Save in your shower

Reduce usage without compromising your routine

Who doesn't love a nice hot shower after a long day? Or are you a quick, cold morning burst kind of person? Well, below you'll find some simple ways to reduce your water usage without sacrificing your cleanliness. Here are some quick ways to use water mindfully in the shower:

4-minutes is plenty

Try to reduce the time you spend showering by using a shower timer. You can get sand timers and electronic timers. Alternatively, just choose your favourite 4-minute song from this playlist.

Collect and re-use

Use a bucket to collect water while waiting for the shower to get hot. You can use this excess water to water your plants. You can even put the plug in for the duration of your shower, if your not using any particularly harsh soaps or products, and then give your houseplants a dip once your ex-shower water has cooled.

On and Off again

Turn off the shower in between rinsing where possible such as when applying shampoo, shaving your legs or brushing your teeth.

Why do showers matter so much?

Showers make up an average of 31 per cent of a typical household’s water use.
Over the past 10 years, average shower times have increased from 6.5 minutes to 7.1 minutes.
By reducing your shower time from the average 7.1 minutes to 4 minutes, you can:
- save 27 litres of water per shower.*
- save an average of $280 a year on water and energy bills.**

*By reducing your shower time from the average 7.1 minutes to 4 minutes, you can save 27 litres per shower.
Assumes typical flow rate of 9 litres per minute.

**Reduce your shower time to 4 minutes and you can save an average of $280 a year on water and energy bills.
Assumes 3 persons in house, natural gas – storage 4 star unit, 7.1 minute average shower time to begin with.