Hippos Save Water

Not only is water an expensive commodity it also takes huge amounts of energy to distribute water to each home in the UK. By wasteful use of water, you are also wasting energy. Toilet use accounts for up to one-third of domestic water use. With each flush you could be using 4 - 9 litres of water, if your toilet uses seven or more litres of water per flush you should consider installing a Save-A-Flush (for cisterns of 7 litres or more) or a Hippo (for cisterns of 9 litres).

A Save-A-Flush saves 1 litre of water per flush, about 2000 litres per year per person, and a Hippo saves up to 3 litres of water per flush, about 5000 litres per person per year. Water costs approximately £1.50 per 1000 litres in the UK.

UK residents can order a free Hippo or Save-A-Flush bag online at Thames Water. (Maximum of one per household in regions other than Thames Water)

Water saving tips

Each person in the UK uses on average 160 litres of water per day (60000 litres a year), this is eight times that of a person in a developing country, here are some water saving tips

• Cleaning your teeth with the tap off uses 1 litre of water, compared to leaving the tap running which uses 6 litres (save 5500 litres per year).
  
• Have a shower instead of a bath - this can save 300 litres of water a week. Be careful though - a power shower can use more water than a bath! (save 15600 litres per year).
• Fix Leaking Taps - dripping taps can waste up to 140 litres of water a week (save 7200 litres per year).

How much water is used for ...

... a bath	80 litres	8 buckets+
... a 5 minute shower (not power shower)	35 litres	3.5 buckets
... brushing teeth with tap running	6 litres/min	0.6 buckets
... brushing teeth with tap off	1 litre	0.1 buckets
... a dripping tap	140 litres/week	14 buckets
... a washing machine cycle	65 litres	6.5 buckets
... a dishwasher cycle	20 litres	2 buckets
... washing a car with bucket	10 litres	1 buckets
... a hosepipe/sprinkler	540 litres/hour	54 buckets

* A bucket is equivalent to 10 litres