Estimation of Water Consumption in a Family Home Using IOT Systems

Part of the percentage of water consumption in the domestic sector is linked to inadequate management of the resource in homes where 60% of total water consumption in the home is used for bathing and going to the toilet. The efficient use of water is an issue that has captured the attention of scientists, technicians, politicians and the community in general. The sustainability of water resources has been threatened by the current imbalance between water supply and demand. Thanks to new technologies, intelligent consumption of water in the home could balance the balance and reduce household expenses. The present work aims to estimate the water consumption of a family home with the help of a residential water consumption monitoring system using the Internet of Things. With the implementation of this system, it was possible to identify in real time the water consumption habits per user in a home, allowing to understand the dynamics or behavior within a family unit and validate with respect to the average value stipulated by the World Health Organization (WHO). It was also possible to determine consumption patterns, times of higher and lower demand and behavioral habits within the home that can generate future strategies for saving water. Based on the data obtained, it was possible to estimate the general consumption of the household and the behavior patterns of the members of the family unit. In addition, the project will allow the user who owns the system to employ preventive and corrective actions that optimize their water consumption.