Where is the Water…….. Transition Streets 4.3
Sydney Water have made this chart to show where water is used and roughly how much.
| Appliance/source | Litres (lt) used |
| Shower Regular showerhead Water efficient showerhead |
10 lt / minute
6-7 lt/ minute
|
| Bath Average bath |
110 lt |
| Toilet Single flush toilet Older dual flush toilet (1983s model) Modern dual flush toilet (2005 or later) |
11 lt a flush 11 lt full, 5.5 lt half flush 4.5 lt full, 3 lt half flush |
| Hand basin Running tap |
4 lt a minute |
| Dishwashing Washing by hand Older dishwashing machine (before 2014) Average dishwashing machine |
15 lt 13 lt a load 12 lt a load |
| Clothes washing Front loader washing machine Top loader washing machine |
65 lt a load 110 lt a load |
| Garden Filling a backyard pool Sprinkler Outdoor tap |
Up to 54,000 lt 999 lt an hour 15 lt a minute |
| Car washing Hose washing Bucket washing |
180 lt a wash 99 lt a wash |
| Leaks (taps and pipes) Dripping tap Leaking pipe (1.5 mm hole ) |
27 – 198 lt a day 99 lt a day |
| Leaks (toilet cisterns) Slow, barely visible Leak visible in toilet pan Visible, just audible Quite visible, constant hiss |
9 lt a day 36 lt a day 144 lt a day 261 lt a day |
Tom Danby, Moonee Valley Sustainability, 2020