Comments on: I Hate Washing Dishes By Hand Because It Wastes So Much Water. What Can I Do?

By: monstar

monstar — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:07:31 +0000

just wanted to comment about disposing of water…
In my statistics class we learned that the water someone drinks in New Orleans has been through at least 7 people. Someone, somewhere has consumed your waste water.

By: Robbi

Robbi — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:47:31 +0000

I just want to make a couple points about Waste Water…
***Most of the water you use is re-introduced LOCALLY to your water supply. ***
All the Waste Water from your home goes to the same place…be it from your sinks, shower or toliet….
It goes to a Waste Water Treatment Facility….
This water can then be used as recycled water but NOT AS POTABLE WATER..IT IS TOTALLY SEPERATE FROM YOUR DRINKING WATER.
Its main uses are for Industrial and Municiple Irrigation…(When you see Purple pipes and valves, this is recycled waste water)
When you conserve on water you are in essence conserving the Avalable Fresh water resources that Municipalities store and purchase for use in your home.
Some ways I save water at home…
1. Hand wash Dishes..By filling up a dish pan or orther container with warm sudsy water, use approx 2 gal. and again a container for rinsing. I use my Dishwasher only if I have entereained.
2. save a cple gallon milk jugs and Next ime you turn on the faucett and let it run to get hot water stick a jug under..A. you will be very suprised at how much water is actually “going down the drain EVERYTIME”
I use this to water house plants, outdoor containers, toss it in the washer to reduce the amount of water used when it fills….
By not using the dishwasher I save on not using the hottest water, water heater not going as much and the electricty used to run the DW…
Stick a 3 or 5 gal bucket in your shower to catch the water while you wait for it to heat…
Yo me, I know that I am saving my self money every month as well as getting the MOST bang for my water buck…I am actually using Most of the water I am paying for…..

By: drjean

drjean — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:25:36 +0000

Those numbers on how much dishwashers aren’t what you think. (It is from a value-laden survey.)

The average dishwasher (now with energy star products etc) uses only 2 gallons of water per use.

Someone rinsing dishes before putting them into the dishwasher increases the water usage to about 20 gallons.

It takes nearly 2 gallons of water to brush your teeth, if you leave the water running.

I never use all the water allotted to me…and the city keeps upping the amount of minimal payment for more water than I can use now!

I catch rain water for outside use, though my dad always used it to wash his hair, and never had any scalp problems and had soft hair

The “appliance” in your home that uses the most water? The toilet. If you have an older model, put a brick in the bottom to save water, don’t flush after urinating only, or go outside. (Just kidding on the last:) )

Our community was the first in the area to use reclaimed water for lawn sprinkling. Great! Just have to be careful when dog wants to bite at the sprinkler heads while it’s running. (Non-potable water.) Our fire hydrants are on the same service. (Does this mean if we have a house fire, that it will grow mold and mildew sooner and stronger afterwards?)

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:05:59 +0000

No, I would not advise anyone to let the faucets run. My point is, water isn’t somehow destroyed when you use it. It isn’t like oil, when you use it, it is gone.

Sure, towns can run out of water, but that is a water management issue, not a water supply issue.

I guess what I am trying to say is, the world is NOT running out of water. We are (in some areas) failing to manage it correctly. It is a big difference.

Most of the water you use is re-introduced LOCALLY to your water supply. I would not stay up at night worrying whether a glass of water is going to break the world. In some areas, sure water conservation is a must, but the vast majority of the country it is not. If I DID let the faucets run day and night, it would in no way affect the rest of the world outside of my small locality. Sooner or later that water will be back.

Worry more about running out of money to pay your water bill rather than the water itself.