Happy Wednesday!
Today’s challenge is:
Fix Dripping Faucets
“But it only drips a little bit.” you say. Yes, during the 20 seconds you look at it! According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “A leaky faucet that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons per year. That's the amount of water needed to take more than 180 showers!”
also…
“The average household's leaks can account for more than 10,000 gallons of water wasted every year, or the amount of water needed to wash 270 loads of laundry.”
If you want check and see if in fact you do have a dripping faucet, you can visit the US Environmental Protection Agency or EPA for some tips on how to go about detecting it:
http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/pubs/fixleak.html
or visit iSustainableEarth:
http://www.isustainableearth.com/water-conservation/a-leaky-faucet-is-like-flushing-money-down-the-toilet
Here is a site with a drip calculator to see roughly how much water you are wasting: http://www.awwa.org/resources-tools/public-affairs/public-information/dripcalculator.aspx
Feel free to comment if you complete the challenges and give us some feedback!
~The Coyotes
Today’s challenge is:
Fix Dripping Faucets
“But it only drips a little bit.” you say. Yes, during the 20 seconds you look at it! According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “A leaky faucet that drips at the rate of one drip per second can waste more than 3,000 gallons per year. That's the amount of water needed to take more than 180 showers!”
also…
“The average household's leaks can account for more than 10,000 gallons of water wasted every year, or the amount of water needed to wash 270 loads of laundry.”
If you want check and see if in fact you do have a dripping faucet, you can visit the US Environmental Protection Agency or EPA for some tips on how to go about detecting it:
http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/pubs/fixleak.html
or visit iSustainableEarth:
http://www.isustainableearth.com/water-conservation/a-leaky-faucet-is-like-flushing-money-down-the-toilet
Here is a site with a drip calculator to see roughly how much water you are wasting: http://www.awwa.org/resources-tools/public-affairs/public-information/dripcalculator.aspx
Feel free to comment if you complete the challenges and give us some feedback!
~The Coyotes