Rising water bills: The simple tap trick to save
In times of rising costs, many people are seeking new ways to save money. By employing a simple tap trick, you can reduce water usage and lower your bills. However, this requires a change in current habits.
What is the tap trick about?
The German portal chip.de recently mentioned the tap trick. A frequently overlooked aspect is the use of a mixer tap.
Many people instinctively set the handle in the middle because it appears symmetrical. However, this causes unnecessary warm water to flow, even during short-term uses like washing hands or brushing teeth.
As a result, the energy generator is activated, or hot water is drawn from the tank but does not heat up noticeably. Although the additional costs are not excessive, a simple solution is a standard setting of the handle to cold.
A tap with a cold start function will allow savings
However, it is often difficult to change such behaviour in multi-person households. In such a situation, it is worth considering an alternative—a tap with a cold start function, which allows cold water to flow only in the central position, while hot water is activated by deliberately turning it to the left.
The German portal notes that in this way you can combine aesthetics and savings.
