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Residential Water Conservation Techniques

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Recently converted from the DOS version to HTML for on line viewing, WATCOM has with more than 100 color graphic screens and animation. This program shows effective ways to save water inside and outside the house. Topics include efficient toilets, showerheads, faucets; leak detection, water efficient lawn care and gardening; car washing and pool operation. Save amazing amounts of money while protecting the environment! The expert system feature allows users to calculate how much they will save by installing water efficient devices in their homes. Useful for everyone from the general public to utility managers. Also available in Spanish.

Audiences: homeowners, teachers, well & septic system owners

View WATCON online, or

Download the DOS version of WATCON now:
watcon.exe self-extracting zipfile (0.9 Mb)

Installation: To install, copy the zipfile (watcon.exe) onto your hard disk, then double-click it to uncompress and install the program. To start the program, double-click on its icon in the Program Group "Software for Environmental Awareness".

  • Created: 1991 by M. Blank, B. Clabaugh, C. Rewerts, A. Krause and revised in HTML, 2001
  • Size: approximately 3.2 Mb when uncompressed, 0.9 Mb compressed
  • Operating system:Cross-platform Web Browser (on line) or DOS (downnloadable version)
  • Other requirements: For HTML version: a Web-enabled computer and an Internet connection.
    For the DOS version: an IBM-compatible with a hard disk, 640 K RAM (approximately 540 K of RAM must be available), mouse required.

 

 

 

 
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