82.5 Litres/day/person
Dec 13th 2008, 8:07 pm
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82.5 Litres/day/person
I got my water bill the other day and it appears that we are using 82.5 l/day/person.
The water company says I should be aiming for 155 l/day/person. What should I do to meet the target?
The water company says I should be aiming for 155 l/day/person. What should I do to meet the target?
Dec 13th 2008, 8:25 pm
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Re: 82.5 Litres/day/person
LOL, do you think this is a comment on your personal hygiene?? 
Dec 13th 2008, 9:01 pm
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Re: 82.5 Litres/day/person
We have EXACTLY the same problem in our house - 4 people and we struggle to use any more than 300lt a day... I have no idea how people manage to be anywhere near the 'target 140' 
Dec 13th 2008, 9:47 pm
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Re: 82.5 Litres/day/person
Oh dear, I'm on less than 50l per day (for all 4 of us!!) 
My average weekly usage is 344 litres.
No wonder my grass is dead 
My average weekly usage is 344 litres.
No wonder my grass is dead
Dec 13th 2008, 11:06 pm
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Re: 82.5 Litres/day/person
I've just got my tenants water bill in !!
1,118 litres per day, at least it is down a bit from last time 1,230 per day !!
Dec 14th 2008, 12:03 am
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Re: 82.5 Litres/day/person
I must admit I saw on TV where they were saying people should try to use less than 155L per person per day and I couldn't work out how you could use that much if you are doing all the normal water saving things.
Dec 14th 2008, 3:56 am
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Re: 82.5 Litres/day/person
We use about 150l a day for a family of 4 - 2 adults, 2 kids. Otto bin size? Ain't bad at all. Down from 400 odd before we had tanks for washing machine and toilets.
Dec 14th 2008, 9:24 am
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Re: 82.5 Litres/day/person
One thing I've never understood either here or in the UK is the obsession with watering grass 
If you're in a real drought area it's going to do sod all and if you're not then at some point it will rain and the grass will come back. It's a totally pointless and ridiculous waste of water.
If you're in a real drought area it's going to do sod all and if you're not then at some point it will rain and the grass will come back. It's a totally pointless and ridiculous waste of water.
Dec 14th 2008, 9:36 am
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Re: 82.5 Litres/day/person
My son loves a 20 minute shower in the UK. Boy, is he going to be in for a shock.........!!