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Tips On Choosing A Shower Head Water Saver

By Patrick Kelly


Most people nowadays are becoming more meticulous when it comes to efficiency. They are now doing the practice of reducing wastage through lessening the amount of water to be used in a particular purpose. Efficiency may not only talk about reducing the amount of potable water but as well as non potable ones to be used in flushing the toilet and watering the plants.

It also emphasizes that the consumers can be influenced by lessening water wastage and selecting products that can be more efficient. Taking showers instead of a bath, fixing taps that are leaking, using washing machines and dishwasher in full loads are some of the simple efficiency steps. And because showers are now very common to all, this article will give you some simple techniques on choosing the right shower head water saver.

Shower is an area where a person takes a bath under a hot or cold spray. Common showers have adjustable nozzles, temperature, and spray pressure. In most places, showering is very popular because of its efficiency as compared to bath tubs. It only uses less amount of water than bath. Approximately, a 150 liters in bath may only be 80 liters in a shower.

So here are the tips in selecting the right shower head. First is you have to consider on who will make use of it most of the time. If it is to be placed in the main bathroom, you may choose one that has multiple settings. But if used for the kids or for the guests, you may choose the simplest one.

Second, select from different spray patterns. The direction, the range, and the volume per minute are the factors that are to be considered in this step. The volume varies from different units or brands. If the concentration of the spray is strong, it can be best for heavy usage or for long hair. But if you will only do normal showers, you may choose between a rain like droplets type or the massaging jets type.

Third, you can save money. Water efficiency labeling and standard or WELS ratings are mostly present in showers in which the range is between 0 and 6. If it is higher in range, it is much more efficient. Standard type usually have 25 liters of volume per minute, but if rated as three star by WELS, it will only have 7 liters volume per minute.

These are being measured by its flow. So the trick now is to have low flow showers that will satisfy you while using just a small amount of its flow. The pressure will affect the flow, so if there is a great pressure in the pipes and shower heads, the volume will increase. So even if you do not turn it on in full blast, the result will still be the same because of pressure.

There are two main types of the low flow showers. A stationary or a regular type and a hand held type. A hand held type contains a holder which is being mounted on the wall. Its shower may be removed from the mount or from the holder. This is a great idea if you want to control the flow yourself.

These type of models are much more expensive than stationary types because of the flexible hose. These models are more flexible and efficient to use. It is flexible because you can direct its flow to anywhere you want.




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