Water saver kits
Are you throwing money down the drain? Or, drowning your garden with an over used sprinkler? Confess no more and get one or both of the water saver kits! Helping residents do their part for the environment and prevent water shortages, the City is offering water saving kits for using water more efficiently in the home and now in the garden too! Available at a special reduced price for Vancouver's residents only, each kit is $12.
Indoor water saver kit
Especially suited for older homes, this kit can help retrofit your kitchen and bathroom into using 15 to 20 percent less water. For those who enjoy hot showers, this means a savings on your water heating bill - up to 10 to 15 percent less energy for heating water.
Outdoor water saver kit
If you, like many others, have ever forgotten to shut-off a sprinkler or left the hose running after use, you'll appreciate the automatic timer and the trigger nozzle hose gun in this kit. From our calculations based on hose leakage, length of watering time etc, residents can save up to 21 cubic meters of water per year. This is equivalent to about 90 full bathtubs! Outdoor kit details
Water Saver kits are available for purchase at two locations: Vancouver City Hall, 453 West 12th Avenue on the first floor at the Revenue Services counter and Crossroads Building, 507 West Broadway on the 5th floor at the Client Services counter.
- Price: $12 each (retail value is approximately $30)
- Limit: 2 kits per household
- Information:
Please call
(or 604.873.7000 from outside Vancouver city limits)
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Each indoor water saver kit includes:
"Earth Massage" Showerhead
- saves up to 75 litres of water during a 10-minute shower.
- adjustable massage spray goes from gentle needle to forceful jet
- self cleaning and maintenance free
Dual setting Touch Flow kitchen aerator
(aerators are small screens that screw on to taps and add air to water flow, so you get adequate spray using less water)
- uses less than 6 litres of water per minute
- choice of aerated jet and wide spray
- swivel action for effective cleaning
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Faucet sink aerators (x 2)
- uses less than 6 litres of water per minute
- casing of solid brass with polished chrome finish
- flow control constructed of long-lasting plastic
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Toilet tank bags (x 2)
- saves up to 3 litres of water per flush
- easy to install - just fill with water and hang in toilet tank
- constructed of non-corrosive materials that resist microbes and fungal growth
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Packages of leak detection dye tablets (x 2)
- used to test for water leaking from toilet tank to toilet bowl
- a leaking toilet can waste up to 150 litres of water a day
Roll of teflon tape
- prevents water from leaking at hose connections.
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