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$50-80. Compared to a regular showerhead, over the course of a year, you’ll end up saving about 1450
bathtubs’ worth of water per household. For a $50 shower head and a household with average daily
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water consumption, this water saving more than offsets the cost of the showerhead after a year. With
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a water-efficient showerhead, you’ll also get about a 50% reduction in the cost of gas used to heat the
water.
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• Here’s a map of hardware stores in Canberra that sell taps and showerheads, if you’re not sure which one
is closest to you.

Place a bucket in the shower to
collect water for your garden

• This is a great way to save while you wait for hot water to arrive. You can then use the water collected in
the bucket for cleaning (e.g. use the water to wash ‘hand-wash only’ clothes), window washing or in the
garden.

• You can also place small buckets in the kitchen and bathroom sinks to collect water when you wash your
hands, and then chuck this on the garden or use it to wash dishes. Plus - use any water you used to cook
with on the garden, and any leftover water from bottles too.

Tier 3: : Ain’t no mountain high enough (Challenge level)

Install an underground dripper
system in your garden with a timer
to limit water use, and use thick
mulch to stop evaporation

A tap timer only costs about $15 and an above ground soaker hose, as a cheaper option than an underground
dripper system, costs between $5-10.

Buy flow restrictors for your taps

• Flow control regulators and aerators on taps will cut water flow by up to 50%. This is great for your
bathroom and kitchen sinks.
• Flow restrictors and aerators cost about $15-20 each - you need to know the diameter of your tap to make
sure you can buy one that fits your taps. You can buy them at hardware stores in Canberra or online.
• See an example tap aerator here.

• A map to these hardware stores is here.

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