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Shower Energy Saver Tips
If each member of a family of four takes a daily five minute shower, the family will use more than 700 gallons of water every week- a three-year supply of drinking water for one person. Here’s how to shave your water usage and save electricity at the same time:
  • To cut shower water use by 50 percent, just replace your conventional shower head with a “low flow” model, available from any hardware store. There are two kinds- aerated and non-aerated. Aerated heads reduce the amount of water in the flow, but maintain pressure by mixing in air. It feels like a standard shower and has a steady, even spray. Non-aerated heads have a “pulse” water flow. If you like a shower massage, these are for you.
  • The U.S. Department of Energy reports that installing a low-flow shower head cuts water heating costs as much as 50 percent.
  • With a low-flow shower head, four family members each taking five-minute showers save 14,000 gallons of water a year. So if only 10,000 families installed low-flow shower heads, we could save 140 million gallons.


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