MR PAUL Chan Poh Hoi questioned if we can cut water use and achieve the 140 litres-per-day goal without jeopardising cleanliness ("Save water but set realistic goal in hot, humid S'pore"; April 4).
My household has four adults and two children, and our per capita water consumption per day is 115 litres.
We live in a 320 sq m house, use rainwater to water the garden, and laundry water to wash the external areas and flush the toilets.
We wash laundry and dishes in a single load, and our washing machine is front-loading, because this is supposedly more energy- and water-efficient.
Because of the dust, the floors are mopped every day. I wash my car only once every two months.
When we built the house, we kept the number of bathrooms to a minimum, and selected water-efficient cisterns.
We still bathe once or twice a day, and we rarely eat out.
There is still room for improvement.
Yum Shoen Liang
My household has four adults and two children, and our per capita water consumption per day is 115 litres.
We live in a 320 sq m house, use rainwater to water the garden, and laundry water to wash the external areas and flush the toilets.
We wash laundry and dishes in a single load, and our washing machine is front-loading, because this is supposedly more energy- and water-efficient.
Because of the dust, the floors are mopped every day. I wash my car only once every two months.
When we built the house, we kept the number of bathrooms to a minimum, and selected water-efficient cisterns.
We still bathe once or twice a day, and we rarely eat out.
There is still room for improvement.
Yum Shoen Liang
