Water is one of the natural resources that see its reserves decrease daily due to overexploitation. While there are communities where getting a glass of clean water is part of the daily agony, there are others where it is squandered with indolence.

• It does not hurt then that those of us who know the pleasure that a shower causes or the comfort that opening a tap represents, incorporate measures that lead to savings. Simple modifications in your home are enough that will benefit everyone and also your pocket.
• The first thing is to have as many aerators as taps you have at home; a shower head or shower head; a flow reducer; a dual flush mechanism; a cistern counterweight; a wrench and a screwdriver. An aerator is a device that mixes water with air and that replaces the usual filters in faucets.
• Start by looking for help among people who might, but if it does not appear, do not give up, after all, the matter is not as complicated as it seems. Close the master key that gives way to the water in your house and get to work.
• The first task is to replace the faucet filters with aerators that reduce the flow of water and mix it with air. Thus they counteract losses and generate a smooth and uniform jet. Remember that the measurements of faucets and aerators must correspond to each other to install them.

Saving water in bath and shower

• Then you can change the shower heads and shower heads that, like the aerators, reduce the flow of water and increase the pressure without reducing the comfort of the bathroom.
• The shower flow reducer is an accessory that is placed in the interior section of the shower, either between the tap and the hose, or between the latter and the shower head.
• The shower switch goes between the faucet and the hose. This valve prevents waste as it cuts off the water while we soap, and also allows dual control systems (hot and cold water) not to have to adjust the water temperature again.
• The double-flush mechanisms for toilet cisterns are a little more complicated to install, but their usefulness is worth the effort, as they represent considerable water savings. The point is that the first of these buttons produces a partial discharge of about two or three liters, which is often enough to leave the bathroom clean, but if it is not, then you can activate the double discharge that throws between ten and fifteen liters of water. The expense caused by the acquisition of the new mechanism will be amortized in the following month.
• Another device available in the markets is the counterweight for cisterns. It is easily placed in the discharge mechanism and works by gravity when we release the button; this causes the discharge valve to close the outlet again even if the emptying has not been completed.
• Finally, if you have a gardener you like to cultivate your garden, install a drip irrigation system, with it you will reduce the amount of water needed to irrigate by up to 90% and you will not run the risk of excessively flooding your plants.
• The rest of the precautions will depend on the habits that you incorporate into your life. It is enough, for example, to turn off the tap while you brush or shave so that this water can have a much more beneficial end.