Ideal Bite: There's No (Re)place(ment) Like Home - Save Water Week

June 08, 2009 Trouble viewing this email? Read it online... REPLACING WATER WASTERS There's No (Re)place(ment) Like Home - Save Water Week If 10,000 Biters switch out an old toilet for a water-thrifty one, we'll save enough water to fill 1,600 backyard swimming pools. Wanna lower that Kansas-size water bill? Wicked. Just replace water-sucks like Auntie Em's old bathroom fixtures (including her pre-1993 Toto) to save major H2O and money. Clicking your heels over water savings. We're using and polluting our water faster than we can replenish our clean supply - so saving it's a big deal. Not selling the farm to pay your bills. A few changes can save you $170 per year on your water and sewer bills alone. Saving so much energy it could power a twister. Since it takes energy to treat our water, if one out of 100 American homes retrofitted with water-efficient fixtures, we'd save enough energy to power 909 homes for a year. Heather and Jen both recently bought new (to them) homes, and are in the process of green-ifying their water fixtures. Pics to come… Dishwashers Change it out if your dishwasher was built before 1994, and you'll save more than $30 per year in utility costs. Faucets In your bathroom, if your faucet's not a low-flow version and pours out more than 2 gallons per minute, attach a faucet aerator. You'll save up to $80 per year on utility bills. Showerheads If your showerhead blasts more than 3 gallons per minute, switch it out for a low-flow one. Try this one from Niagara Conservation ($17). Since you'll also save energy (due to less hot water use), you'll shave about $80 per year off your utility bills. Toilets Replace your pre-1993 toilet (that was the year regulations changed). Compared to an old-school 3.5 gallon-per-flush toilet, an EPA WaterSense-labeled toilet will use 1.3 gallons or less, saving $90 per year. Washers Replace it if it's more than 10 years old - and note: front-loaders save more water than top-loaders. An Energy Star-qualified washer can save you $145 per year between power and water bills. More resources Toilet Rebate - find local rebates available if you change out your toilet. Check with your local water department - many offer rebates to help cover the costs of new water fixtures (some even give 'em away). According to The Wizard of Oz film lore, designers used Jell-O crystals to color the horses in Emerald City; their scenes were shot quickly, before the horses could lick it off. SPONSOR SHARE           FORWARD TO A FRIEND           ADD TO MYBITES           BLOG WITH US           COMMENT ON THIS TIP Trash Talk Hanah bleeps her way through our latest vid, showing you how to keep your food  fresher, longer. EDITORIAL POLICY  |  PRIVACY POLICY  |  TERMS AND CONDITIONS PRESS KIT  |  ADVERTISE  |  CONTACT US Copyright 2009 Ideal Bite, Inc. 340 Brannan St. Ste 402 San Francisco, CA 94107