Long hot showers can waste five to ten gallons every minute. Limit your shower to the time it takes to soap up, wash down, and rinse off. When you clean the tank, use the dirty water on your houseplants. It s rich in nitrogen and phosphorous, which gives you a nice fertilizer while you use the same water twice. Select the appropriate water level for the size of your load of laundry.
Most washers offer preset water levels for small, medium and large loads.
Use full loads whenever possible. Keep a bottle of drinking water in the refrigerator. Running tap water to cool it off for drinking water is wasteful. Do not use running water to thaw meat or other frozen foods. Defrost food overnight in the refrigerator, or use the defroster setting on your microwave.