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WAT-ER YOU DOING? How to conserve water everyday by making a few simple changes to how you shower!

#1 Install a Low-flow Shower Head For as little as $10, you can go to your local home improvement store and buy a low flow showerhead, which can reduce water consumption by half or more and help keep your home green.

Low-flow Shower head Low-flow or water saving shower heads use as little as 1. 5 gallons per minute. A ten minute shower would use only 15 gallons versus the standard shower head that would use 70 -100 gallons.

#2 Take Shorter Showers A conventional shower head uses 7 -10 gallons of water per minute. That’s 70 -100 gallons of water for a ten minute shower! Cutting your shower time in half could save 35 -50 gallons of water every time you take a shower!

Tips for Shorter Showers �Use a shower timer �Try a 2 -in-1 shampoo-conditioner combination �Try a navy shower (see #3)

Tips for Shorter Showers �Create a playlist on your i. Pod that coincides with your desired shower length �Take a luke warm or cold shower (you'll want to get out)

#3 Take Navy Showers A method whereby you only have the water running in the shower when you need to use it.

Steps for a Navy Shower 1. Turn on water, let it warm up. 2. Step into the shower and leave it on just long enough to get wet, then turn it off. 3. Shampoo your hair and wash yourself, all without the water on. 4. When you're finished soaping up, turn the water back on and rinse off. 5. If you still need to use conditioner and anything else, turn the water off and do that.

Navy Shower Info �This green shower technique uses only 3 gallons of water on average and can save a person up to 15, 000 gallons of water every year!

Sources � http: //www. wikihow. com/Take-a-Navy-Shower � http: //green. thefuntimesguide. com/2012/11/green-shower. php � http: //www. apartmenttherapy. com/best-tips-for-taking-a-shorter 45267