Fwd: Proper Tooth Brushing Can…Conserve Water?

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--- Ideal Bite <dailytip wrote:

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> Monday, March 27, 2006

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> IDEAL BITE ~ a sassier shade of green

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> Today's Daily Tip: Proper Tooth Brushing

> Can…Conserve Water?

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>

> Want to know a way to save thousands of gallons of

> water by barely

> lifting a finger?

>

> The Bite:

> Turn off the faucet while brushing your lovely

> pearly whites and be

> amazed by how much water you will conserve.

>

>

> Benefits:

> - Instant results. Turning off the water between

> rinses can save at

> least two gallons in one brushing session.

> - In an average household, faucets result in 15.7%

> of daily indoor

> water consumption – about 10.9 gallons. Turning off

> that faucet while

> brushing can cut that number in half.

> - A little tangent from our resident Dentist Biter,

> Dr. Peter (Jen’s

> lil’ bro) - you should brush your teeth twice a day

> for 3 to 4

> minutes, which is more effective than bushing for a

> minute several

> times a day.

>

(http://idealbite.blogs.com/ideal_bite_blog_about_it/2005/11/brusha_brusha_b.htm\

l)

>

>

>

> Personally Speaking

> Heather can often be found absentmindedly brushing

> her teeth while

> reading email, watering plants and talking on the

> phone all at the

> same time. She figures the faucet isn’t running if

> she’s not standing

> in the bathroom.

>

>

> Wanna Try?

> Some more ideas for simple water conservation:

> - Check water fixtures for leaks, which can account

> for up to 10 lost

> gallons per day.

>

(http://www.awwa.org/Advocacy/learn/conserve/resources/Leak

> Detection

> and Repair.cfm)

> - Renovating? Install aerators on your faucets and

> save up to 40% of

> the hot and cold water running from your faucet.

>

(http://www.energyhawk.com/waterheater/waterheater6.php)

> - Water Conservation Kits – affordable kits you can

> install throughout

> your home for more savings.

>

(http://amconservationgroup.com/catalog.aspx?catid=142)

>

>

> Bang for the Bite

> Rating: 5 Apples (out of 5)

> If 10,000 biters turned off their faucets every day

> for one year while

> brushing their teeth, over 1.8 million gallons of

> water would be saved

> - enough to grow wheat for nearly 16,000 loaves of

> bread.

>

> Cocktail Factoid

> 10,000 gallons of spit. That’s the amount of saliva

> that a mouth

> produces in an average lifetime.

>

> Tip Submitted By

> Christopher Steele

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