off, lathered up and scrubbed and turned the shower back on to rinse off.

I plugged the tub drain when taking a shower and scooped out that water to put in a 13 gallon tub to be used to flush the toilet.

The wash water from washing clothes I saved for flushing the toilet and cleaning dirty things like the return duct and such.

The rinse water from the washing machine I collected in another tub which I used to fill up the washing machine the next time I washed clothes.

I'd use some of the wash and rinse water from the washing machine for some house cleaning.

When brushing my teeth or shaving, I turned the faucet off when not needing the water.


I saved maybe about $10 or so on my water bill doing the above and used far less water then the average of 50-80 gallons per person per day.