Waterfall - Saving Water Podcast

#10 - Tackling The Cost Of Living Crisis

Mike & Karen are back again and once more have a guest in tow with CCW's affordability expert, Andy White. Andy offers a whole host of useful hints and tips on what do if you're struggling and need help paying your bill. 
 
Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk
 
TIMESTAMPS
 
0:00 - Introduction
3:07 - Reducing your water consumption to lower your bill
7:05 - Andy joins the podcast
10:15 - How hard is it to keep track of the cost of living crisis?
13:10 - What are social tariff schemes and how can they help?
18:40 - What to do when a personal financial crisis happens
24:55 - Advice for people ignoring their debt and dealing with companies
28:15 - Andy’s main message to those in need of help
31:34 - Final tips and episode close 
 
SHOW NOTES
 
Social Tariff guide
Meter bill calculator
Benefits calculator
Grant search tool        
Contact your water company             
Organisations that help those struggling to pay
 
 

#9 - Leaking Facts

This week, CCW's Mike & Karen turn their attention to leaks in the home. Discussing who is responsible for them, how to find them and what can be done if you do.
 
TIMESTAMPS:
 
0:00 - Introduction
 
1:39 - Household responsibility for leaking pipes
 
3:54 - Water companies and leakage
 
8:29 - How do you find leaks in buried pipes?
 
12:39 - Ways to identify leaks if you’re not on on a meter
 
15:05 - Water companies selling insurance that promises leak protection
 
18:24 - What about leaks internally within the home?
 
Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

#8 - Flush Decisions

CCW's Mike & Karen return for another dose of water-saving chat and this week welcome Waterfall's first ever guest, CCW Policy Manager, Steve Grebby. 25 years deep in combating sewage, Steve talks disposal guidance, weird things water companies have found in pipes, his own detailed water usage record and much, much more!
 
TIMESTAMPS:
 
0:00 - Introduction
 
3:50 - Why does what we flush and what we drain away actually matter?
 
9:53 - Steve joins the show
 
10:53 - What should and shouldn’t we be flushing?
 
13:41 - Is it illegal to put the wrong thing down the sink?
 
15:46 - How much does it cost to clear a blockage?
 
17:59 - Weird things water companies have found in pipes
 
19:53 - Sinksense in the bathroom?
 
22:10 - The perils of flushing period products
 
24:24 - Mike’s kitchen sink flush diary
 
29:28 - Where to find out more on what you should and shouldn’t be flushing
 
30:44 - Steve’s personal water usage
 
33:26 - Final flushing and drainage tips
 
 
 
Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

#7 - Keeping The Kitchen Watertight

CCW's Mike & Karen are cooking up a storm this week to provide a plethora of tips on how to best save water within with the kitchen. Also none other than Producer Tom himself makes his first appearance as part of a quiz on CCW's fascinating Sinksense research. 
 
TIMESTAMPS:
 
0:00 - Introduction 
3:46 - How to save water whilst cooking 
9:53 - CCW's Sinksense research 
16:22 - Quizzing Producer Tom on average water usage within the home  
20:58 - Ways to reduce water whilst washing up 
23:33 - Reusing glasses to limit water use 
25:44 - Mike's domestic water experiment 
 
Show notes
CCW's 'Sinksense' research 
Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

#6 - Bathroom Water Saving Tips

CCW's Mike & Karen head back indoors this week to offer tons of tips to help you save water within the biggest domestic drain of all: the bathroom! 
 
TIMESTAMPS: 
 
0:00 - Introduction 
 
1:05 - Is it baths or showers that use the most water?
 
2:50 - Saving water = saving money
 
5:00 - Using songs as a shower timer
 
8:55 - Water usage and toilet flushes
 
12:16 - The perils of leaky loos
 
17:42 - Using food colouring to see if you’ve got a leak
 
19:20 - Sink issues
 
Show notes
Our 3 minute shower song playlist
Craig Phillips United Utilities video
Watersafe plumber
Water saving advice and products
 
Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

#5 - Saving Water In The Garden

CCW's Mike & Karen take it outdoors this week to provide you with tons of tips to help save water in the garden. 
 
TIMESTAMPS: 
 
0:00 - Introduction 
 
1:00 - The garden being a place where it is easy to adapt water habits
 
1:50 - The beauty of the waterbutt
 
3:25 - The advantages of using mulch within your garden
 
4:23 - Getting involved with No Mow May
 
5:55 - Watering can strategies
 
8:11 - Collecting water indoors and re-using it outdoors
 
10:13- Considering where the placement of plants in the gardens
 
Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

#4 - Demystifying Hosepipe Bans

CCW's Mike & Karen return once more to chat all things saving water. And this week they're myth busting the  common misconceptions around hosepipe bans! 
 
TIMESTAMPS
 
0:00 - Introduction
 
1:00 - Why are hosepipe bans put into place?
 
2:02 - How often do hosepipe bans actually occur?
 
3:04 - Hosepipe bans are key in the management of water resources
 
3:50 - Should I snoop on my neighbours?
 
5:00 - Are we still allowed to wash our cars?
 
6:00 - The benefits of using a watering can over a hosepipe 
 
6:58 - Mobility issue exemptions for hosepipe bans
 
8:10 - The regulation of hosepipe bans via water companies
 
9:40 - Are water companies failing if they institute hosepipe bans?
 
Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

#3 - Heat Beating Tips

CCW's Mike & Karen are back again! This time sharing their top tips to beat the heat. 
 
Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk
 
1:38 - Turn off your sprinkler
2:52 - Seek out your local lido or splashpad
4:27 - Get in a water fight
5:20 - Invest in a waterbutt for the garden
7:10 - Stop washing your car
8:26 - Ensure your hosepipe has a trigger spray 
9:36 - Make most of your paddling pool
12:16 - Turn your hot water bottle into a cold water bottle
13:44 - Refill your chilled tap water bottle before bed

#2 - Saving Water & Saving Money

CCW's Mike & Karen return to discuss how saving water = saving money. 
 
Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk
 
TIMESTAMPS
 
0:00 - Introduction
1:44 - Hearing your thoughts on how the cost of living crisis has impacted your water usage
2:30 - The comparison between the increase in energy bills and water bills
4:07 - The importance of smart meters in helping to control household spending
6:30 - The amount of money you can save by cutting down in the home
8:44 - Even when saving water there are people struggling to afford, what help is there from water companies?
11:40 - Social tariffs as a helpful aid
15:55 - Final water saving tips
 
SHOW NOTES:
 
Water saving advice & products: https://www.ccwater.org.uk/households/using-water-wisely/freewatersavingstuff/
Help with your water bills: https://www.ccwater.org.uk/households/help-with-my-bills/
 

#1 - Why Do We Need To Save Water?

Mike & Karen kick off the first episode of the show by discussing why saving water is so important.
 
Get in touch with the show with any of your questions or comments: podcast@ccwater.org.uk
 
TIMESTAMPS:
 
0:00 - Introduction
 
1:05 - Hearing your thoughts on why saving water is so important
 
3:30 - CCW’s useful website tool to see if there’s enough water where you live
 
6:03  - Where do water resources actually come from?
 
8:25 - How do we work out how much water we use + the water meter calculator tool on the website and the role of water meters
 
11:33 - How do you visualise the amount of water used?
 
13:44 - The average amount people use and the impact of a water metre on this
 
16:31 - Final water savings tips
 
SHOW NOTES
 
Is there enough water where you live? 
https://www.ccwater.org.uk/households/is-there-enough-water/
 
Water Meter Calculator 
https://www.ccwater.org.uk/watermetercalculator/