We've brushed, we've scraped, we've flossed, and we've rinsed. Was the water running the whole time? If so, that was about 8 gallons of water down the drain and wasted. This is one habit I actually do have on lockdown...while I'm brushing my teeth. I can improve my water saving habits in other areas, which we'll cover as we go. Like I keep saying, baby steps. We're aiming for small changes over the course of the year.
When I first read 8 gallons of water I thought that sounded like a lot, but according to multiple websites an average household bathroom faucet flows at a rate of 2 gallons per minute. It's a fairly standard dentist recommendation that you brush your teeth for two minutes, two times a day. So with that little bit of math, we would each use approximately 8 gallons of water a day if we left the faucet running while brushing our teeth! That's a lot of water!
If you already turn the faucet off while brushing then pat yourself on the back, give yourself a gold star, and know you're saving almost 3,000 gallons of water every year! A seemingly little step that really adds up! If this is something you could improve upon, then start the next time you brush.
When I first read 8 gallons of water I thought that sounded like a lot, but according to multiple websites an average household bathroom faucet flows at a rate of 2 gallons per minute. It's a fairly standard dentist recommendation that you brush your teeth for two minutes, two times a day. So with that little bit of math, we would each use approximately 8 gallons of water a day if we left the faucet running while brushing our teeth! That's a lot of water!
If you already turn the faucet off while brushing then pat yourself on the back, give yourself a gold star, and know you're saving almost 3,000 gallons of water every year! A seemingly little step that really adds up! If this is something you could improve upon, then start the next time you brush.
Turning the faucet off while brushing can save up to 8 gallons of water a day, per person!
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