How much water do you use?

[bwana]

Over the last 30 days we've used 31 litres of municipal water per day. Our current monthly average over the last 400 days is 4.2 Kl.

 

[neoprema]

Over the last 30 days we've used 31 litres of municipal water per day. Our current monthly average over the last 400 days is 4.2 Kl.

How are you alive!?

 

[bwana]

How are you alive!?

Rainwater tanks. Even when we're connected to the mains supply we use them for laundry which is a big savings in terms of water. Our top loader used 110l per load.

 

[neoprema]

Rainwater tanks. Even when we're connected to the mains supply we use them for laundry which is a big savings in terms of water. Our top loader used 110l per load.

Hmm ok interesting.

 

[bwana]

Hmm ok interesting.

Tanks were all the rage here in PE when it looked like the taps would run dry. As a result I've got over 12Kl worth of storage so I might as well use it.

 

[tcofran]

28KL 5 people in house

 

[soulie]

21kl ave .3 people plus borehole for garden 3kw per day ave for pump extra .

 

[Jehosefat]

When it's raining a lot and I don't need to fill the pool and the irrigation system doesn't run we use 15-20kl per month. When it's hot and dry and I need to fill the pool and the irrigation system runs, 65-75kl per month.

 

[Stokstert]

7 to 9 Kl for 2 of us per month after the SO started a flower garden in one part of the lawn. Previously it was between 5 and 7 Kl.
Lawn only gets watered when it rains. The past 3 years it was no problem, it rained enough with the intervals.

 

[soulie]

asked next door neighbor 4 people no borehole .very small pool no flowers only grass .he says 41kl per month ave

 

[chuckles_the_cnt]

~5kl p/m
4 people. since the drought a few years ago in cpt, we're still extremely water conscious.
we buy ~ 500l drinking/cooking water p/m, run the dishwasher daily and the washing machine twice a week.

how in the absolute hell do you get to double digit figures?

 

[Sinbad]

~5kl p/m
4 people. since the drought a few years ago in cpt, we're still extremely water conscious.
we buy ~ 500l drinking/cooking water p/m, run the dishwasher daily and the washing machine twice a week.

how in the absolute hell do you get to double digit figures?

We shower.

 

[chuckles_the_cnt]

We shower.

...on the hour every hour for an hour?

 

[The_Ogre]

Living alone with the kids occasionally sleeping over. Note: I get billed separately for hot and cold water.

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I'd say I average around 3.5kl per month

 

[porchrat]

family of 4, avg about 13kL p/m in summer when the lawn is watered. In winter it's lower.

 

[neoprema]

Yeah mines around 50kl a month. 7 zones 20 min each.

Can you help me with the math here?

I have the following:
5 x Rainbird 2045A's which say Flow: 1.5 to 8.4 GPM (0,34 to 1,91 m3/h; 0,9 to 0,53 l/s)
4 x Rainbird 3500's which say Flow rate: 0.54 to 4.6 gpm (2.0 to 17.4 l/m)
16 x Rainbird Spray Heads which says Flow-by: 0 gpm at 8 psi (0.6 bar) or greater; 0.10 gpm (0.02 m³/h; 0.36 l/m) otherwise

The computer runs the above accross 5 valves fed from the main coming into the house, but in-all EVERYTHING runs for 30mins at a time. So how would I work out how much it all used in 30 mins?

 

[Snyper564]

Can you help me with the math here?

I have the following:
5 x Rainbird 2045A's which say Flow: 1.5 to 8.4 GPM (0,34 to 1,91 m3/h; 0,9 to 0,53 l/s)
4 x Rainbird 3500's which say Flow rate: 0.54 to 4.6 gpm (2.0 to 17.4 l/m)
16 x Rainbird Spray Heads which says Flow-by: 0 gpm at 8 psi (0.6 bar) or greater; 0.10 gpm (0.02 m³/h; 0.36 l/m) otherwise

The computer runs the above accross 5 valves fed from the main coming into the house, but in-all EVERYTHING runs for 30mins at a time. So how would I work out how much it all used in 30 mins?

difficult to say esp as that is quite a range. maybe work out min and max and see if you fall in that range.

 

[Wut]

Just under 5kl per month for a family of three.

 

[zerocool2009]

3KL, but submit 9KL (because the charges are the same)!

 

[Sinbad]

Can you help me with the math here?

I have the following:
5 x Rainbird 2045A's which say Flow: 1.5 to 8.4 GPM (0,34 to 1,91 m3/h; 0,9 to 0,53 l/s)
4 x Rainbird 3500's which say Flow rate: 0.54 to 4.6 gpm (2.0 to 17.4 l/m)
16 x Rainbird Spray Heads which says Flow-by: 0 gpm at 8 psi (0.6 bar) or greater; 0.10 gpm (0.02 m³/h; 0.36 l/m) otherwise

The computer runs the above accross 5 valves fed from the main coming into the house, but in-all EVERYTHING runs for 30mins at a time. So how would I work out how much it all used in 30 mins?

Switch off all your other water consumers, and take before and after meter readings