Washing up bowls

In our kitchen sink, we routinely use a washing up bowl to put the hot soapy water in, rather than filling up the sink directly.

I decided to find out just how much water we're saving by doing the above.

Firstly, I filled the washing up bowl and discovered it took 5 litres to fill.

Then, with the washing up bowl still in place, I filled the sink to the same level as the water in the washing up bowl. I was amazed to find that this took a further 6 litres.

So by simply using the washing up bowl you could be saving 6 litres of hot water. Over a year, at an average of one washing up session per day, that's 2184 litres or 481 gallons! Imagine just how much energy is saved by not having to heat all that extra water.

So let's hear it for the humble washing up bowl!

caldini