How to Reduce Your Water Costs

Whether you work in an office, hospital, factory, hotel or restaurant, every workforce has the ability to reduce the water cost and volume of the water they use and therefore improve their carbon footprint and corporate social responsibility (CSR) rankings.

Water wastage is a massive, global issue which can lead businesses paying unnecessarily large bills. Some simple tips could help you save thousands of pounds but also make your environment more

environmentally friendly too. Water suppliers may offer special audits to see how efficient your businesses’ water usage is, followed a personalised water efficiency plan. If that’s not the case, you can always turn to specialised water consultants for effective water management.

From toilets to taps, see our water saving tips below to help you reduce your water bills at work.

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1. Instead of filing your kettle up to brimming point every time you offer to make a round for your colleagues, just add what you need for a round of teas and coffees as this will help you save energy as well as water. Alternatively, you could install a hot/cold water tap or water heater into your kitchen area which dispenses just the right amount of water you need and reduces the need to constantly boil a kettle.

2. Maintain taps and water fixtures such as cisterns and urinals and check for faulty seals and pipework to limit dripping taps and bust pipes.

3. You should monitor the water meter at night and if there’s any flow there could be a leak or a tap left on.

4. If you work in the catering industry or a kitchen then avoid running taps. A running tap uses 10 litres of water a minute – enough to fill a bath in eight minutes.

5. A fully loaded dishwasher in your office kitchen uses less water and is more hygienic. 6. En-suite facilities are a must for modern hotels but they are also a major drain on water

supplies. By simply fitting water saving devices called hippos to toilet cisterns, installing duel flush toilets or water saving shower heads hoteliers can ensure facilities are more energy efficient.

7. If your spa, hotel or leisure centre has a swimming pool, then a few simple checks can help prevent you wasting water. For example, older pool filters may need extra cleaning compared to newer models and automatic water sampling units may be using excess water if they are programmed to sample the cleanliness of the pool too often.

8. You should review the efficiency of your water boiler or heating system at work, at least once a year to prevent any problems.

9. Seek professional advice from a water consultant. Through water audits and water leak

detection H2O Building Services can help you reduce your water bills by thousands every

year!