Nakhu amanzi angakanani amanzi avuza imfucumfucu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi
Uvumelane nemali ehle yehle.
Isikulufu sokudonsa asikho isivumelwano esikhulu, ngakwesokudla? -Ngalungile. Konke ukudonsa ukudonsa akona nje kuyacasula - kungangezelela ekulahlekelweni okukhulu kwamanzi amasha, okubeka izinsizakusebenza zemvelo eziyigugu futhi zikubiza imali. Ngakho-ke amanzi angakanani e-faucet evuzayo empeleni, futhi kukubiza malini? Futhi ubheka kanjani ukuvuza endlini? Sikhulume ngamanzi nochwepheshe bamapayipi ukuthola. Nakhu okudingeka ukwazi.
Malini amanzi avuza ama-faucet
Iconsi lapha nentambo lapho kunezela. NgokukaCraig Anderson, Unjiniyela nochwepheshe basekhaya at Abahlaziyi be-Appliance, Alikho inani elijwayelekile lamanzi aphuma kwisikulufu esivuzayo; iningi lezibalo ngaphandle kwalapho kusetshenziswa amanzi aphakathi nendawo. Inani lamanzi alahlekile lincike ezintweni ezifana nosayizi wompompi kanye nemvamisa ye-drip. "Uma isikulufu se-faucet sivuzayo, Cishe icwila nxazonke 10 Amaphesenti amanzi akho ukusuka ekushayweni nasekuvuzeni lapho kusetshenziswa-kunjalo, 0.3 amalitha ngosuku,"U-Anderson utshela Ukugaya umfundi.
UCharles Niellen, I-plumberman yohambo esifundeni sase-Utah, kuchaza ukuthi ngenkathi ithonsi lamanzi lingabonakala lingabalulekile, akunjalo, Ngisho nangesikhathi esincane. "Ngisho ne-Drip encane kakhulu, kanye njalo kwaba yishumi 15 imisa, ungachitha cishe 15 amalitha ngenyanga, noma cishe isigamu salu gallon ngosuku," uthena. "Ngemuva kweminyaka eyishumi, Uchithe phezulu kwe 2,000 uthole. Ngikubonile ukuvuza okudonsa okulishumi noma ngisho 100 izikhathi ezisheshayo. "
Uma ungathanda ukuthola ukuthi i-drip amanzi kangakanani ekhaya lakho iyachithina, i I-United States Geological Survey ine-Calculator kwiwebhusayithi yayo, okuvumela ukuthi ufake inombolo yama-faucets ekhaya lakho kanye nemvamisa yamaconsi ngomzuzu. Ikuvumela wazi ukuthi malini amalitha / amalitha amanzi anwebekile anwebekile ngosuku futhi nonyaka.
Wethukile yilezo zinombolo? Ungase futhi umangale yile 31 Izimfihlo I-Plumber yakho ngeke ikutshele.
Zingakanani izindleko ezivuzayo ze-facet
Uma une-faucet evuzayo, Uthululela ngemali ngemali phansi. NgokukaNielsen, Izindleko zokuvuza zingangeza ngokushesha. "Ngisho nokuvuza okuncane ngalesi sibonelo esingenhla kungabiza $15 ku $20 unyaka," uthena. "Ukuvuza okusheshayo, Njengomuntu odonsa isikhathi esisodwa ngomzuzwana, ingabiza kalula ama-dollar angamakhulu ambalwa ngonyaka. "
Kepha kukhona nezindleko ezingaba khona ngaphandle kokukhokhela amanzi ama-drip uqobo. A Umbiko wakamuva ovela kumshuwalense weChubhu kutholakale ukuthi ukudonsa okuncane kodwa okuqinile kungadala umonakalo omkhulu womonakalo. Empeleni, Uma kushiywe kungatholakali, Ukuvuza okuncane kungaphenduka inkinga enkulu yesakhiwo noma sokufaka amapayipi, -chithakele 2,520 amalitha ngosuku olulodwa - noma anele ukugcwalisa 50 amabhavu. Ngenkathi akukho ukuvuvukala okufanayo, Idatha ye-Chubb ithole ukuthi ukuvuza kwamanzi okujwayelekile kubiza ngaphezu kwe $55,000 Kwabanini bamakhaya kanye nokulahleka kwesipele kwamanzi okujwayelekile kubo bonke abanini khaya bekucishe kube $45,000.
Nazi ezinye Izindlela ezi-Sneaky ikhaya lakho likhipha i-akhawunti yakho yasebhange.
Umthelela wezemvelo wesikulufu esivuzayo
Yize kungahle kubonakale kungubuhlungu ukucabanga ukuthi i-faucet evuzayo ingaba nomthelela omkhulu emvelweni, Amanzi amasha aya ngokuya eqondakala ngokwengeziwe, Ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuqala ukucabanga ngakho kulomongo. A 2015 Ukutadisha kushicilelwe ebhukwini Ucwaningo Lwamanzi wasebenzisa idatha ye-NASA ukuhlola izinsizakusebenza zamanzi amasha emhlabeni futhi utholakale ukuthi sisebenzisa amanzi amasha ngokushesha kunalokho kungabuyiselwa njengamanzi aphansi komhlaba.
"Umsindo ocasulayo we-drip-driple futhi i-drain esikhwameni sakho akuyona ukuphela kwezinkinga zesikulufu esivuzayo,"Kusho uNielsen. "Amanzi amasha aya ngokuya eba nzima ukuza njengoba inani labantu bomhlaba likhula njengoba abantu bomhlaba bekhula. Na-, Ukwanda komhlaba wonke ngokuchuma kwakha isidingo sempahla nezinsizakalo ezengeziwe, konke okudinga amanzi. Ubuntu buzophela buzothola ubuhlakani obuningi uma kuziwa ekusebenziseni ukunikezwa kwethu okulinganiselwe kwamanzi amasha. "
Ungabheka kanjani ukuvuza
Ukulungisa isikulufu esivuzayo-noma ukuthola ukuvuza okungaba khona ngaphambi kokuthi kuqale - kuyindlela enhle yokonga imali namanzi. Futhi ukholwe noma cha, Akunzima njengoba kungazwakala. NgokukaNielsen, Isibonakaliso esisobala kakhulu sokuvuza lowo msindo ocasulayo wokudonsa echibini lakho. Kepha kudingeka wenze okungaphezu kokulalela nje: Akuwona konke ukuvuza (Ngisho nabakhulu) yenza umsindo, nezinhlelo zamapayipi zingawohloka nxazonke zekhaya. "Hlola noma kuphi lapho kufakwa amapayipi, Ngaphansi Kokucwila, kuma-bathtub, I-Hose Spiots, ukuhudula, kanye nokugeza izitsha,"I-Nielsen yeluleka. "Bheka izindawo ezibonakalayo futhi uzizwe amapayipi aveziwe ukuze ahlole noma yimaphi amanzi agobhozayo."
Ngqo, Funa ama-drips kusuka kusipoki sesikrini, ukuvuza kusuka esisekelweni, noma ngaphansi kwesinki, kusho uMat Digle, Umphathi we-CEO NE Sukuma, Isisetshenziswa esiku-inthanethi sokwenza ngcono kwasekhaya okuzinzile. "Ukuvuselela amapayipi nakho kungakhombisa ukuthi unokuvuza kwamanzi,"Uyalandisa Ukugaya umfundi.
Isikhungo Sokuvikela Imvelo (E) inendlela esheshayo yokwenza Bheka ukubona ukuthi ngabe unayo ukuvuza ethoyilethi lakho: Beka amaconsi ambalwa wokufaka imibala ethangini. Uma kukhona umbala ubonakala esitsheni ngemuva kwemizuzu eyishumi, Unokuvuza. (Vele uqiniseke ukuthi ugcwala umbala phansi khona lapho ngakho-ke ayihlali isitsha sendlu yangasese.)
I-EPA ibuye iphakamise ukuthi kubhekwe ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi kwinkokhelo yakho yanyanga zonke ukuze ubone ukuthi ngabe kukhona okubukeke okujwayelekile - ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sokubanda kwenyanga, NjengoJanuwari noma ngoFebhuwari. Uma umndeni wezine udlula 12,000 amalitha ngenyanga, Kungenzeka ukuthi ubhekene nokuvuza okukhulu (noma eziningana). Ngabe usuvele uyazi ngalokhu? Nazi ezinye izinto okufanele uma wazi, Ungumnini khaya lobuhle.
Ekugcineni, Ama-Detoctors Awamanzi futhi kuyindlela enhle yokuthola izindawo ezingaba yinkinga ezivame ukungabonakali. "Ama-Winter-Look Detoctors aqwashisa ngomswakama noma ukuvuza kwamanzi ngokuzwakala ngesaziso esizwakalayo noma ngokuthumela isaziso kwi-smartphone uma ukhetha a I-Smart-Leach Detector,"Uyaphawula. "Ukutholwa kokuvuza kwamanzi kungasetjenziswa kuyo yonke indlu ukusiza ukunciphisa izingqinamba ezihlobene namanzi."