Think your bathroom tap uses little water? Think again! The average bathroom taps uses between 7 and 15 liters of water per minute. In a household of 4 people, with each person using the bathroom taps for three minutes per day, this can amount to 65 700 liters of water per year. At R15 per […]
Author Archives: Richard Viljoen
If you are living in the Cape, there is a good chance you are discussing water saving on a daily basis. You are aware of the water crisis and you are trying to “do your bit”. Every day you will hear a new trick for saving water, from eating off paper plates […]
For the first time since the industrial revolution, the UK is about to go a full 24 hours without using Coal to generate electricity. According to a tweet from the UK national grid control room, today is likely to be the first day to achieve that milestone! It looks likely today will be the first working […]
From the first of April 2017, Saldanha Bay Municipality will be implementing Level 3 water restrictions. For those living in the area, here is a summary of what it means: For your Garden: No watering with a sprinkler system or hose pipes Watering with can or bucket is only allowed before 9am or after 6pm […]
Our dam levels are at a 10-year low & tougher level-3 water restrictions are in force. It’s time to #ThinkWaterCT https://t.co/FoRm89d8YW pic.twitter.com/JdDErmVw9q — City of Cape Town (@CityofCT) November 11, 2016
We tested the water saving shower heads at home. Firstly, we had an old type of water saver, with a restricted flow. The problem was that getting the shampoo or conditioner out of our hair was taking 10 minutes. The e-Shower was using 6 LPM (Liters per minute), saving us some water, but importantly, with […]
There are many things to consider when investigating the purchase of a solar system, but one of the first to consider is the price you would be prepared to pay for the system. If, like me, you believe a solar system should be an investment that delivers real returns, i.e. the returns beat inflation, then […]
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