There are many exciting things to think about when it comes to designing your new Claravale home, and adding water-wise to your wish list is an important one.
While we love the idea of choosing specific colours, patterns and features to decorate our homes, including ways to save on your water bill, and help the environment into the bargain is an important consideration. We have come up with some easy ways you can integrate water-wise actions into your plans, and make your Claravale home a new and efficient home in terms of water use.
Do your research before choosing appliances
Before you hand over your hard-earned dollars for kitchen and laundry appliances, it pays to find out their WELS star ratings. WELS is Australia’s water efficiency labelling scheme, which rates appliances on how water efficient they are.
It’s simple: the more stars on the label, the more water-efficient the appliance is.
You can make the most difference in these areas of your home:
- Shower head
- Washing machine
- Dryer
- Dishwasher
- Taps
This is a simple and effective way to make a difference in your home, and by setting this up from the get-go which may take some research and time, but then you're set for life.
Planning your irrigation system
Preparing a plan for your irrigation system is the first step to planning your new garden. It will help ensure you are applying the right amount of water for the plants in your garden.
Some things to consider when you’re drafting your sprinkler plan are:
- How much water will your plants need?
- What is your soil type?
- What is the water pressure in your area?
An irrigation system with an automatic irrigation controller is the best way to save water, as you can program your rostered watering days, and control the amount of water going to each station. When designing your garden, keep this in mind and ask some questions about how this can be incorporated into your build, making your life easy and your lawns happy and green!
Take time to choose your plants
Opting for trees and plants which are more drought-resistant and suit the local climate will help reduce your water usage. Plants such as cacti, natives and succulents don’t need to be watered as often so will help keep those taps off. Many thrive without irrigation, so do some extra research before you head off to the shops. This is a handy list to browse through:
https://www.watercorporation.com.au/Waterwise/Waterwise-plants
Stick to your watering days
Something to add to the list when you move into your Claravale home is to find out your watering days. This makes sure you follow a time frame so you’re water-efficient and respecting your neighbourhood too. You can find out your watering days here:
Routinely check for leaks and drips
When you’ve moved in, make it a task to go around the home and check your taps, toilet, shower, sink, laundry and kitchen taps to see if there are any leaks. Schedule this once a month to make sure you can get onto it straight away, saving annoying dripping noises and extra dollars on your water bill too.
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