The water bill is also related to salt and sugar!
community group; Fars news: Iran is facing a water crisis for 20 years, 30 years for desertification, and less than 4 decades… These sentences, headlines and headlines of the articles published about Iran’s water situation in some media make one’s heart empty. . How true are these sentences or not? There is room for discussion, but it cannot be denied that our country, Iran, is located in a hot and dry climate and has little rainfall and renewable water resources per capita. For this reason, we are constantly advised to reduce water consumption at home, but how?!
Here we review the pure and less heard ways to experience a cool summer with the least use of water. From the relationship between eating sakanjabin syrup and saving water consumption to finding the trace of a silent and colorful extravagance at home…
It is not a suggestion, it is a necessity
During the last one, two decades, in addition to the warming of the earth and the atmospheric phenomena that have not been unaffected by the further warming of this climate, our dear Iran, the amount of rainfall has decreased considerably compared to the previous similar periods. On the other hand, unfortunately, with the same conditions, compared to countries that have good rainfall, sufficient water storage, and a favorable climate, and in simpler words, they are more confident about the water future of their country, we are among the countries that seriously “waste” and “waste” water. We also have If we add this information to the ideas of a few higher lines, i.e. cut off and lack of water, we will reach a must and necessity. With such conditions, this is not a suggestion that every Iranian citizen should use his efforts to save water consumption, which is a human, responsible, social necessity and absolutely vital.
Twice the world’s per capita!
Per capita water consumption for every citizen during the day and night in the world is 150 liters. Here, however, this statistic is at least 200 liters. This means that every Iranian citizen consumes 50 liters more water per day. This statistic reaches 300 liters in some big cities, that is twice the usual per capita in the world! If we calculate this value per year and per country’s population, we will reach a significant and non-negligible statistic.
Water is the mother of life
In the description of water, the same familiar enough sentence is said, water is the source of life. Water has an important and effective place in the production of many energy, goods and materials necessary for human life. The provision of fuel, electricity, extraction and supply of important raw materials such as steel, goods, etc. is tied to water. In other words, water is considered the mother of life. Therefore, when we are told as one of the solutions to reduce water consumption, we should move the purchase of vegetables to the nearest place that does not require the use of vehicles, it should not seem unreasonable and misleading.
Primary and secondary savings
Another point is small but effective lifestyle changes. For example, shortening the duration of bathing, in the first place, is effective in saving water by reducing water consumption, and in the second place, because in most houses, electricity is used for cooling and heating, and water has its own place for generating electricity. By reducing this time and reducing electricity consumption, we also play a secondary role in reducing water consumption. By reducing every 2 minutes of bathing time, at least 40 liters of water can be saved.
Water is not your refrigerator!
One of the most important and interesting recommendations for saving water consumption, which unfortunately is rarely repeated, is these two interesting sentences of the country’s water and sewage family specialists: “Water is not a refrigerator!” And “don’t forget to close the faucet!” Sentences that can be used as advertising slogans, educational messages, and memorable sentences. Unfortunately, some people leave the tap open for a while to cool down! Using an ice cube tray or placing a water bottle in the refrigerator serves our purpose. In addition, leaving the faucet open wastes significant amounts of water just to reduce the water temperature by half to one or two degrees!
Please, be sure to turn off the faucet!
Some may think this behavior is unlikely after reading these sentences, but the fact is that according to the research of water and sewerage department experts, this is one of the most frequent behaviors and household errors in water wastage. Let’s not forget the other saying. Experts in the same field say that some people turn on the tap with the intention of using it, something else happens, they forget and the tap remains open. Some women have a habit of leaving the water running continuously while washing dishes, vegetables, clothes, yards, etc. Some people turn on the water before brushing their teeth. While using water, some people talk on their mobile phones and forget that water is wasted. This behavior is also very frequent. Interestingly, citizens usually believe that these behaviors only come from others, not themselves!
Let’s take “silent extravagance” seriously!
One of the types of extravagance is “silent extravagance”. It means that we have it but we don’t know about it. This type is more related to technical issues. The same story of cracked pipes, water leakage and meter problems. Sinks, toilets and bathroom facilities are more involved in this problem than other places in the house. Suppose the faucet is broken and leaking. The constant sound of this drip, finally one day plays with your soul and you decide to repair and take care of it. Water wastage through leaking facilities and cracked pipes is much more serious than these words. In these leaks, primarily, water is wasted more than dripping, while we don’t know exactly when it started. Therefore, we will not work to fix it until we understand. This means a silent and long extravagance which, if continued, can even endanger the strength of the building.
Traces of color and number change are important
One of the ways to notice a burst pipe in the building is to record the meter number. When you are traveling or overnight, plan so that no one opens the water in the building. Write down the number of the meter at the beginning of the night and compare it with the number recorded at the beginning of the day. If there is a difference and it increases, be aware that your house has a pipe burst or water leak problem. In the tub, toilet and siphon water tank, one of the best ways is to use colored ink in the tank. Pour the ink. Do not pull the siphon. After 15 minutes, check the bowl and around the siphon. If you see traces of ink, be sure that it is leaking. By adjusting the water tank using aerating structures, save at least 5 to 10 liters of water per use. you do Normally, about 6 liters of water is consumed each time the siphon is used, which unfortunately increases up to 4 times if the aerator is not used and the tank is adjusted.
When it pays to be up-to-date
If you have an old washing machine at home, be aware that it consumes 2 to 3 times more water than the new ones. Washing machines that have a front-facing glass door are the most energy-efficient among other types. Old washing machines consume up to 3 times more electricity, while the new ones, in addition to being less energy efficient than old ones, also have an option called “Eco” which can be selected when washing. The consumption of water and electricity will be reduced significantly.
Know your blue style!
That water is the source of life, not a yard sweeper. You can also brush your teeth or perform ablution with a glass of water. Cleaning can be done with a shower of 2 to 5 minutes. The car should either be taken to the car wash or finally cleaned with a bucket of water. It has been said and heard many times that if the house is dusted in short intervals, it will not get dirty and dirty, and the need for serious washing of household appliances will be significantly reduced. You should read and write about the neglected points. One of the important issues in changing our water consumption pattern and optimizing it is to pay attention to our own “life”, “unique pattern” and “lifestyle” of our own water.
The way and amount of water consumption by different people is different. Some do the most with the least amount of water. Some believe that the water should be opened with a lot of pressure to clean a certain dish or cloth or… The first step is to know our own method, compare and match it with the standard. For this change, the best thing to do is to create a law, duration and determine a specific pressure for using water.
Tangible consumption to set records and rewards!
We usually do not realize when we use water, how much water we have used? Therefore, the next step is equivalence and concretization. In a big container like a bathtub that we have closed the water way, put containers with specific and calculable sizes. Fill the water in the containers. Take one to two minutes. It is clear how much and how many containers of water have been filled at that specific time. The result will surely surprise us and is far from our expectations. The next time, for whatever reason, an obsession, distraction, or temptation comes to us from the previous consumption pattern, our mind warns us by reminding us of that equation. The next point is to place the ideal point. We take a certain amount of water and promise ourselves to do the desired work with only that amount. If we succeed, we reward ourselves for this record; otherwise, we penalize ourselves in case of violation.
It was contentment that built the aqueduct!
Regarding the importance of knowing personal style and modifying it and its effect in reducing water consumption, it is enough that this matter has a better effect on our health, family economy and the positive feeling we feel in life. Peace is one of the results of “satisfaction”, which unfortunately has been oppressed and neglected in our society. It is synonymous with “poverty”, “disregarding the comforts of the world”, “low consumption” and… While this term is even a few steps higher than optimal consumption or saving. Contentment means taking advantage of the present while keeping an eye on tomorrow. It means to provide the comfort of tomorrow by not only using it properly. The ancients had this thought in mind when they built the “Qanat”. They built the bathhouses and hot tubs in such a way that a congregation can do the most cleaning with the least amount of water, and the waste water will eventually return to the ground. Refine in the layers of the earth and wet the dry palate of the earth.
TADrink less water!
Flip through old cookbooks and literary texts. If you read the travelogues and biographies or the doctors’ letters and the state of the courts of different eras, especially the state of the kitchen, you will find interesting points. For example, sakjanbin and lettuce syrup, chicory extract and chatre were used in summer instead of liver; The same common liver in today’s literature should be cooled. A person whose liver has a high temperature, in addition to being moody and impatient, also feels thirsty and hot. That is why the ponds had the status of pashuye in the summer. Drinks reduce body heat. The thirst of the body leads to the thirst of consumption. But what is the benefit of these tricks in improving personal water consumption style and where is it? We read in the following clear examples.
The relationship of chicory and puff with water bill!
There is a person in almost every house who, when the weather is not too hot and bearable, sings “Al-Thirst” and “Woe to the people from the heat”. These people should not eat spicy spices. Traditional drinks such as chicory syrup, burdock root, saffron and cucumber, fruits such as plums, watermelons, seasonal grapes and cantaloupe cool their livers. It is better to drink khakshir with lukewarm water. Sorrel with ice and cold water cools the digestive system but warms the liver. If they drink more water during the day, they should wear clothes made of cotton, not linen, which has warm properties. pass through the shade and postpone the peak of their work to the hours before 10 in the morning or around 6 to 8 in the evening, they sweat less. Their need to shower and wash clothes daily is reduced. It becomes easier for them to bear the heat. They don’t turn on the air conditioner all the time. Most importantly, their health is maintained more. Eating spicy, fatty, fast food, very sweet and most importantly salty foods greatly reduces the body’s resistance to heat. This is where the relationship between eating puffs, salty chips or seeds with increased water consumption in the summer shows itself better, if before we didn’t see it at all and we thought it was even ridiculous.
Friends, prepare plant mulch
A few recommendations for those who have trees, greenery or pots in their homes. Prepare “vegetable mulch” and natural for the green area of the house. Mix the pieces of paper with the bark of trees and their leaves and a little bit of wood shavings and sawdust and pour them in the garden area or at the foot of the plants. This keeps the moisture in the soil and does not evaporate. Use gray water for irrigation. The meaning of water is the last step of rinsing clothes or washing vegetables. You can also use this water to wash the yard and stairs, just wait until the dirt particles settle and the water becomes clear.
Free home humidifier
Instead of watering the garden constantly, by placing a container of water in the plant area and placing a canopy that returns the evaporated water to the container or environment, provide the desired humidity for the leaves and stems of the plants. Sometimes the roots of the plant are wet, but because the weather is hot, the leaves wither. This trick will bring vitality back to the greenhouse without watering. Don’t neglect the methods of drip irrigation or placing a pot on which we have made a small hole and the top and bottom so that the hole is towards the soil to reduce water consumption and take full care of the plants in the summer.
Make a cool breeze!
If you have a summer house, yard or balcony, instead of washing it constantly in the summer to break the heat pyramid of the area, let’s be creative by wetting the ground, which will dry immediately. You can put some ice cubes in the cooler water. Put ice in the same gray water, put it in the direction of air flow from the yard or balcony to the house but in the shade. A pleasant coolness will come to your house with the wind blowing.
Take the kitchen out of the house!
If you can, take the final cooking steps and the time on the food to the gas stove or the area outside the kitchen and home. Right from where the food needs to be cooked slowly, takes time and is firm. Turning off the flame of the gas stove in the house reduces the temperature to a significant extent. If the family is accompanying you, change the lunch meals to raw, vegetarian and traditional foods such as cucumber stew and… It is also effective for liver health and the feeling of coolness in the body. Creativity in reducing water consumption is countless. Think about it and see what new and interesting ways you can find with these articles. Share with us.
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