Save Water with Metro Rod West Yorkshire
Water is expensive. The average UK household spends around £400 on water each year, and from April this year, Yorkshire Water implemented the largest hike across the UK, with the average water bill rising by £16 (4%). Not based in Yorkshire? Check out this full article provided by lovemoney.com for information on your area.
Let’s look below on how you can save water:
1. Don’t let the taps run!
This may sound obvious but it has to be said. How many of you leave the tap running when brushing your teeth? According to a YouGov Survey in 2018, one in three people leave the tap running while brushing their teeth. A running tap can use around 6 litres of water per minute so if you brush your teeth for the recommended two minutes, turning the tap of whilst brushing could save 12 litres of water. Also, remember to put the plug in when you are washing your hands/face as you can save around 2 litres of water rather than keeping the tap running.
2. Bathing vs. Showering
A full bath uses around 80 litres of water whereas a five-minute power shower uses around 75 litres. Having a normal shower for five minutes only uses 45 litres of water. If you feel like you know you don’t take that long in the shower, water can be saved by swapping a bath for a shower – especially if you have a normal shower as this can save up to 35 litres.
3. Turn off the tap!
You can also save water when preparing your food by washing your vegetables in a bowl of water rather than under a running tap. By keeping the tap running and washing the vegetables underneath, you’re using around 6 litres per minute! And just think, if you wash your vegetables in a bowl you can re-use the water in the garden. Also, importantly, make sure you turn your taps off properly with no water left dripping as a dripping tap can waste almost enough water in a day as it would filling a bath.
4. Dishwashers & washing machines.
If you’re looking for a new washing machine or dishwasher, you can now purchase new energy efficient models. When using your machines, do you think about the size of your load? Generally, one full load uses less water than two smaller loads would! You don’t have a dishwasher? Well, when washing your dirty pots and pans you can save around 5 litres of water by using a bowl rather than a running tap.
5. Fancy a drink of water?
When running the tap until the water is cold enough to drink can was up to 4 litres of water so instead of running this down the sink, collect the water for later use in the garden, to water plants or in a jug for the fridge. Don’t fancy water but you fancy a good old Yorkshire cup of tea? Make sure you only fill the kettle up with the amount you need – this will also save energy use!
6. Oh no! A water leak.
Household leaks can waste billions of gallons of water annually nationwide. It is best to get the problem fixed before it causes any rotting or other expensive damages. This is where Metro Rod West Yorkshire can help.
- Tap repair or replacement – If you’ve got a constantly dripping or leaking tap, one of our skilled engineers will diagnose what is causing the problem and then carry out repair work to solve the issue and stop it reoccurring in the future. Should a replacement be required, we can advise on tap replacement and arrange to carry out the work, using like-for-like parts.
- Repairing leaking or burst pipes – Our skilled plumbers will visit your property, isolate the leak and repair or replace any damaged pipework, enabling the plumbing in your property to function correctly. Whether that means carrying out welding on copper pipes, using specialist fittings for plastic pipes, or cutting and reshaping pipes to alleviate the problems, we will ensure that our work prevents future leaks from occurring.
- Toilet replacement or repair – If you’ve got a leaking toilet, one of our plumbers can visit your property to identify what is causing the problem and carry out the repair – Our plumbers are trained to work on a variety of different types of toilets. If your toilet is not functioning correctly or leaking, we can either, replace the whole toilet with like for like parts or repair any problems.
- Radiator replacement – Our team of plumbers can help you identify the issue with your radiator, whether it’s a build-up of sludge or trapped air, our friendly team of engineers will visit your property to rectify the issue. If a replacement radiator is required, we will do this with an equivalent size and style radiator.
- Waste trap replacement or repair – Waste traps are designed to stop unpleasant odours from drains and sewers from entering your property. If you notice a pool of water under their sink or bath for example, give our team a call today and one of our plumbers will work swiftly to identify the problem and make any necessary repairs to your waste trap.
7. Brrrr, cold weather!
Cold weather can cause havoc with your pipes and drainage systems. Finding that your sinks and baths are draining slowly? Cold weather can freeze and cause grease and fats that have entered your pipes to form a wall blocking water waste from passing. Cold weather and freezing pipes can cause collapsed pipes due to the pipework expanding and contracting with the change in temperatures. We can offer a drain repair service that doesn’t require any excavations and instead consists of various lining techniques which is a speedy, reliable fix:
- Patch liners: this drain repair offers a cost-effective solution to fix individual defects within a drain.
- Ambient Cured Lining: this type of drain repair consists of both full and partial lining of drains to cover multiple defects.
- Heat Cured Lining: Like Ambient Cured Lining, this is drain repair for pipes with a large diameter or if there is increasing resistance to chemical attack required.
- Excavation: this is the most traditional method of drain repair and replacement. This method is used for new drains, drain replacement, to rectify collapsed drains or to gain access to lining repairs.
8. Scrub a dub dub!
How do you wash your car? Do you use a hosepipe? This method can waste so much water with most of it falling on the ground than washing the car – pressure washers? They waste even more! When washing your car at home we would suggest using a good old bucket and sponge followed by a watering can to rinse the soap suds away.
Drain repair and blocked drains maintenance:
As a professional drainage company, Metro Rod West Yorkshire has been unblocking and cleaning blocked drains, CCTV Surveys and drain repair for over 36 years!
All of Metro Rod Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield and Wakefield’s engineers are highly trained with a van equipped with the most up to date equipment to clear any blocked drain that presents itself to us. We have specialist electro-mechanical machines that negotiate pipework with multiple bends to remove and clear the blocked drains leaving the pipe free flowing.
If you find yourself stuck with blocked drains, Metro Rod West Yorkshire can help!
Got blocked drains? It is necessary for you to call a professional to unblock drains. Give us a call today and let our professionals unblock your blocked drain safely and effectively so that you can get on with your life without any the extra stress!
If you’d like more information on drain repair or a water leak, and you’re in the West Yorkshire area, visit the Metro Rod West Yorkshire page to get in touch with our friendly team.
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