I had to look that one up but I know how much water I use per day in my single person household. Fifty two litres. That is my average daily consumption so far in 2026. So I use about one third as much as the average person.
Back in 2024 I got a smart meter for water. It's not quite the same as a smart energy meter. That comes with an in-home display so can see how much electricity I am using in real time. For water there's no in-home display but I can go to the Anglian Water website and see how much water I use each day.
It has made me very aware of my daily consumption. I have a spreadsheet to help me monitor usage and work out how to cut down.
I have a wet room rather than a bathroom so I don't take baths. Instead I take navy showers.
What's a navy shower? It's water saving technique. I stand under the shower for 20-30 seconds to get wet then I turn off the water. I apply soap and shampoo and then turn the shower on again to rinse myself. The shower is probably running for less than two minutes in total. And I have a water saving shower head as well.
I live in a drought prone region. Our average annual rainfall is just under 15 inches. Water is a very precious resorce here with a lot of it going to irrigate farmland and industrial use. We are always asked to conserve water. We have a certain amount of water allocated at different rates; Tier 1 is the lowest rate, if you go above the Tier 1 allocation, you are charged more at the Tier 2 rate for the next several gallons and if you go over that, anything above that gets charged at the Tier 3 rate, which is the highest. I get a summary of my water use every two months (we are billed every two months).
ReplyDeleteI've got a smart meter for water. It makes it much easier to see how much I am using day-to-day.
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