Water efficient appliances

Accounting for about 31 per cent of your household water demand makes this a good place to focus. Water consuming appliances have an Australian star rating scheme in place including washing machines, toilets and dishwashers. The scheme also covers the water efficiency of taps and showers. The more stars, the greater the appliance’s credentials for conserving water.

Choosing highly rated appliances over lowly rated appliances makes a significant difference – often a 50 per cent saving – that contributes to your impact on the environment and the size of your water bill!

The Water Rating scheme is a government sponsored system that allows easy comparison of the water consumption efficiency of key appliances – including the ability to search for appliances across different suppliers. For more information and to compare products go to www.waterrating.gov.au/consumers/index.html.