How to reduce your household water bills

If you want to reduce your household energy bills thenIf you have an old electric water heater storage tank
its worth considering your water heater. Waterinsulate it with an insulation blanket, be careful not to
heaters account for a third of all household energycover the thermostat as this can skew your
consumption.temperature control.
There are four ways to cut your water heating bills:Insulate the first 6-8 feet of the hot and cold water
- Use less hot water,pipes connected to the water heater.
- Turn down the thermostat on your water heater,Most water heaters last for around 10-5 years, it's best
- Insulate your water heater,to start shopping for a new one if yours is more than
- Buy a new, more efficient water heater.7 years old. Research what's on the market before
Lower the thermostat on your water heater; wateryour current water heater fails as this will enable you
heaters often arrive from the manufacture with highto select a heater that meets your needs.
temperature settings, a setting of 49°C providesFor long-term savings don't skrimp on your initial
nice hot water for most people.purchase a standard water heater may cost less
Reduce the amount of baths that you have within anyinitially, however look at the big picture and the savings
given week, try to take more showers. Or if you havethat can be made through buying an energy efficient
children let one child take one bath and then anotherheater, year on year.
child can use the water. This may sound not veryConsider natural-gas on-demand or tankless water
hygienic but there was a time when water was notheaters. Research has found there to be massive
running from taps and people had to be a lot moresavings of up to 30% compared with standard
economical with water that they would collect fromnatural-gas storage tank water heaters.
wells.