Modern cooking methods have changed the design and layout of kitchens and its appliances. According to many experts, kitchen is the heart of the homes. A house without a kitchen is totally incomplete. Kitchen is a highly functional space; it is also a uniquely social room in the home, where all family members get together and have breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Water is one of primary necessity in kitchens. According to a recent survey 15% of water is used in the kitchens of all water consumed in the home. As we are moving towards global warming, its our duty to save water, and kitchen is an ideal location to start implementing your water conservation plan, and discussing it with other members of your home.

By using sensible appliances, you can save ample amount of water in the kitchens. 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 an upright starting point.

One of the easiest ways of saving water in the kitchen is to install a water efficient dish-washer and ensure that you use it appropriately. Many appliances and taps now carry labels according to their water efficiency.

Top Tips for Saving Water in Kitchens

• Its human tendency that they rinse dished under a running tap. It’s advisable if you have two bowl sink fill the second one with rinsing water and close the sink waste by using the sink plug and use the sink bowl instead of running tap. If you have only one sink, stack wash dishes in a dish rack and rinse them with a pan of hot water.


• Fix Dripping taps or get new taps. Dripping taps waste too much of water, and it's remarkably easy to fix a dripping tap. Learn more about how to repair dripping taps. Check for leaks and, if there are any dripping, 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. Flow controlled aerators for taps are inexpensive and can reduce water flow by 50%.


• Use the minimum amount of dishwashing detergent (when washing dishes by hand) as this will reduce the amount of rinsing required.


• By using minimum of detergent, at the time of washing dishes can reduce the amount of rinsing. If your dishwasher has an optin of rinse-hold setting, try using that. It’s a much better option than rinsing dishers under the tap.


• 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 down your electricity costs at the same time.


• When boiling vegetables, use just enough water to cover them and keep the lid on the saucepan. As a result, vegetables will boil quicker, and it will save you water, power and not to mention preserving precious vitamins in the food.


• Don't use running water to defrost frozen food. Ideally place food in the 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.


• 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 setting is not too high. Adding cold water to set the temperate of hot water down can be a wasteful.

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