Shower challenge

Save water, save money and save carbon

There are many great ways to save water – a slightly shorter shower is one of them. Essex & Suffolk Water have introduced the Shower challenge to encourage a reduction in household water consumption.

Did you know that the average person spends about 6 minutes in the shower? In this time you could use up to 100 litres of water! Why not accept our challenge and try to reduce your shower by 1 minute.

We have 2,000 shower timers to give away to help you meet our challenge!

You can request your free shower timer by filling in our request form, or by telephoning 01245 212 360.

This is your chance to be water-wise and help conserve water for the future.

Well done!

Well done to all of you that have taken part in the shower challenge so far – each property using the shower timer is saving on average 9.8 litres per day.

Every property that has taken part in the challenge to date was sent a follow-up questionnaire to be completed and sent back. 54% of you have returned your questionnaire to date. The answers provided are very useful as they help us understand how taking part in the challenge has changed the amount of time spend showering, and ultimately, how much water is saved.

At the end of March 2008, over 3,100 of you had requested a 5-minute shower timer. The results from the follow-up questionnaire show that for those of you using the timer, the average time spent in the shower is now 2 minutes and 48 seconds less than before taking part in the challenge. This is saving 9.8 litres per property per day. Overall, the campaign has resulted in saving enough water to flush a standard toilet over 1,650 times every day!

Thank you for your enthusiasm and commitment to saving water.