[Homestead] Water for house, garden, roof

Leslie cayadopi at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 8 23:05:09 EST 2009


My usage on all days except laundry days.
 
1 gallon for drinking and cooking
2 gallons for hands/dishes/cooking
1-2 quarts max for toilet (not a regular toilet).
1 gallon to bathe
2 quarts just in case....
 
I keep up 5 gallons on standby in a cooler, and have measured this before when the water line busted.  I have yet to use the whole 5 gallons in a day.
 
Did the same in an apartment. I had never had a water bill before and was a) verifying the water actually used [the meter was in the apt] and b) trying to see how little one can get by with....
 
 
Course in the desert without electricity (or solar powered pump) - 5 gallons would be hard to come by....  
 
The neighbors have a huge old metal water tower - but when I asked, the bottom had rusted out, so they no longer use it.  They pumped water up into to it and stored it... it wasn't rain water fed.  :-(
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-How much water do you use a day?  (approx)




      


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