{"id":219,"date":"2016-01-27T17:03:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T17:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:4001\/wordpress\/?p=219"},"modified":"2016-01-27T17:03:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T17:03:06","slug":"wise-water-use-in-the-kitchen-and-laundry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warriorriverwater.com\/wordpress1\/2016\/01\/27\/wise-water-use-in-the-kitchen-and-laundry\/","title":{"rendered":"Wise Water Use in the Kitchen and Laundry"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 10% of all water used in the home is used in the washing machine. An automatic clothes washer, at full cycle and highest water level, uses 30-35 gallons of water. The dishwasher is also a potential heavy user, requiring 25 gallons for a full cycle. Dishwashing with the tap running takes five gallons per minute \u2013 approximately 30 gallons per average washing.<\/p>\n

Here are some tips for saving water in your kitchen and laundry:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Instead of running water continuously, fill wash and rinse basins with water.<\/li>\n
  2. Run only full loads in the dishwasher. Avoid using the extra cycle.<\/li>\n
  3. Chill drinking water in the refrigerator instead of running the tap.<\/li>\n
  4. Use your garbage disposal sparingly, using a garbage can for most kitchen waste.<\/li>\n
  5. Wash only full loads of clothes on the short cycle in your washing machine.<\/li>\n
  6. Check faucets and hose connections for leaks. Repair or replace whenever necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    More than 10% of all water used in the home is used in the washing machine. An automatic clothes washer, at full cycle and highest water level, uses 30-35 gallons of water. The dishwasher is also a potential heavy user, requiring 25 gallons for a full cycle. Dishwashing with the \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/warriorriverwater.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/warriorriverwater.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/warriorriverwater.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warriorriverwater.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warriorriverwater.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/warriorriverwater.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/warriorriverwater.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warriorriverwater.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warriorriverwater.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}