Do you leave the water running?

[Tere2]

I don't run my water any more than I have to. My water bill is too high as it is then they recently added some other fee to it. sometime I wish I still used my well.

[Lindaroof]

I leave water in my sink for just rinsing to load the dishwasher, then anything I don't put in dishwasher is washed with clean water. Anyone  who isn't paying for their own water usage probably doesn't think much about how much they are wasting, I didn't when I didn't have to pay for my water.

[bud1]

nope. Home Depot has many shower heads and faucets  that help save on water. It cost a lot at first but it is worth the investment.

[jski107]

I try to never let the water run because I constantly hear about what a waste it is.  Like when your brushing your teeth for example.  You can always conserve by turning off the faucet when running water isn't necessary in the moment.

[ULuvCeCe]

I leave my water running while doing the dishes however I try my best to do them within 10 minutes. The way I see it is even if you fill the sink you still have to rinse the soap off anyway, turning it off and on over and over is just as time consuming.

[letilebron]

no....  i pay for water by the gallons.

[jsuderc]

I only leave the water running (when doing dishes) when I am either rinsing or filling up the dishpan. Even though we have a well, we are still pretty careful most of the time.

[Annella]

I leave water in my sink for just rinsing to load the dishwasher, then anything I don't put in dishwasher is washed with clean water. Anyone  who isn't paying for their own water usage probably doesn't think much about how much they are wasting, I didn't when I didn't have to pay for my water.

Water is a quickly renewable source (remember your science lessons?). If someone owns their own water rights and Well, then who is to dictate or regulate the volume of water they use? This is the same kind of thinking that if a person doesn't have what the other person possesses, then they think they have the right to inflict the same rules and regs. they are under.......not so. When I use my water, I do not think of wasting anything. It's mine. I own the rights and the Well.

If someone rented or bought their home to where they put themselves in a position to pay for their water, then that was their choice with the limitations that came with it. I did not, so to say everybody has to adhere to the same agenda is absurd.

[metspatriotsfan]

i never leave the water running

[ULuvCeCe]

If someone rented or bought their home to where they put themselves in a position to pay for their water, then that was their choice with the limitations that came with it. I did not, so to say everybody has to adhere to the same agenda is absurd.

Ya know in addition to what I had posted above about my own consumption. I also have a rental property, where I pay the HOA fee (not my renters) for water/sewage/trash/grounds maintenance etc. anyway it is an example like that, I put myself in the position of knowing I would have to pay a flat fee even though I may not consume that amount in those items. So yes I agree with you it is a the decision you made when you either purchased/rented/obtained your property/land.

[mtmailey]

really i do not even though where i am staying at i do not pay for the water bill.

[diala84]

I don't try to be really stingy but I don't waste water just to waste it. Sure I do dishes and leave the water running because I am using the water. If I stopped doing dishes I would turn off the water. Sometimes I am using it to fill dishes to soak and sometimes I am rinsing off or washing the dishes but I am using the water. I don't know where all of you live but water is pretty darn cheap hear it falls out of the sky 9 months of the year. I also water my plants by hand and don't leave a sprinkler out for hours. I bet that also wastes a lot of water. I'll keep my habit. 

[Azanne07]

No i turn the water off when I wash dishes. Although I have a dish washer so its very rare that i wash mine by hand.

[ninajay]

I only leave the water running for the time that I need it

[Hinotoriai]

I use to leave the water running when washing dishes but now that I'm such a tight wad I don't leave it running. I make water and rinsing after the rinsing sink is full.