# Textile Dyeing Water Consumption Calculator

> Estimate water use per dyeing batch from the fabric weight, the dye-bath liquor ratio and the number of rinse and wash baths, plus daily volume and cost.

Category: Textile & apparel · Applies to: Worldwide · Last updated: 2026-10-29
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Each bath uses fabric weight × liquor ratio litres of water. Add the dye bath to every pre-treatment, rinse, soaping and finishing bath to get water per batch and per kilogram.

Also called: Dye house water calculator.

## Inputs
- Fabric per batch (unit kg; default 500)
- Dye-bath liquor ratio (1 : L) (unit L/kg; default 8)
- Other baths per batch (default 6)
- Liquor ratio of other baths (1 : L) (unit L/kg; default 10)
- Batches per day (default 4)
- Water cost per m³ (default 0.5; optional)
- Currency

## Results
- Water per batch
- Water per kg of fabric
- Dye bath
- Other baths
- Water per day
- Water cost per day

## Formula

```
Water per batch = Fabric kg × (Dye LR + Other baths × Other LR);  Per day (m³) = Water per batch × Batches ÷ 1,000
```

Where:
- LR: liquor ratio: litres of water per kg of fabric
- Other baths: every bath apart from the dye bath

## Worked example
1. Dye bath = 500 × 8 = 4,000 L.
2. Other baths = 500 × 6 × 10 = 30,000 L.
3. Per batch = 34,000 L, or 68 L per kg.
4. Four batches = 136 m³, costing 136 × 0.50 = 68 a day.

**Result:** A 500 kg batch with a 1:8 dye bath and six 1:10 baths uses 34,000 litres, 68 litres per kilogram.

## What the result means

Rinse and wash baths usually use more water than the dye bath itself, so lower-liquor-ratio machines and fewer or counter-current rinses save the most water.

## Assumptions and limits
- Each bath is filled once to the stated liquor ratio.
- The liquor ratio is based on dry fabric weight.
- Overflow rinsing, machine cleaning, steam and cooling water are not included.

## Questions

### What does a liquor ratio of 1:8 mean?

8 litres of water for every 1 kg of dry fabric in the bath.

### Why do overflow rinses use more water?

Water runs continuously through the machine, so the volume depends on flow rate and time rather than the bath ratio.

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