by Lorraine Gauthier - President, The Now House™ Project
Water requires electricity to actually pump it into our homes. So not only are we, you know, increasing overall use of electricity by virtue of using a lot of water, we're using a resource that around the world is scarce in many places. We just happen to be rich in water. But it makes sense for Canadians to look at conserving water as well.
First of all, simple aerators, the kind of things that reduce the flow on your kitchen taps or your bathroom taps. I mean, those are pretty important, and they really help to reduce water use and, of course, dual-flush toilets, that kind of thing. They use a lot less wear in the tank and therefore dramatically reduce your water use. The other ways are looking at rain barrels so you're actually capturing water from rain from your roof, and then you can reuse it to water your garden, water your flowers, that kind of thing.
If you're thinking of changing your water heater, one of the things you may want to look at is a tankless water heater. What that does is provide hot water when you need it, and in place of that big tank that normally sits in our basement heating water all day long, either using up gas or using electricity, a tankless water heater only uses energy when you need the hot water.
Find out more at the RBC Advice Centre.
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