Water Saving Calculations
All our water and money savings are based on standard usage by a UK household with an average of 2.65 people over 3 years.
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is equivalent to around 5,000 litres of water saved over a period of 3 years. |
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| is equivalent to a saving of around 25,000 litres of water over 3 years. | |
| is equivalent to a saving of around 50,000 litres of water over 3 years. |
| is equivalent to around £10.00 saved over a period of 3 years. | |
| is equivalent to a saving of around £50.00 over 3 years. | |
| is equivalent to a saving of around £100.00 over 3 years. |
How can you be sure that the savings we’ve quoted in litres and pounds bear any relation to the savings you can make in the real world?
While we’re neither a government agency nor a bunch of scientists or economists, we have gone one better than simply a few scribbles on the back of a fag packet.
We’ve calculated every figure with as much information as we could lay our hands on, including:
- Basic cost of a litre of water in the UK = 0.13 pence per litre [Source: Ofwat]
- Average cost to supply and take away a litre of water = 0.20p [Source: Ofwat]
- Average household occupancy in the UK 2.65 [Source: UK Government National Statistics]
- Average water consumption is 160 litres per day per person [Source: Ofwat]
- Estimated usage one person can save each day = one-third [Source: Waterwise]
So, rest assured that by buying, installing and using the water-saving products we feature, you will save approximately the amounts of water and money we indicate.
In fact, based on the above statistics, the average UK household can save over £100 a year off their water bill.
Small print
We have made a real effort to ensure accuracy wherever we have made a claim about the products we sell. It is important to us that you can realistically assess how much water you can save – only by really getting to grips with our individual and household water consumption can we help to make a difference.
Water-saving figures are based upon information from the product manufacturers. If your usage is higher than average, you would save a greater amount.
If you would like us email you the details of all these calculations just drop us a line at: info@savewatersavemoney.co.uk.
Water audit
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