Water conservation/ Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...watercatchment system If it is not for financial reasons, why are you installing awatertank? Here are some reasons: To do your part forwaterconservation; to be able towateryour garden with some independence fromwaterrestrictions; to use rainwaterfor laundry, showers and toilets; for increased wate...

...waterfrom the sink to flush the adjoining toilet. The execution is nothing less than stylish. Though compact, the Eco Bath’swatertank is comprised of two compartments, one that holds drainagewaterfrom the adjoining sink and one that contains freshwaterin case the need to flush occurs before the greywatertank i...

...waterheat recovery Drainwaterheat recovery: Before entering yourwaterheater, the coldwaterfeed goes through thin copper pipes wrapped around the drain. Heat from the drainingwatertherefore warms the incomingwaterbefore it enters thewaterheater. This is another big money and energy saver worth the inves...

...waterheat recovery: One of the most overlooked ways energy leaves a home is from hotwatergoing down the drain, taking your money with it. The concept of greywaterheat recovery is to reclaim that heat before it leaves your house. It simply involves your coldwaterfeed taking a short detour before entering your wat...

...water- no, really! Another thing that I didn’t quite get, was the idea that somehow shooting awatercannon at my undercarriage was going to amount to ‘saving’water. It just didn’t compute. Because, toilet paper was, you know, made from paper, notwater. But it takes an awful lot ofwaterto make a roll of toilet ...

...Waterplants with thewaterfrom dehumidifiers or leftoverwaterin drinking glasses if you can, and make sure your dishwasher and washing machine are full before you run them. If we simply look atwaterand see its true value, these won’t seem like big sacrifices to make. Rainwatercollection: Forwater荷兰国际集团(ing)的花园……

...water? Or indeed greywater! The term “graywater” refers to all domestic wastewater从水槽、淋浴器、浴缸和洗衣机排出的水。While graywatercan be reused,waterfrom kitchen sinks or dishwashers is generally not recycled as it contains substantial amounts of grease and organic matter. W...

...watersavings when recycling graywaterwith a Hydraloop system What can recycled graywaterbe used for? First, we should distinguish what graywateror greywateris. Graywaterrefers to wastewaterfrom showers, bathroom sinks and laundry, but not kitchen sinks or toilets. That’s known as "black"waterand ther...

...water, the concrete tank along with the required network of pipes and filters to renderwaterpotable represents increased resource consumption, complication and cost compared to the more simplistic approach involvingwaterconservation, collecting rain in a barrel for your garden, and hooking up to the citywatermain...

...watersparingly and often for best effect. Check forwaterleaks! – Any pipes carryingwaterin the house, both delivery of hot and cold or heating and evacuation, should be checked for leaks and any leaks fixed promptly. All excess humidity in a home’s structure is best removed at the source – so also check gutters,...

...waterheaters , on demandwaterheaters and instantaneouswaterheaters are different names for the same thing - domestic hotwatersystems that do not include the storage tank that comes with traditionalwaterheaters. This type ofwater供暖系统在某些气候条件下是有利的，只要他们使用燃气。