{"id":58056,"date":"2023-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/economics-101\/climate-change\/6-ways-to-use-less-water-and-reduce-your-home-energy-bills\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T09:50:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:50:58","slug":"6-ways-to-use-less-water-and-reduce-your-home-energy-bills","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/economics-101\/climate-change\/6-ways-to-use-less-water-and-reduce-your-home-energy-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Use Less Water and Reduce Your Home Energy Bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-article-header\">\n\t<section class=\"section-grey cover pad-t-hlf\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin cover section-grey pad-tb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/home-ownership\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Home Ownership<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf h2 has-black-color\">6 Ways to Use Less Water and Reduce Your Home Energy Bills<\/h1><p class=\"mar-b-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf author-text\">By Jessica Wei<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2023-04-20T161958.873.jpg?quality=80\" class=\" cover-image  wp-post-image\" alt=\"A parent holds their baby at the kitchen sink with the faucet running\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2023-04-20T161958.873.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2023-04-20T161958.873.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2023-04-20T161958.873.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div class=\"article mar-t-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner socials-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-socials-bar mob-mar-b-hlf\">    <div class=\"social-links mob-mar-b-hlf mob-mar-t-hlf\">\n            <a class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-custom sharing-email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=6 Ways to Use Less Water and Reduce Your Home Energy Bills &#038;body=Hi, I thought you might be interested in this article from RBC My Money Matters: https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/economics-101\/climate-change\/6-ways-to-use-less-water-and-reduce-your-home-energy-bills\/\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-email.svg\"\n          alt=\"envelope icon\">\n        <span>\n          Email        <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n      <div class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-copy-wrapper\">\n        <button class=\"sharing-custom sharing-copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/economics-101\/climate-change\/6-ways-to-use-less-water-and-reduce-your-home-energy-bills\/\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-related.svg\"\n            alt=\"copy icon\">\n          <span id=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n            Copy URL          <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n        <input type=\"text\" class=\"sharing-copy-text\" aria-labelledby=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin pad-tb-0 mob-mar-t-hlf mob-mar-b\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cover-pub-line text-xs mar-b-hlf\">Published April 21, 2023 \u2022 4 Min Read<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner w-half w-mob-full\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p>And all this freshwater use comes at a cost to both our monthly budgets \u2013 just over $50 on average \u2013 and Canada&#8217;s renewable freshwater resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it&#8217;s true that Canada is home to 7 percent of the world&#8217;s renewable freshwater sources, that doesn&#8217;t mean we have an endless supply of clean water. More than half of our renewable water supply naturally drains into the Arctic Ocean and Hudson Bay, so the population living along the southern border rely on smaller water tables that are heavily used and often overstressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So today, let&#8217;s take a look at some simple strategies that will help you to save on household water costs, while helping to maintain steady, reliable water tables for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Stop those leaks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hear a drip? Leaky faucets and showerheads pour money down the drain in water and electricity costs, plus they waste over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crd.bc.ca\/education\/water-conservation\/at-home\/indoor-water-use\/leak-detection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">35,000 thousand litres of water per year<\/a> \u2013 that much water would fill a bathtub over 100 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Silent toilet leaks, however, waste even more. Quietly releasing excess water with every flush, undetected toilet leaks could be wasting 20 to 40 litres per hour. That&#8217;s enough water to fill a swimming pool every year, per toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check your toilet flappers, faucets, sprinklers, garden hose and irrigation systems for any leaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Go for a low-flow toilet flush<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>30 percent of our domestic water goes towards flushing the toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your toilet isn&#8217;t low-flow already, you can fake it rather than installing an upgrade. Products that reduce the amount of water used with each flush generally fall into three categories: Water displacement; water retention; and alternative flushing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your local hardware store can help you find what would work best with your toilet. And a wise word of caution: Avoid placing bricks in your toilet tank, as they can break down over time and cause damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Turn off the tap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On average, the faucet in your bathroom or kitchen releases 4 to 8 litres of water every minute, so by simply turning the tap off while you brush your teeth, shave, wash your hands, or lather your hair, you can have a considerable impact on your water usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Choose showers over baths<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Opt for a short shower over a bath (and save the long showers for special occasions). A bath uses up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.caaquebec.com\/en\/at-home\/advice\/tips-and-tricks\/tip-and-trick\/show\/sujet\/household-water-consumption-maison-ecoleau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to 150 litres<\/a> of water for every soak, while a five-minute shower uses approximately 75 litres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Recycle water from the tub<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you opt for a bath, you can use the used water (known as \u201cgreywater&#8221;) from your bath to water your garden and houseplants. Just make sure your soap products don&#8217;t contain boron, salt, or chlorine bleach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively, collect cool water from a bath or shower in a bucket as you wait for it to warm up and use it for plants or cleaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Utilize the dishwasher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Less work and fewer greenhouse gases (GHGs)? Sounds like a win-win. Using a dishwasher for all your dishes (assuming it&#8217;s a modern, energy-efficient model) costs less money and is <a href=\"https:\/\/natural-resources.canada.ca\/energy-efficiency\/spotlight-energy-efficiency\/2020\/08\/01\/use-your-dishwasher-more-efficiently-for-big-savings\/22947\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more energy-efficient<\/a> than washing by hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s because it costs less money to heat up the water, and an energy-efficient dishwasher uses less water overall per load. The trick to even more savings? Skip pre-rinsing dishes and let dishes air-dry instead of using a heated drying cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What if you don&#8217;t have a dishwasher at home?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No problem \u2013 it&#8217;s just a matter of refining your technique. Remember that washing dishes by hand with a running tap <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/2515-7620\/ab716b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">produces the highest GHGs<\/a> of all the methods, so the greenest option of all is the two-basin method of hand-washing: Fill one sink or basin with hot water to soak and scrub your dishes and one sink with cool water to rinse, then let your dishes air dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bonus tip: Heating up water also uses energy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The temperature of your household water use also affects how much energy you use. You might be able to reduce the temperature of your hot water heater \u2013 in most cases, the optimal temperature is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-health\/services\/water-temperature-burns-scalds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">49\u00b0C (120\u00b0F)<\/a> to prevent harmful bacteria growing in your tank. Any higher than this, and you risk your water becoming scalding hot, as well as using more energy that you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also very effective to run some laundry cycles on the cold water setting. Up to 90 percent of the energy used to wash clothes goes towards heating the water, which hikes your electricity bills unnecessarily. Plus, many detergents contain enzymes that work best with cold water at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecohome.net\/guides\/3769\/save-money-by-washing-clothes-in-cold-water-especially-as-it-can-wash-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5\u02daC (40\u02daF)<\/a>, and a cold-water wash can also reduce the likelihood of your clothes shrinking, or the colours fading over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-default-collapsible\"><p><button class=\"collapse-toggle collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse834a1009\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse834a1009\" data-dig-id=\"LP-57738-834a1009\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"accordion closed\" action-closed=\"accordion closed\" action-opened=\"accordion open\" data-dig-label=\"Things our lawyers want you to know\"><span>Things our lawyers want you to know<\/span><span>Things our lawyers want you to know<\/span><\/button><\/p><div class=\"collapse-content collapse\" id=\"collapse834a1009\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-collapsible-inner-block collapse-inner\">\n<p>This article is intended as general information only and is not to be relied upon as constituting legal, financial or other professional advice. 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