How much water do I use?
Filling up a class of water from a tap.
This page shows the average daily water use in a home. One bucket holds an average of 10 litres. Use this information to answer the following questions...
- How much water would you use if you left the garden sprinklers on for two hours?
- If you had a leaking pipe (1.5mm hole), how many litres of water would you use every day?
- How much water would you waste if you had a leaky tap and didn't fix it for a week?
- How much water do you use in a day? What about your whole family?
Kitchen
| Function
| Water Used
| Buckets
|
| Dishwashing by hand |
12 to 15 litres per wash |
1 - 1½ |
| Dishwasher |
20 to 60 litres per wash |
2 - 6 |
| Drinking, Cooking, Cleaning |
8 litres per person |
¾ - 1 |
Kitchen
| Function
| Water Used
| Buckets
|
| Toilet |
4.5 to 11 litres per flush |
7 - 8 |
| Bath |
50 to 120 litres (half full) |
5 - 12 |
| Shower (8 minutes) |
70 to 160 litres per 8 minutes |
4 - 5 |
| Handbasin |
5 litres |
4 - 5 |
| Tap Running (Cleaning teeth, Washing hands) |
5 litres |
½ |
| Leaking Tap |
200 litres |
20 |
Laundry
| Function
| Water Used
| Buckets
|
| Washing Machine (Front Loading) |
23 litres per kg of dry clothing |
4 - 5 |
| Washing Machine (Top Loading) |
31 litres per kg of dry clothing |
5 - 6 |
| Cripping Tap |
200 litres |
20 |
Outside
| Function
| Water Used
| Buckets
|
| Hand Watering by Hose |
600 to 900 litres per hour |
60 - 90 |
| Garden Sprinkler |
Up to 1500 litres per hour |
150 |
| Car Wash with Hose |
100 to 300 litres |
10 - 30 |
| Filling Swimming Pool |
20,000 to 50,000 litres |
2,000 - 5,000 |
| Leaking Pipe (1.5mm hole) |
300 litres per day |
30 |
How much water does your household use in one day!! That's a lot of water in just one day!
THINK ABOUT EVERY DROP YOU USE AND HOW YOU CAN SAVE WATER TODAY.
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