Eco-Friendly Plumbing That Lowers Your Water Bill
The changes that genuinely cut water and heating costs, ranked by payback.
Free and immediate
Fix dripping taps (up to 90 litres a week each), run the washing machine full, and drop your cylinder stat to 60°C. A leaking toilet flapper can silently pass 200 litres a day; the food-dye-in-the-cistern test finds it in ten minutes.
Cheap with fast payback
Aerated tap inserts and an eco shower head cut hot water use by around a third without feeling worse, and on a water meter they pay for themselves inside months. Cylinder and pipe insulation is the least glamorous, highest-return purchase in plumbing.
Bigger moves
Dual-flush conversions, pressure reduction if your mains runs high, and choosing an efficient boiler at replacement time. We will tell you honestly which of these your house will notice and which are brochure decoration.