WaterSavers Eco Friendly Car Tips + $50 Gift Card Giveaway
*Disclosure: I did receive these products to facilitate my review, these opinions are my own and were in no way influenced by another person.
The folks from WaterSavers are back with four eco-friendly car tips to get you back on the road:
1. Wash your car at a professional car wash. Winter months can be especially hard on your vehicle and washing your car is an easy first step to making your car feel new again. Using a professional car wash is a great way to protect the environment. According to the International Carwash Association, WaterSavers professional car washes use an average of 40 gallons of water or less per car while recycling and filtering their water to prevent harmful chemicals from going into our rivers and streams. Professional car washes also remove salt from the undercarriage of your vehicle, which is a must after a long winter. By comparison, the average home washing machine uses 41 gallons per cycle, and a garden hose uses 63 gallons of water in just five minutes. You can learn more, and find a WaterSavers wash at Washwithwatersavers.com.
2. Give the inside a deep clean. Winter’s elements are hard on the outside of your car, but many people forget the abuse the vehicle’s interior takes as well. Think of how many times you’ve crawled into your vehicle with dirty, snowy feet and you can begin to understand why cleaning the inside is necessary. Apply some baking soda and a rubber sponge to your floor mats for an environmentally friendly and efficient clean. Then, wipe down interior surfaces with a microfiber cloth and vacuum the fabric and floor to remove dirt, sand, salt and dust.
3. Don’t forget the maintenance check. Winter is finally over, but that doesn’t mean your vehicle can skip an overall maintenance check, especially if you want to save energy. Make sure to have your oil changed and give your vehicle an once-over. Check the fluid levels as well. The more efficiently your vehicle runs, the more gas you’ll save.
4. How’s your tire pressure and alignment? Low tire pressure will cause your vehicle to overexert itself and waste gas so make sure your tires are up to the task. Your tires list their recommended pressure on the side. If you can’t find it, you can find the recommended tire pressure in your owner’s manual. It is also a good idea to have a certified technician conduct an alignment test since it could have been thrown off by driving over pot holes during the winter months.
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The Giveaway: And now for the VERY best part… ONE lucky She Saved reader (US Only please and sorry) will win an awesome prize package from WaterSavers which includes:
· Gap Stick A versatile auto accessory to help access the hard-to-reach areas of a vehicle. Designed with a strong magnetic hook, the gap stick can pick up a key ring, jewelry or anything else that has slipped between the seat and the center console.
· Phone Caddy A plastic phone holder that clips to air vents in any vehicle to keep your phone in view for GPS usage and close to charging outlets.
· Auto Trash Bag A sleekly designed bag with a bottom zippered compartment for extra garage bags or hand wipes.
· $50 Visa Gift Card – yay!!!
… I will leave this giveaway open until Tuesday night at midnight, June 10th(mnt time) … once closed, I will select one winner who will have 48 hours to contact me to claim their prize! GOOD LUCK!!
*Disclosure: I did receive this product to facilitate my review, these opinions are my own and were in no way influenced by another person.
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We use low flow shower heads and take shorter showers.
To save water I limit my shower to 5 minutes and turn of the kitchen faucet when I am not using it.
We conserve water by shutting the water off while brushing our teeth.
I shut the sprinklers off when its going to rain.
We don’t let water run when brushing our teeth. We only do laundry when we have full loads and we water our garden either early morning or in the evening.
We conserve water by using a rain barrell for use of watering our garden.
I conserve water by taking short showers!
We run only full loads of laundry and use a rain barrel to water plants.
We turn our water off when brushing our teeth and take short showers.
I turn off the tap when I brush my teeth and when I scrub pots and pans
try not to water the yard unless absolutely have to
I turn my water off when brushing my teeth
I collect rainwater to water my garden.
We turn the water off while lathering in the shower and brushing our teeth. And have installed low flow toilets in our bathrooms recently.
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