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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

oldandhappy

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6. You have done spectacularly well!

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 15, 2016, 09:30 PM

Jan 2016

Have to confess my showers were shorter in the summer, smile. Still using bath and shower water to flush. And we have had enough rain (thank goodness) for all outside watering.

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One month of low water use. [View all] oldandhappy Jul 2015 OP

There are times, I suppose, where it goes too far. Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #1

Smile. Thanks. Yes, I tend to be a little too enthusiastic sometimes! oldandhappy Jul 2015 #2

save grey water (or the 'warm up' water from the shower) in a 5 gallon bucket NMDemDist2 Jul 2015 #3

I went to 3/8ths in pex tubing. OkSustainAg Jan 2016 #4

For a time, I was using about 500 gallons a month Kaleva Jan 2016 #5

You have done spectacularly well! oldandhappy Jan 2016 #6

Frankly, it was little gain for much effort. Kaleva Jan 2016 #7

No water costs womanofthehills Feb 2016 #8

Good for you oldandhappy Feb 2016 #9