These days in our household people use more than 70% of the water during toilet and bathroom activities. About 5 percent of all domestic water consumption runs from the water closet into the sink and eventually into the sewer. A shower timer is an easy and simple way to consider your water consumption. About 40 percent of all domestic water consumed is used to flush toilets. Its always an efficient way to capture and reuse the lavatory water. A United States water saving company called Water Saver Technology has developed AQUS.
AQUS is a simple system which uses water coming out from bathroom sinks and kitchen sinks to flush toilets (1). AQUS can help individual households, hotels, schools, commercial buildings, government structures and multi-family complexes save volumes of water. It is can be ideal for typical single and multi family homes, Corporate and Commercial properties, Eco-friendly buildings, underprivileged water districts, water districts which provides conservative incentives. It is hardly noticeable and there is no change to the normal operation of your lavatory sink and toilet. And it is also easy use: AQUS is simple to install and requires minimal annual maintenance.
It has been reported that AQUS can reduce metered water usage in a two-person household by about 10–20 gallons a day – or approximately 5,000 gallons a year(1). In addition to water conservation Aqus helps save a lot of money, reduced water consumption charges and wastewater treatment or sewer fees. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water, more than 4.8 billion gallons of water is flushed down U.S. toilets each day (2). The American Water Works Association estimates that if water–saving features were installed in every U.S. household, water use would decrease by 30 percent. That would reduce daily water used by about 5.4 billion gallons, resulting in $113 million dollar–volume savings a day (2).
The Household test results speak volume about this innovative technology. In 2004, Water Saver Technology conducted a 24 hour, 20 household tests to determine the various contaminants, and volume of fresh water which goes down to bathroom drains (3). The contaminant data was used to develop treatment options to make the reused water safe for pets and people. 6 households tested used in excess of 9 gallons of fresh water per day in their lavatory sink. The average of these was 12.5 gallons. The range of fresh water savings is between 3,500 and 6,500 gallons of fresh water per year and an equal amount of wastewater savings (3). Another six households (30%) used between 6 to 8 gallons per day. This amounts to 2,200 to 3,000 gallons of fresh water per year and an equal amount of wastewater savings. The remaining eight households used less than 6 gallons per day.
This method serves as a great means to control water loss and encourage water conservation. As a result, it can be recommended to be applied in under developed countries in Africa and South Asia where water scarcity is a major issue. This technology can act as a major positive influence towards the uplifment of the standards of environment and public health.
There are other methods and products you can purchase that will help you save water within your home, have a look at Energy Saving Warehouse’s range.
(1) http://www.watersavertech.com/AQUS-System.html
(3) http://www.watersavertech.com/Household-Savings.html
