What things do you do to conserve water and electricity?

Hello,kgwat,I will try to finish bathing as soon as possible,i know it is better not to let the water running when i am rubbing the bathing gel on my body,but I am not able to do it because it is too cold here sometimes. I will switch off the unused lights or other electrical appliances,also i have used the light saving bulbs which seems to save alot of eletricity for me.

A few years back I owned a rental house and paid the electricity for the tenants besides my own living space in the building. I had the same concerns there, especially because tenants just don't think about how much it costs to pay for it and when it's part of their rent they feel entitled and I'm not disagreeing with that but sometimes people can just be blatantly wasteful. What I learned from that experience was to switch all the lightbulbs from incandescents to flourescents. That was a nice reduction on my electric bill. I also purchased low flow shower heads, which also put a noticeable dent in the water bill. For outside lighting you should have motion sensors that are pre set to turn on when someone approaches for a set amount of time or purchase solar lighting. The solar lighting is getting better and brighter all the time. It's worth paying the extra upfront with the savings long-term on your electrical bill. If you have access to a dishwasher you will save water (and depending on your set up - electricity) by running full loads in it rather than doing your dishes by hand. If you need to wash by hand try to pile up your washed stuff that needs to be rinsed and do all of your rinsing at once. I hope these can help you save!

I´ve got a device for the toilet. "Waterstop". You´ve probably seen in on a website. The best ones have two buttons. One for a reduced amount of water and another one when you need to flush down something a bit more solid (whatever it may be). It really helps to save a lot of water. We all have showers instead of a bath and don´t leave the water running whilst brushing teeth or washing hands. To save electricity, I make sure to never leave anything on stand by, apparently this wastes a lot of electricity. Electricity is cheaper here after 10pm, so I do the washing at night.

Hi sugar. I am only going to post 3 times, as I see my numbers from 16,999 are still going down. I missed ya though. As far as not wasting water, I am very careful. I live in a desert, and have only well water to use. So, I make sure that nothing is dripping, and don't do the dishwasher until it is full, same with the wash. But, I do take my daily showers. I have the flow slower thing on the shower to help cut the flow. As far as electric. I keep it high all day around 77, and drop it to 70 after 9 pm. Hugs to ya my friend. M&M

We live in a society where water charges are commonly shared by all members. Here we have installed regulators in the tanks to ensure optimum usage of water. Water is not really a shortage where I live, but what we have done is just a precaution to avoid over usage and leakages. Regarding electricity, we pay our own bills as per usage. Here I try to cut down costs by various means. I do not run the spin dry in the washing machine, switch off lights in rooms where we do not rest, avoid using too many electrical gadgets, and regulate the use of air conditioners or avoid if not necessary.

Resources like drinking water and electricity are to be conserved. I am very particular about implementing certain rules to achieve conservation of these. they are as follows: Water: a) Do not ever leave tap open when no one is around, b) Open a tap only as much as required, c) Use shower for bath instead of tub, d) Use front door opening washing machine as compared to top loading and bucket wash, e) Use drip irrigation technique for watering plants, f) Do rain water harvesting Electricity: a) Use Compact Fluorescence Lights instead of ordinary filament bulbs, b) Do not leave lights and other equipment 'ON' when no one is around or when they are not needed, c) Use solar water heater for heating bulk of the water for bathing, pre cooking, washing and other purposes (this equipment is pollution free, rugged and saves a large amount of electricity), f) Use as less electricity as possible for cooking (use more of gas), g) Use table lamp for reading rather than romm lights

it's always important to save electricity and water. not just for shortening the bills' costs but also to preserve nature. it's somewhat related as far as i know. we at home always make sure that there are no leakages in our water lines. and when there is, we fix them right away. when it comes to electricity, we turn off lights which are obviously not needed. we don't use the television when there are no good shows to watch. as far as i know, these are just the ways on how we cost cut on our water and electricity consumption. although not much to look at, it does lots of savings for us.

Water..I wash dishes once a day..rinse them after I eat and then hand wash them in the evening..Unless I have company...I try to have only one wash day a week..this helps both water and electricity. I keep off the lights unless I absolutely need them.. only one air condition and a couple fans going in the summer.. So this is the way I try to help conserve water and electricity;)+

The area we live in has to pay for every drop of water we use, so we tend to be a bit more frugal than we used to be. We have a little timer in the shower which helps to keep shower times down and I am really picky about lights etc left on if no one is in a room to use them! I suppose we could be a little more diligent with the electricity but we have a hydro electric system in Tasmania that puts our rate tarrif a bit cheaper for heaters and hot water system heating.

My water and sewer are just so outrageous any more. I've tried everything but I can't figure what else I can do there. For the electricity I have replaced nearly every bulb in the house with the energy saver flourescent ones. They're a little more expensive but last so much longer that they're worth it!

I have allready a waterhead on my shower that saves on water. When I take a shower I wash and get right out, I dont stand in the shower and let the water run over my body for a long time.I also have a stool that does not fill up with a lot of water it is a stool saver also. For the electricity I dont turn on my lights in every room when it gets dark I just turn on the light in the room that I will be in. Sometimes I use candles for light.

We try to be thoughtful about al lthe little things we do. When we take baths I take a large bucket and take the water from the tub to the grass and plants outside. I do worry about the soap from the water ruining my plans though. We have this patch of grass we cant keep alive and I was wondering if this may be why. We always turn off light and electrical appliances when they are not in use. I know we could be doing more but we are trying. We are taking baby steps as we can afford to make the jump.

Well, to save up electricity i just do small things. But, these small things also make a difference are are pretty effective. Plus these things aren't that much difficult so, you can also follow them on regular basis. I just dont keep the lights and fans of the rooms where i am not sitting or is not is use off. And i have completely stopped using bulbs, i use power saving fluorescent lights.

I use the energy efficient bulbs, turn off lights when not needed, use the sunlight as much as possible, use air conditioning sparingly, use blankets/warm clothes instead of turning up the heat. I had a special waterhead for the shower, but I didn't like it and removed the water saving piece. I just take quick showers to compensate.

I always make sure that we are not wasting water or energy. For water I turn the water off when I am rubbing my body with soap in between my shower. I prefer to take shower than bath, because of the water issue. Never keep the water runing when I am brushing my teeth. We make sure that the lights are off in the room when we are not in. I use the air dry option not the heat dry, when I use the dishwasher. In summer I use fan as much as possible. When the weather gets really very hot then only I use the air conditioning. In winter also we set the heating system in low and wear warm cloth to adjust with the temparature.

I really don't believe in using any special flow valve to save on water. They do sell devices for the purpose but I'd rather flush my toilet with a full supply of water than have to hire a plumber because my toilet has backed up due to lack of water pressure to push everything down. We pay 125.00 every two months regardless how much water we use. We have never gone over the limit used at that price so I'm not as concerned about the water. The heat and electricity on the other hand is a huge concern. We took out a loan to purchase a new furnace and hot water tank. We bought energy efficient ones. Yes they did cost more but I know for a fact we'd be without heat and power a long time ago if we didn't make the change. It has saved on the heat and power bill a whole lot. We also use a fan and a swamp cooler in the summer rather than an air conditioner. Air conditioners use a lot of power to run therefore we will never have one. We don't carelessly leave lights on if we're not in the room.

I only do that from time to time when I am not being lazy. Like turning off the tap and not letting the water run, etc. The only good habit I have managed to keep going so far is switching off lights and my computer monitor when they are not in use.

in saving water in usually use dipper rather than shower. in saving electricity i always pull the plugs of the appliances after using it.

Great topic! And important one to discuss too! What I do to conserve water and electricity, is to use them as less as possible. Close the tap when I don't use, recycle water at home, switch off all electrical applicances when not needed etc.

i switch off lights when they're not being used, use flourescent light bulbs, wash dishes by hand, and turn the water off when I'm brushing my teeth.