by Elsewhere 10 Replies latest jw friends
The low-flow, high-efficiency ones use about 1.6 GPM (Gallons Per Minute).
To find out what your show is using, get a 1 Gallon container from your kitchen and time how long it takes to fill it up with your shower. Then devide 60 by that number of seconds.
60 / [Seconds to Fill Gallon] = Gallons Per Minute
As an example:
It took my shower 38 seconds to fill a one gallon containe r. That is: 60 / 38 = 1.58 GPM
My main concern right now is trying to figure out what to have for lunch!
Hell, you can just save water by showering less, drinking beer instead of water, and flushing the toilet only once a day.
W
water is not that expensive, I can afford it. End of story!
I have a low flow shower head and it is about 2 gallons per minute. We have had VERY LITTLE rain here in Northern California and I am 95% sure we will be on mandatory rationing by early spring. My husband is going to convert our shower and washing machine so that we can use the grey water in our yard. And while my shower heats up in the morning, I have 2.5 gallon container that I catch the cold water with and either 1) use it to flush the toliet or 2) carry it outside to water our flowers.
Purza
I'm not sure, but I took out the flow restrictor on my shower head. I'm a bad enviromentalist.
I don't know how much my current shower flows at... I just take quick showers - and that's that. My water bill is usually around $10 to $13 each month - which is the lowest that they can bill me for.
But - it triggered a memory of long ago - when I rented my first apartment. There was a 5 gallon water heater that plugged into a 120-volt outlet. It heated the water, but if I took too long in the shower - I was getting blasted with cold water. In the summer - that might feel nice - but in the winter... nope!
So, I had to learn how to turn on the water (no time to let it warm up) - get wet - and turn it off. Then - soap up - and turn on the water again to rinse off. If I took too long doing this - I would get an instant ice-bath. (I remember my girlfriend and I taking a quick shower together one time - and her squeeling when the cold water hit.)
I guess that was my 'training' for taking quick showers.
I didn't like the fact that the water heater was always 'on' and heating the water - even when I didn't need it - and so purchased an electric timer, which I plugged in and had the heater turn on about an hour before I got up in the morning. It would heat the water for about 2 hours or so - which was adequate for me. If I needed hot water for washing the dishes - I would bypass the timer and plug the heater directly into the wall.
Needless to say - my electric bill dropped quite a bit.
Regards,
Jim TX
I've got three shower heads that all BLAST away with a gajillion gallons of hot as f#$k water!
As a broke butt student I cant' afford much but I'm not skimping on my shower! Now I need three hotties to help me soap up! Any takers?
Oh the other thing to save money on the electric bill is wrap your water heater in several layers of insulation or those insulated water heater blankets. Those will save almost as much as cutting the power too it for a few hours a day!
Was just testing mine last week. It was around 2.5 gpm. I have been looking at the low flow heads. Some go as low as .5 gpm, but I have to wonder if the participant leaves the shower a little soapy.
Jeff
