Oh dear: did you know that the average residential water bill is expected to double (yes, double) over the next couple of decades? It may not be one of your biggest bills right now, but new model shows that lagging infrastructure spending, population growth and climate change are sending water prices one way – to the stars! Do we all need to get used to shorter showers, then, or is there another way? Some believe a water saving shower head should do the trick to keep us under that soothing hot water for longer without driving the bills through the roof, but do they really work?
It’s all about that shower flow rate
That’s a lot of questions, but luckily – our Adelaide plumbers have the answers! First, though, let’s take a dive into the numbers by getting our heads around a non-water-efficient shower head, which can use an eye-popping 15-25 litres every single minute. That means that even with a short 5-minute shower, which is three minutes below the national average shower time, you’ll be using 100 litres at least. Add a typical 4-person family to the mix, and even with short showers you’re going to be using hundreds and hundreds of litres of water each and every day.
Find out more here:
https://www.fawcettplumbing.com.au/plumbing-tips/water-saving-shower-head/
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