Brushing teeth in shower really conserving water?

Question

I heard someone say that brushing your teeth in the shower is a good way to conserve water use. I would think that it would be about the same, if not more. It seems like brushing would add more time in the shower which would be using more and more water than using the facet in a sink for ten seconds total. What do you think?

Answer 1

Your right. The best way to save water is to shower with a buddy.

Answer 2

Being from australia (land of no water and drought) we actually have huge water restrictions like only 4 min showers no watering plants ect ect. And brushing teeth in the showr is not good. Wastes water and alot. We are told in Australia this all the time by our govenment and local councils.

Answer 3

I think your correct. It would consume more water is you brush your teeth in the shower as opposed to the sink. I brush at the sink, turn off the water whilst brushing, then turn it back on to rinse. I think that's probably the best way of conserving water while brushing.

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Answer 4

hardly impressive ,but i guess it is the principle that counts .

you can lead the water from the sink into the toilet ,and use the water two times .

Also use the gray water from the house ,such as bath,shower and sinks straight into the garden to save on irrigation water,.

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Don`t grow a useless lawn but grow something you can use like food.

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Answer 5

How much water is wasted while you stand in the shower and brush your teeth?  How much water does it take to wet a tooth brush and rinse your mouth at the sink?  I would assume that brushing at the sink uses less water.

Answer 6

Ya if you want to save a penny

Answer 7

Why not...I get a better shave in the shower...everything all drains to the same place.  Sometimes I pee in the shower too.  I guess the water spraying on me makes me have to go.  I see no sense in hopping out of the shower and running over to the toilet, dripping all over and then running back in to warm up.  That saves water too.

Answer 8

no

particularly if you turn the sink water off while you're brushing.

Answer 9

Perhaps if you have a partner in there to continue washing you while you brush your teeth, but otherwise seems like it would waste tons of water. I would estimate I use maybe 16 ounces of water brushing my teeth at the sink. It takes about 3 seconds for that much water to come out of the average showerhead.

Answer 10

The best way to conserve water is brushing only with a mugful of water. I know it sounds DAFT but well I was in a hostel in Northern India for 12 stinking years of my life and water scarcity was a problem so we were only given a mugful to wash and brush. I got kinda used to it.

I still brush with a mug of water, I'm 26 now.

Answer 11

You're right. Spending more time in the shower to brush your teIeth will waste more water than wetting your tooth brush in the sink for a half a second, as long as you turn off the sink while you're brushing! I would say the only thing we'd be saving is time with this strategy.

Answer 12

possibly?