Water Saving Tactics

[Mike S.]

I own a multifamily property in which Landlord pays for water since it is not separately metered. I will start instituting a fixed price bill back to tenants but it would not cover 100% of the water bill (if I wanted to do 100%, it would be 15% increase in rents).

I am not a pro plumber, so I’m looking for some guidance on what changes I can make in unit to lower the usage. If someone can provide recommendation on toilets, faucets, shower heads, etc. that would be extremely helpful.

[John Warren]

@Mike S. there isn't anything earth shattering you can do. Put on low flow shower heads, install 1.2 gallon flush toilets and make sure your bath faucets have the aerators that are lower flow. I do this on all my apartment buildings here in the Chicago area and it has helped quite substantially.