When the lever is not completely set hard against the right-hand side, it will always more or less mix with the hot water, you don’t realize up until your electricity bill arrives. This is an invisible leak of energy. So make sure you take care when using this type of lever tap or so-called mixing Ta, always have the lever positioned to the far right when you only want cold water. If you are unhappy with your tap that allows for this human error simply replace it with the conventional two taps, positioned on the left and right side of your sink or basin, or ask for the better, more expensive type of mixing tap that only mixes the hot water when the leaver is reaching over to the other half from the center, it is certainly worthwhile investing in such much better tap.

Leaking taps are not only wasting water, water consumption in general also increases maintenance work and effort in maintaining dams and pipelines. More Maintenance means more transport, using fuel and resources in general. Energy is also required for the treatment of water to its potable state. Water is precious, and most of us know what it feels like to have very little of this amazing resource available. Droughts and water shortages will always occur, therefore educating ourselves continuously and being aware of the preciousness will maximize our chance of having enough when it does become scarce. Drinking, growing food, and also supplying our wildlife are important. 

There are water taps on the market that are also comfortable to use and look as great and fit the single tap perforation arrangement, one with one shaft with two handles on either side of it where the taps can be controlled independently. Avoid hot water wastage by opening the mixing tap only if the lever is positioned to the far right. When this tap and any others are leaking water, address it as soon as possible by replacing the washer or mixing device inside the mixing tap. A non-leaking tap means you are saving at least 20,000 liters of water a year. A small, hissing toilet leak can waste 4'000 -100'000 liters of water per year (add a few drops of food dye to the cistern to identify any leakages in your toilet bowl). You will also save electricity consumption if you are on tank water.