While it may not signal time off work or school, April 22nd is still recognized as “Earth Day.” It’s a day that encourages us to look beyond being responsible just for the welfare of our home.
It encourages you to think about the world, along with the future generations that will inherit this planet we’re leaving them. If you want to make sure that world is a good one, our team here at NixCo Plumbing Inc. came up with some tips that you can implement in your home to help.
Drink Filtered Water
If you want the best tasting, safest, cleanest water coming directly out of your tap, rather than from a bottle, you want to get a water filter installed.
You have a few options for doing this, such as getting a smaller filter installed directly on the tap, or a larger, more comprehensive system integrated right into your entire home plumbing system.
Either way, your water will be cleaned up even more than what just a chlorination process can do. On top of that, you’ll be helping environmental efforts by enjoying cleaner water without having to add more bottles to the trash or recycling bin.
Look At Your Carbon Footprint & Shrink It
The carbon footprint is a concept that looks at your “mark on the earth” in terms of how much CO2—that is, carbon dioxide—you generate.
CO2 is one of the “greenhouse gasses” that are good at retaining heat, and play a role in the global warming phenomenon.
You can fight against global warming by using products that emit lower levels of CO2.
You can also give your business to companies with a policy of minimizing CO2 emissions in their own manufacturing process.
When you do this, you shrink your carbon footprint.
Make the Switch to a Tankless Water Heater
Get rid of the space and the inefficiency of heating up gallons of water. With a tankless water heater, the water is heated directly in the plumbing. You get lower energy bills as a result, as much as $100 lower annually.
You even enjoy hot water that never runs out once it gets going.
It’s a bit more of an investment up front, but pays out in reduced bills in the long run, adding value and energy efficiency to your property.
Use Newer, Eco-Friendly Plumbing Fixtures
Your existing plumbing may be putting out the water reliably, but is it putting out your water efficiently? Older toilets flush anywhere from 3-7 gallons every time.
New plumbing fixtures can be much more eco-friendly, which means you use less water, and you pay less on your bills.
Low flow toilets use half the water older ones do and have different modes of flushing depending on liquid or solid waste.
High-efficiency showerheads give you the pressure without wasting water. You get no compromise on performance, but you pay less on your bills.