12种方式你在家里浪费水

该re are many简单的步骤您可以在家中拯救水, and a good way to start is by making an inventory of leaks around your house. Household leaks alone account for more than 900 billion gallons of water wasted each year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. That's enough to supply the annual water needs of 11 million homes! Beyond leaks, however, there are other, less obvious ways that you're probably wasting water every day, whether through thoughtlessness or bad habits. Take a look at your house and your routine to see if you're guilty of any of these common water-wasting offenses.

并非所有泄漏都很容易发现。即使龙头没有滴水，喷口的底部可能会泄漏，这可能是由裂纹或磨损的O形环引起的。检查在水槽下面，如果与供水和排水管的松动，可能会导致不太明显的地方泄漏。

Leaks of all kinds account for at least 10 percent of household water waste. You can take control of the problem by leak-proofing your home using the EPA's handyFix a Leak Week program。该机构提供了一个简单的清单，以帮助房主进行自己的管道检查。虽然程序中的步骤似乎很简单，但它们可以产生大的好处。随着人口压力和气候变化日益威胁危及清水的供应，我们都应该根据泄漏而削减浪费的近1万亿加仑的水。所以，花一点时间追踪你家里的隐藏泄漏，然后在水管工中致电修复或呼叫。

An occasional long, hot bath does wonders for mind and body. But a bath uses up far more water than a shower. While an average bathtub holds about 40 or 50 gallons of water, a 10-minute shower using a water-saving nozzle that cuts flow to two gallons per minute requires just 20 gallons. And if you take an even shorter shower, you'll enjoy even more water savings.

你浪费加仑的清洁,可用的水当你keep the tap running unnecessarily. The biggest culprits? Personal hygiene (brushing your teeth, washing your face, shaving) and kitchen chores like hand-washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen. Always turn off the tap when it’s not in use, and soak dishes and pans to cut down on wash time and water usage.

While replacing old fixtures and appliances with more efficient models is a great start, you also need to be conscious of your water use habits. According to Consumer Reports, people who rely on water-saving devices may take longer showers and run the tap without thinking, assuming that they're already conserving water. If you have trouble remembering, place a sticky note next to faucets and appliances with a simple message: “Save water.”

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No way around it, humans need to drink water—at least half a gallon daily. But alcohol is another matter. According to Scientific American, overindulging in alcohol is one of the 10 top water wasters. Alcohol is a diuretic and leads to dehydration, which is a major reason why people end up with hangovers the next day. The more you drink, the more water your body loses. That lost water has to go somewhere, and it has to be replaced in your body—and both of these processes lead to more water usage at home.

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