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How to videos
The videos below have been designed to help you make some easy quick fixes to your home to ensure your taps, toilets and showers are water efficient and leak free.
How to change a showerhead
Using water efficiently in the shower not only saves water, but uses less energy. So you’ll not only save money on both bills, but also reduce your impact on the environment.
It’s easy to change to a new shower head yourself. You’ll need a cloth, an adjustable spanner or multi tool, steel wool and Teflon tape; the tape usually comes with a new shower head.
How to install a flow controller
A typical household tap can use around 16 litres of water every minute, depending on your water pressure. That's an awful lot of water going down the sink while you're washing your hands or rinsing plates.
But did you know, that taps with flow controllers, can reduce water flow rates by more than 50%, without reducing your water pressure at all? They not only save you water but also use less energy, which means lower bills and less impact on the environment.
How to change a tap washer
Did you know, that a dripping tap can waste around 12,000 litres per year? That’s a lot of water and money down the drain. And yet it’s easy and cheap to fix it.
New washers are readily available in all hardware stores.
How to check if you have a leak
Leaks in your home are not only wasteful but can be a real drain on your bank balance. So here are a few quick and easy ways to find out if your home is water tight.
Read your meter before you go to bed and again in the morning. In a home with no leaks, the reading will be the same. But if the numbers have gone up, it indicates that water has been used overnight, and there are likely to be leaks somewhere.
Ten Mindful Habits
Ten quick tips on small changes you can make to your behaviour to use water efficiently at home and in the garden.
Why use water efficiently?
Have you ever stopped to think how often you rely on water in every day life and how much you use? And what about the water that comes out of your taps. And have you considered how climate, weather and population impact this water supply?
We all want to do the right thing, but life gets in the way and the problem’s not that big surely? Well it is. And it’s why I’m going to give you three facts about water use, 3 facts about why efficiency matters and 3 easy ways you can easily change your water habits today.
Walter Smart and Friends teach water saving tips
Presented by Walter Smart and Friends this video reminds Primary School children to use water wisely.
Presented by Walter Smart and Friends this video reminds Primary School children to take shorter showers.
Presented by Walter Smart and Friends this video reminds Primary School children scrape plates rather than rinse plates
Presented by Walter Smart and Friends this video reminds Primary School children to use the half flush button on the toilet where possible.
Presented by Walter Smart and Friends this video reminds Primary School children to use a full load in the washing machine.
Presented by Walter Smart and Friends this video reminds Primary School children to turn off the tap when brushing teeth.