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Water Saving Aerators The bathroom faucet is the area in the bathroom where the least amount of water is used. However, standard faucet aerators can also be a significant source of water waste. The average bathroom faucet tap uses 2.2 gallons of water every minute. This is almost the equivalent of the modern shower head, [...] What tasks do you complete at the kitchen faucet? When you do these tasks, do you ever think about how much water is being used? Kitchen Faucet Aerator The amount of water used at the typical kitchen faucet is the same as the amount coming from a typical shower head, which is a sure way to [...] Do you know how old your home and its plumbing fixtures are? The standard shower head in a home built before 1992 uses approximately five shower gallons per minute. For a family of four taking 10-minute showers each day, the amount of gallons of shower water being used in this home every year easily passes [...] The school cook, professional chef in a five star restaurant, and the large scale caterer understand the importance of water in a kitchen. Water use in a commercial setting accumulates much faster than residential kitchen water use. Water use also effects energy use, as energy is required for water heating. Installing a low flow commercial [...] When we turn on the news often we are greeted with images of the immense damage that has been done to our planet. Among the many crises we now face, lack of water conservation is one that has been garnering more and more attention. Here in the United States the amount of water [...] Often people go into a store or online and purchase a showerhead only to realize it is not exactly the best fit for them. Here we have compiled for you a list of customer reviews to assist you in your search for the best showerhead for your home. These customers have given detailed explanations as [...] The world we live in today is much different than the world our grandparents, and to some extent even our parents, lived in. According to the HCF (Hinkle Charitable Foundation), in 2007 51% of electricity produced in the United States came from coal, which creates large quantities of CO2 and other harmful pollutants. In addition [...] Low flow toilets averaging around 1.6 gallons per minute are a great idea. But the return on investment period is long considering you’ll have to shell out at least $300 between the cost of the toilet and replacement labor costs (plumbers are not cheap). Another option is to do a retrofit on your toilet e.g. fill [...] Dual Flush Converter Reducing water consumption in the home is an important part of being green. Every day an average of 55 billion gallons of water are flushed through toilet systems. That’s 40% of water used in a household when 8 out of 10 trips to the bathroom do not even require a full flush. [...] Putting in a low-flow showerhead doesn’t mean you have to put up with a thin water stream, low pressure or reduced water temperature due to excessive aeration. Today’s low-flow showerheads are engineered to provide you a satisfying shower experience while still: Saving thousands of gallons of water per year (along with savings on your water [...] |
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