Daily Household Totals in Litres (Average Daily household usage)

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Types of usage Time Time Time y daily
Areas of usage: usage in Times total total Times total total Times total Times total total
in those areas sa sa sa Usage usage in
litres a day in
day
in a day in
day
in a day in a day in
day
in
litres litres litres litres litres litres litres in litres litres

Bathroo
m
Bath Average 80 2 160 2 160 2 160 2 160 2 160 3 240 2 160 1200 171.4
Shower Power
130
Bath shower
Shower between
60 2 120 2 120 3 180 2 120 2 120 4 240 4 240 1140 162.9
5-10mins

Normal 6 3 18 3 18 4 24 3 18 5 30 3 18 4 24 150 21.4

Toilet Dual Flush 4 7 28 7 28 8 32 7 28 8 32 10 40 11 44 232 33.1
Waterless 0

With tap running 14 6 84 6 84 6 84 6 84 6 84 8 112 8 112 644 92.0

Brushing
Using a cup or
teeth with the tap 1
turned off

Under a running
Washing tap (8-12L per 12 11 132 11 132 9 108 12 144 10 120 14 168 14 168 972 138.9
Hands or min)
Using a plugged
Face basin
4

Under a running
tap (8-12L per 36 1 36 0 0 1 36 0 0 1 36 1 36 0 0 144 20.6
Shaving minute)
Using a cup 1
 Using a plugged
4
basin

Mop and Bucket

20
(5L per bucket)
Bathrooms (main
Cleaning 1 & 2)
30 1 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 0 60 8.6

Bathrooms (closet
20 1 20 0 0 1 20 0 0 1 20 0 0 0 0 60 8.6
3 & 4)

Kitchen
Normal wash 30 1 30 1 30 1 30 1 30 1 30 2 60 2 60 270 38.6
Dishwasher Economy 15

Under a running
tap (8-12L per 60
Washing minute)
Dishes By Using a washing
5
bowl with tap off
Hand
In a plugged sink 12

Under a running
General tap (8-12L per 36 3 108 4 144 3 108 2 72 3 108 4 144 5 180 864 123.4
minute)
Food
Using a washing
Preparation bowl with tap off
5
and
Drinking In a plugged sink 12

Washing Normal wash 60 3 180 3 180 3 180 3 180 3 180 3 180 3 180 1260 180.0
Machine Economy wash 45
 Mop and bucket
(5L per bucket)
Cleaning
Kitchen floor 20

Dogs Drinking
3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 21 3.0
water per day
Pets 4 Cats drinking
4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 28 4.0
water per day

Outdoors
Drive in (75 litres
4
per use)
Bucket and
sponge (30 litres 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 60 60 8.6
Car per usage)
Washing Hosepipe with
trigger (550L p/h)
Pressure washer
(1000L per hour)

Hosepipe with
trigger (550L per
hour)
Hosepipe without
Garden trigger (1000L per 500 0 0 0 0 1 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 500 1000 142.9
hour)
Watering
Watering can (10
litres per use)
Sprinkler (2000
litres per hour)