Thames Water is reminding its customers of some water saving tips which will help preserve supplies and the environment.
The company says the free water saving calculator on its website can help households work out how much water and energy they are using and receive tailored advice on how to save more.
David Haydon, Head of Water Transformation at Thames Water, said: “The UK has had one of the warmest and driest springs in over a century and the continued hot weather through summer brings with it a heightened concern of drought.
“We continue to monitor our water resources carefully and while we are currently not putting in place a hosepipe ban it is important that we all play our part to use water wisely.
“The extended warm weather also brings increased risks of leaks and bursts due to pipe stress and shifting foundations in the ground. We are working to ensure that our leakage engineers are placed where leaks are most likely to occur and our teams are working day and night to find and these fix leaks using innovative technology.
“There are many ways customers can save water during the summer. Some of our top tips include taking shorter showers, turning the tap off while brushing teeth and letting your lawn go dry.”
David Haydon, Head of Water Transformation at Thames Water, said: “The UK has had one of the warmest and driest springs in over a century and the continued hot weather through summer brings with it a heightened concern of drought.
“We continue to monitor our water resources carefully and while we are currently not putting in place a hosepipe ban it is important that we all play our part to use water wisely.
“The extended warm weather also brings increased risks of leaks and bursts due to pipe stress and shifting foundations in the ground. We are working to ensure that our leakage engineers are placed where leaks are most likely to occur and our teams are working day and night to find and these fix leaks using innovative technology.
“There are many ways customers can save water during the summer. Some of our top tips include taking shorter showers, turning the tap off while brushing teeth and letting your lawn go dry.”
The top tips are:
- Take shorter showers. Thames Water’s new research showed the average person spends about eight minutes in the shower, when asked by the survey. Shaving two minutes off your shower time can save £73 on water and energy bills a year and around 20 litres of water per person every day. 20 litres is enough to fill two buckets.
- Turn off the taps. Over a third of people are still saying they keep the tap running whilst they brush their teeth. A running basin tap can use six litres of water a minute and by turning off the tap even 10 seconds sooner, you can save over half a litre.
- Fix leaking lavatories. From a trickle, ripple or full flow, leaky loos on average waste 200-400 litres a day. That’s around a family’s total daily water use. It can add hundreds to your yearly bill if not fixed.
- Take shorter showers. Thames Water’s new research showed the average person spends about eight minutes in the shower, when asked by the survey. Shaving two minutes off your shower time can save £73 on water and energy bills a year and around 20 litres of water per person every day. 20 litres is enough to fill two buckets.
- Turn off the taps. Over a third of people are still saying they keep the tap running whilst they brush their teeth. A running basin tap can use six litres of water a minute and by turning off the tap even 10 seconds sooner, you can save over half a litre.
- Fix leaking lavatories. From a trickle, ripple or full flow, leaky loos on average waste 200-400 litres a day. That’s around a family’s total daily water use. It can add hundreds to your yearly bill if not fixed.
- Reduce your washes. Doing two fewer weekly washes can save you £46 on your water and energy bills.
Thames Water's website is at https://www.thameswater.co.uk/
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