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In the bathroom

With around 49 per cent of all indoor water going down the drain in the bathroom, it's an obvious place to start when looking around the home for ways to save water, money and the environment.

We've made it easy for you to save with some great no effort water saving ideas.

Water wise products
You can save more than water with the latest water efficient devices - they can give your energy bills a trim as well.

Tap aerators
Aerators restrict the flow of water from your tap without reducing water pressure. Fit an aerator to your taps and reduce the amount of water you use by more than 50%.

Toilets
On average, a single flush toilet uses around 12 litres of water per flush. A 4-star water efficient dual flush toilet uses less than half this amount. Switching to a 4-star dual flush toilet will save about 25,000 litres of water a year.

Let Sydney Water replace your single flush toilet with a 4-star water efficient dual flush.
To register for our Toilet Replacement Service, call 1300 690 399.

Did You Know?

A tap left running can waste up to 17 litres of water a minute.

A simple change like installing a water efficient showerhead could save you around $50 to $100 in water and energy costs every year.

A standard single flush toilet can use up to 12 litres of water. A water efficient dual flush toilet uses as little as three litres.

A leaking toilet can waste more than 16,000 litres of water a year.

Water efficient taps with an aerator or flow restrictor use 50 per cent less water than standard taps.

A water efficient dual flush toilet uses more than 60 per cent less water than a standard single flush toilet.

The bathroom accounts for around 49 per cent of all water used inside the home.

By installing a nine litre aerator on a tap you can save about half the amount of water you would use with a standard tap. Alternatively, by installing flow control valves or restrictors you can reduce the volume of water through a tap to between three and 15 litres per minute.

A dripping tap can waste more than 2,000 litres a month. That's 24,000 litres a year - more than an average household uses in one month.

An eight minute shower using a regular showerhead uses around 120 litres of water. A water efficient showerhead uses less than 72 litres.