Water water water....everywhere!

Water, It`s plentiful at the moment and is literally just going down the drain.

 

Why not take time this weekend to invest in a water butt? Reasonably priced water butts are available in many varieties! Slim ones, basic ones, deluxe ones, stone effect, different shapes, even DIY ones. They are available in many DIY shops, and hardware stores. Easily installed on your house, shed, garage or any outbuilding with gutters and downpipes in place. Obviously water is stored for your use and convenience during the summer months.  I know it seems hard to imagine during our current weather conditions BUT should we have a hosepipe ban during the summer months then you can freely use any water collected in your water butt. Rain water is more beneficial to our plants than tap water. Rain water has natural nutrients that are cleaned with chlorine etc to make it safe for drinking from taps. It will be at the right temperature for your plants as opposed to cold water from the tap. Give it a go, and if you are on a water meter then you could be saving money too!

So, why not turn a negative into a positive and make good use of this wet weather?

Watch The Video "How To Install A Water Butt" For Ideas

Water Facts

• On average a person in the UK uses 150 litres of water per day
• Did you know that just 1 drip of water per second wastes around 5, 000 litres of water each year!
• The roof of a four bedroom family home on average captures more than 100, 000 litres of rain water each year.
• Turning off a running tap while brushing your teeth will save water! Leaving the tap on wastes 6 litres of water every minute.
• Around 25% of the household’s energy bill comes from heating water
• One third of our water is lost through leaky pipes before it even gets to our homes.
• Did you know that 50% of water that is used within the household doesn’t need to be of potable water quality?
• A four minute shower uses between 90 and 180 litres of water.
• 63% of our daily consumption at home comes from the bathroom and the toilet
• You can survive about a month without food, but only 5 to 7 days without water.

Its all around us, we take it for granted at times, and certainly could not live without it! So appreciate it and use it carefully!


Here`s hoping I will be doing a blog on sunshine soon!! Lets hope the sun is as plentiful in the summer as the rain has been this winter.

Take Care

Paula