1: On average, how many litres of water does it take to:
a: Flush a modern toilet?
b: Fill a bath
c: Have a shower using a power shower
d: Brush your teeth
e: Wash up after dinner in a bowl
2: How many glasses of water should the average person drink in a day?
3: Which of these devices does not involve the use of water?
a: Fridge
b: Condensing type washer/dryer machine
c: Hosepipe
d: Sprinkler
e: Tap
f: Bucket
g: Flower Vase
3: What can you do to save water when brushing your teeth?
4: How can you reduce the amount of water a toilet uses for each flush?
5: What should you do if a cistern device causes the need for double flushing the toilet?
6: What is the average amount of water used by one person in a day?
7: How can you make use of used water from your bath?
8: How can you make use of rainwater?
ANSWERS:
1: On average, how many litres of water does it take to:
a: Flush a modern toilet? - 4 litres per flush
b: Fill a bath - 80 litres per fill
c: Have a shower using a power shower - 60 litres per shower
d: Brush your teeth - 1 litre maximum if tap turned off when brushing
e: Wash up after dinner in a bowl - 3 - 5 litres depending on bowl size
2: How many glasses of water should the average person drink in a day? - 8 glasses per day (up to 2.5 litres)
3: Which of these devices does not involve the use of water?
Answer: This was a trick question! In fact they all involve the use of water!
a: Fridge - Freezes water vapour in the air
b: Condensing type washer/dryer machine - Uses cold water to condense the water vapour coming off the washing
c: Hosepipe
d: Sprinkler
e: Tap
f: Bucket
g: Flower Vase
3: What can you do to save water when brushing your teeth? - Turn off the tap when brushing
4: How can you reduce the amount of water a toilet uses for each flush? - Fit a Hippo or similar cistern device
5: What should you do if a cistern device causes the need for double flushing the toilet? - Remove the device
6: What is the average amount of water used by one person in a day? - In our area it is 147 litres per person per day
7: How can you make use of used water from my bath? - Use it to water the garden
8: How can you make use of rainwater? - Capture it in a water butt and use it to water the garden and rinse the car after cleaning it
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