The Ripple Effect

MEASURE YOUR IMPACT.

How much water can you save to contribute to The Ripple Effect?

Use the calculator to see the impact that you,
your friends and your family could be making through small changes.

Your name

How many 4 minute showers total

Do you currently take a week?

Could you try to take a week?

How many baths do you take a week?

How full do you like to have your bath?

Could you cope with a lovely warm half full bath?

Yes

Toilets are big water guzzlers too:

If you have two buttons for your toilet flush, how often do you use the small flush per day?

How often could you use the small flush button instead of the full flush per day?

Do you turn the tap off when you brush your teeth?

Yes

If you don’t, would you try to?

(It’s really easy.)

Yes

Do you keep a jug in the fridge for drinking water?

Yes

If you don’t, could you keep a jug in the fridge for drinking water.

(You can add lemon to be fancy?)

Yes

You're currently saving around

LITRES (A WEEK)

If you make the changes above in total you could be saving

LITRES (A WEEK)

In a year you could save

LITRES

It would be even better if you got your (tick all that apply)

to make the changes too. You could then save a huge

LITRES

of water per year!

While we want everyone to make positive changes
to the way they use water... this calculator is just for fun!

You can check out our calculations at the bottom of the page.

That's the same as...

Move the slider to change the below figures and the background visual.
The higher the saving, the more the background is hydrated.

0 Baths

0 Supersoakers

0 Paddling Pools

0 LITRES

My Water
Saving Pledge:

NAME

Could be saving

litres

of water per year

By doing some of the following:

•Turning off the tap when brushing teeth.
•Having shorter showers.
•Keeping a jug of drinking water in the fridge.
•Having baths with less water.
•Using single toilet flushes when possible.

...and getting friends and family to save water too!

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your
impact

Our calculations are based on the following averages:

Shower:

Average shower a week:

9 minutes / 15 litres per minute = 135 litres

Average 4 minute shower a week:

Saving 5 minutes = 75 litres saved each time

Bath:

Full bath: 80 litres

Half bath: 40 litres saved

Brushing Teeth:

Turning the tap off when brushing teeth:

Average brushing for 2 minutes: 12 litres saved

Keeping a jug of water in the fridge:

Recommendation to drink an average of 7 glasses a day

Each time we leave the tap on we could waste 2 litres

Without a jug: 7x2 = 14 litres wasted

Filling a jug: no waste = 14 litres saved

Dual flush toilet:

Average toilet flush: 5 times a day

Average dual flush toilet use: 4-6 litres

Calculation shows the difference saved between the largest amount which could be used per day (5 x 6 litre full flushes) versus the input use (combination of daily short 4 litre flush and remaining long 6 litre flushes out of an average 5 flushes per day).