Bournemouth, Eco & Environment | Posted on December 12th, 2025 | return to news

Bournemouth Water offers free water-saving devices

The company’s Come Rain or Shine campaign continues, and a range of free water-saving devices are offered.

Bournemouth Water is offering free devices that will help people to reduce their water bills.

While recent rainfall has helped storage levels improve after the hottest summer on record across the UK, the company’s Come Rain or Shine campaign continues to support customers with saving water all-year-round, regardless of the weather.

Customers can claim a range of free water-saving devices, which include:

Buffaloo Cistern Bags – reducing the amount of water a single-lever toilet releases with each flush without reducing the toilet’s performance, these bags can help a family of four save almost £100 a year.
LeakyLoo Detection Strips – a biodegradable and water-soluble strip that sticks to your toilet and highlights if you have a leak. Undetected leaks from loos can often by invisible to the eye and can waste thousands of litres of water and add hundreds of pounds to a metered bill over the course of a year.
Four-minute Shower Timers – just one minute less in the shower could save £30 per person a year and thousands of litres of water.
Shower Flow Regulator – attached between the hose and your existing shower head, this easy-to-fit tool limits water flow to seven litres per minute, reducing the amount of hot water used during each shower.

Kim Williams, Bournemouth Water’s head of Water Resources and Water Efficiency, said: “Recent rainfall and our interventions have helped to see our storage levels improve in recent weeks following the hot summer and we’re thanking all our customers who continue to take simple steps to reduce their water use.

“Climate change is showing us that weather patterns are going to be less predictable and put more pressure on our resources due to longer periods of warm, dry weather. That’s why it’s so important we all work together to be more water aware and build more resilience whatever the weather.”

Bournemouth Water’s teams are playing their part on the ground by working hard to drive down leakage.

As well as fixing leaks on its own network, around 30 per cent of water loss in the region comes from pipe work that belongs to customers, and Bournemouth Water is working hard to help customers find these leaks and is supporting them with repairs.

For more information about Bournemouth Water’s Come Rain or Shine campaign, and to order your free water-saving devices, visit www.bournemouthwater.co.uk/household/your-services/save-water/come-rain-or-shine.