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The temperature is not the only thing that increases during the summer. For most homes, it also means people are more water than usual. This extra usage can start to impact your monthly utility bill. Below are a few ways you can reduce how much water is used in your home to prevent hiring a plumber and save some money in the process.  

5 Tips to Help You Save on Your Water Bill

1. Turn Down Your Water Heater

For every 10 degrees that you reduce your water heater, you can save an additional 3–5% on your energy bill. If you have a vacation coming up and everyone will be out of the house, turning your water heater down to 120 degrees will help cut down on your home’s energy usage.  

2. Be Careful About What Goes Down Your Drains

If you like to throw barbecues during the summer, you will have to put more work into protecting your drains and garbage disposal. Letting the wrong foods get washed down your drains can wind up with you calling your plumber for costly repairs. To avoid this, do your best to prevent any grease and oil, meats, pasta and rice, eggshells, stringy or fibrous vegetables, or fruit peels and rinds from ending up down the drain.

3. Use Your Washing Machine More Efficientlyplumber high point nc

Whenever possible, only wash your laundry in cold water instead of hot, and always rinse in cold as it does not affect the cleaning. Also, only ever do a load when you can fill the machine to capacity. 

4.Water Your Lawn in the Morning

The best time to water your lawn is in the morning. It prevents you from using too much water and allows the extra to evaporate off your plants throughout the day. Watering around midday will cause you to use an excessive amount of water as a lot of it will evaporate before soaking into the soil, and watering at night puts your plants at risk of root rot.

5. Update Old Appliances

If you have appliances older than 10 years old, you might need to start thinking about updating them to more energy-efficient models. Certain ENERGY STAR®-qualified models can use up 31% less energy and 33% less water.

 

Sometimes, the best way to save on your monthly utility bill is by repairing any plumbing issues you’ve been putting off. For the High Point, NC, area that means calling the trusted plumbers at Economy Plumbing Services. They’ve been providing repair services, like drain and sewer cleaning, since 1970. For more information, call the plumbers today at (336) 883-4491, or visit their website.

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