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Saving Water in the Kitchen
Of all water consumed in the home, approximately 10% is attributed to water use in the kitchen. Not unlike the laundry, the kitchen is another significant consumer of water, be it for cooking, cleaning, washing or drinking.
The kitchen is not only a highly functional space, it is also a uniquely social room in the home. It’s an ideal location to start implementing your water conservation plan … and discussing it with other members of the household. The opportunities to save water in the kitchen are considerable and don’t always require an expensive outlay in terms of high cost appliances. Sensible washing and cleaning practices alone can help reduce the amount of water consumed in your dishwasher as well as the kitchen sink. The Tips and Advice below provide a good starting point.
One of the easiest ways of saving water in the kitchen is to install a water efficient dishwasher and ensure that you use it appropriately. Many major appliances and tapware products now carry labels according to their water efficiency. The National Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) Scheme as a way of assisting consumers to make informed decisions based on reliable information. This information is presented at the point of sale via Rating Labels displayed on appliances. The Label is displayed on the face of the dishwasher, or attached via a swing tag, and demonstrates that manufacturers and importers have ensured their product has been tested and complies with the Australian Standard in the respective category.
Tips:
Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator. Running the tap until the water is cool enough to drink is wasteful.
Garbage-disposal units use about 30 litres of water per day and send a lot of extra rubbish into the sewers. This places an additional load on sewerage treatment plants, Ideally some of your food scraps could be composted or fed into a worm farm rather than being processed down the kitchen sink.
When you clean your fish tank, use the ‘old’ nitrogen and phosphorous-rich water on your plants.
Dishwasher Tips
Look for dishwashers that have a National Water Conservation or WELS Label. The best water rating achieved by dishwashers currently on the market is 4 star.
Run the dishwasher when you have a full load.
Use the rinse-hold setting on the dishwasher, if it has one, rather than rinsing dishes under the tap
Look for information about the water efficiency performance of any product when making a purchase, however also check to see if the marketing claims are independently verified or substantiated.
Top Tap Tips
When washing dishes by hand, don’t rinse them under a running tap. If you have two sinks, fill the second one with rinsing water. If you have only one sink, stack washed dishes in a dish rack and rinse them with a pan of hot water.
Use the minimum amount of dishwashing detergent (when washing dishes by hand) as this will reduce the amount of rinsing required.
Use a plugged sink or a pan of water. This saves running the tap continuously.
Use only as much water as you need in the kettle to cut your electricity costs at the same time.
When boiling vegetables, use just enough water to cover them and keep the lid on the saucepan. Your vegetables will boil quicker and it will save you water, power and not to mention preserving precious vitamins in the food.
Flow controlled aerators for taps are inexpensive and can reduce water flow by 50%.
Don’t use running water to defrost frozen food. Ideally place food in refrigerator to defrost overnight - this is also the healthiest option.
Where convenient and appropriate, try to capture ‘warm-up’ water for use on plants, rinsing dishes, washing fruit and vegetables, or other cleaning tasks.
Check for leaks and, if there are any dripping taps, replace washers or other components as required. Dripping taps can waste 30 – 200 litres of water per day, so make sure they are turned off properly.
Insulate hot water pipes. This avoids wasting water while waiting for hot water to flow through and saves energy.
Make sure your hot water system thermostat is not set too high. Adding cold water to cool very hot water is wasteful.
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