Archive for 'Water'
Why the Run on Bottled Water in Boston?
For those of you who haven’t heard, people in the Boston area have been told to boil their tap water for a minute before drinking or cooking with it, because of a burst pipe leading from the reservoir. It’s certainly a bizarre situation for an urban area like this to be without potable water for [...]
Posted: May 3rd, 2010 under Water.
Tags: boston water contamination, boston water emergency, boston water main break, bottled water, tap water, water quality, we're really going to fall apart during the zombie apocalypse aren't we?
Comments: 3
Truly Low-Flow Showerheads
Ironically, we converted our toilet to dual-flush before we switched to a low-flow showerhead. Changing showerheads is one of the easiest things people can do to save water and energy. According to the EPA, showers represent 17% of indoor water use. And it’s heated water, too.
Posted: March 2nd, 2010 under Energy Use, Water.
Tags: 1.5 gpm, 2.5 gpm, low-flow showerheads, navy shower, water conservation, yes my shower has a window in it - no peeking
Comments: 4
Greenwashing – Car Washing, That Is
We finally washed our car this weekend. After three trips to Maine in a month, it really needed it. I’m happy to report that, much like with dishes, the most environmentally friendly way to wash is also the laziest.
Posted: February 22nd, 2010 under Water.
Tags: and bikini car washes are the most wasteful, environmentally friendly car wash, green car wash, water conservation
Comments: 2
Converting to a Dual-Flush Toilet
No, we didn’t get a new toilet. We converted our old one with a One2flush kit. Turning the handle one way makes a half flush and turning it the other makes a full flush. And it’s easy to increase or decrease the water levels of both of them if necessary by adjusting the settings on the flapper.
Posted: February 15th, 2010 under Water.
Tags: dual-flush toilet, low-flow toilet, One2flush, please--no "if it's yellow let it mellow" comments..., saving water, water conservation
Comments: 3
Water Filter Update
The results are in: our water’s fine. And since it tastes fine, too, no filter’s necessary. Lead: Negative Bacteria: Negative Pesticides: Negative Nitrates: .5 ppm (very low) Nitrites: 0 ppm pH: 10 (very high) Hardness: 120 ppm (very high) Chlorine: 2 ppm (low) We used a Watersafe kit to test it. In addition to the [...]
Posted: September 3rd, 2009 under Water.
Tags: bottled water, tap water, Water, water filters, water quality
Comments: 5
