Recently released in Australia, Oxijet is a shower nozzle that creates air bubbles that make your shower feel A-MAZ-ING, while at the same time cutting your water use by up to half. It was developed by New Zealand company Felton, with the expert input of our fluids specialists.
You can read more about it in our blog post from last week or check out the vid below.
Well, today we’re feeling a bit bubbly ourselves and have a handful of Oxijet nozzles to give away. All you need to do is leave your best (or most creative) water saving tip in the comments field below. Our favourite respondents will be rewarded with their very own Oxijet nozzle.
Update Thursday 7 February: This competition is now closed. Thanks for all your fantastic tips. We’ll be announcing our water-wise winners later today.
5th February 2013 at 2:00 pm
put a bucket over the showerhead while the water is getting hot – the water can then be used to water the garden
5th February 2013 at 2:00 pm
Waste cooking water (from boiling vegetables/pulses/rice/pasta, etc) is full of vitamins and other micronutrients. Instead of draining them over the sink and losing all that goodness, drain them into a bowl/jug (this water can be kept in a sealed container in the fridge for a couple of days if necessary or frozen in ice cube containers for later use). Cold or at room temperature, this water can be used to water pot plants (giving them a little extra goodness at the same time) or if you plan your meals, it can be used the following night as the water required for stews, soups, stocks, etc (again to add goodness) or pour a little over your worm farm or compost (if they are a bit dry – they will love it).
5th February 2013 at 2:00 pm
Collect the water from the airconditioner outlet which on a hot night means about a litre every hour. Use the water on newly planted shrubs.
5th February 2013 at 2:00 pm
No single or easy answer. As always a multi step approach in needed: Buckets in the shower; Connect hose to washing machine; buy an enerygy and water efficient washing machine; rain water tanks and electric pumps; lots of poly pipe irrigation with diverting taps and adjustable drippers to target the need. This fantastic new shower head is an additional part of the solution.
7th February 2013 at 4:23 pm
That’s not one tip, but five. For that, you win an Oxijet! We’ll be emailing you shortly to let you know how to claim your prize.
5th February 2013 at 1:59 pm
Cut your lawn to a maximum of 2 cm and only water after a prolonged dry spell (“yellow” grass recovers quickly). This will reduce the necessity to water sun scorched grass following lawn-scalping!