...and it's easy to save money!

Green now defines a movement towards sustainability and energy efficient practices. This has become the future as it relates to our health, our home and the way we live. As more people are becoming aware there has been an influx in environmental conscious lifestyles. Going green isn't just for the tree-huggers, its understanding the importance of preserving both energy and water; while protecting our own community recourses. Green plumbing practices share these same ideas by saving water and energy. Changing inefficient plumbing fixtures such as faucets, shower heads and toilets can help conserve many of our local aquafers. Furthermore many of homes still use the traditional tank water heater. Traditional heaters are constantly heating water 24/7 costing more money. Unlike the traditional heater the tank-less water heaters provide endless hot water on demand, in return costing less money. The new kid on the block; Solar paneled water heaters are becoming increasingly more popular due it offers a sustainable option. Hill Plumbing company can inspect your home and recommend different and more substainable options that can lead to costly savings.

Here are list of things that can help homeowners save money:

• Just one leaky faucet could waste over 20 gallons of water a day.
• Replacing galvanized and steel pipes with copper or pex tubing is healthier, and it's a good investment in the life of your plumbing. Your plumbing will flow smoothly the resale value of your home will improve.
• Run your washing machine and dishwasher only with full loads.
• Take a five minute shower instead of a bath.
• Replacing your older and/or larger tank toilets with smaller tank toilets can save a tremendous amount of water and money. Many of the new water saving toilets also have a dual flush feature by which you can choose a half flush or a full flush.
• Installing low flow shower heads and aerators for sinks are great ways to limit water flow which will clearly save water and money. Many popular plumbing fixture companies, such as Delta, Moen and Kohler have low flow shower heads and aerators.
• Tankless water heaters are the rising stars in water heaters. They have gained a lot of popularity in the past few years. Unlike traditional water tank heaters which constantly heat your hot water, tankless heaters save energy by heating only the water that you need. Can you imagine the savings with a tankless heater? In fact, you don't have to imagine because it is estimated that tankless water heaters can reduce your energy costs by up to 40-50.