Bathroom
A lot of the water you use inside your home gets used in the bathroom. Learn more about the water you use and how to save water in the bathroom.

Low-Flow Shower Interactive
Click the play button to see how much water a low-flow showerhead can save.

• Limit your showers to 5 minutes or less.
• For every minute you reduce your shower, you can save about 2,000 gallons of water a year.
• Take more showers than baths.
• If you take a bath, fill the tub only half way.
• Ask your family to install a low-flow showerhead.

Toilet Tips
Toilets consume 27 percent of the water used inside the home. You can save water and money by checking your toilets for leaks and
replacing your flapper.

• Ask your family to install an early-closure flapper. It can save up to 1.5 gallons per flush.
• If your toilet water keeps running or if your toilet flushes by itself sometimes, you may have a leak.
• Watch the video Detecting and Silencing Leaks.
• Don't use the toilet as a trash can.
• Order a Water Audit Kit from snwa.com.

Faucets
About 4,000 gallons of water each year comes out of your faucets. Leaky faucets can waste more than a gallon of water a day. Finding and fixing leaks around your home can save up to 9,000 gallons of water a year. For more information on finding leaks around your home and what to do about it, watch the Detecting and Silencing Leaks video.

• Install low-flow faucet aerators, which can cut faucet water by more than 50 percent.
• Turn the water off when brushing your teeth.
• Fill the sink with water when you shave or wash your face instead of letting the water run.
• Check all faucets for leaks. Little drips can add up to gallons.

For more detailed information, visit the SNWA Conservation House Bathroom.