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--- WATER ---

Conservation:
...What are 20 ways I can conserve water?
--- Check for leaks in your toilet tank with a few drops of food coloring or leak identification tablets. If the coloring appears within 30 minutes without flushing, you have a leak.

NOTE:
Fixing a leak may be as easy as tightening loose connections, wrapping joints with Teflon tape before reconnecting or replacing parts inside the toilet tank.

--- If your toilet was manufactured before 1992, replace it.

--- Fix leaky faucets.

-- Flush toilets less. Do not use your toilet as a trash can.

--- Place plastic bottles filled with water inside your toilet tank/s or use an inexpensive dam to block part of your toilet tank.

--- Install water saving shower heads.

NOTE:
Water saving shower heads use 25-50% less water than a normal faucet.

--- Install low-flow faucet aerators.

NOTE:
Low faucet aerators use 20-25% less water than a normal faucet.

--- Water your bushes, flowers, garden and lawn in the morning. Less evaporation.

--- Use trickle or drip irrigation systems for watering your bushes, flowers, garden and lawn.

--- If you have an irrigation system, be sure you are not watering the street, sidewalks or your driveway.

--- Wash your car less. Or even better, use a car wash that recycles their water.

--- Use your house water meter to check for leaks. To do so, check your water meter now. Then, after not using any water in your house for a period of two hours, check your water meter again. If the reading on your water meter is different, you have a leak.

--- Insulate your hot water pipes. In doing so, you will get hot water to your destination faster. Hence, you will not waste as much water waiting for the hot water.

--- Take shorter showers.

--- Turn the water off after wetting your toothbrush.

--- Fill the sink with water when shaving rather than running the water.

--- Use your dishwasher for only full loads.

--- Sweep your sidewalks, patios, driveways, etc. instead of using water.

--- Keep a bottle of water in the fridge. By doing so, you won't have to run the tap and wait for cold water.

--- Think before you use water. Then, when actually using the water, try and use less.

General:
...What is "hard water"?
In the simplest terms, hard water is water that contains higher levels of minerals such as calcium and magnesium.

Radon:
...Can radon be found in water?
Yes, radon can be found in water.

Temperature:
...What is the optimum water temperature for hot water in my home?
A typical home's hot water temperature will be between 110 degrees and 115 degrees.


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