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Usage of Water

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The house consist of a family of two adults and four school going children. The house have three (3) bathroom. The amount of rainwater used for facilities were monitored manually using mechanical water meter installed on each facility. Reading were taken and recorded manually. The water use figures obtained is compared with water use figures from literature and specifications of the respective products.

Table 1 shows average water use for facilities using rainwater based on twelve months data. Since there was no treatment to the rainwater collected, therefore it is strictly used for toilet flushing, general cleaning and washing clothes.

Average Daily Use (litres) Average Monthly Use (litres) %
Washing clothes 300 9000 66
Toilet Flushing (3 W.Cs) 90 2700 20
General Cleaning (including car and motorcycle washing) 65 1950 14
TOTAL 455 13650 100
Monthly Rainwater Use : 13650 litres
Monthly Water Use from public water supply) : 27000 litres
Total Monthly Household Water Use : 40650 litres
Table 1 : Rainwater Use for Various Facilities
From the above, household use for non-potable purpose using rainwater constitutes 34% of the total monthly household water use.


 
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