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Showers have become more popular in the last 30 years, from less than 20% of homes owning a shower in the 1970s to
about 85% ownership today. Nowadays, showers use around 12% of the water used in the household. By being water efficient in the shower you can save money not only on your water bill, but on your energy bill too, whilst protecting the environment.
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| The volume of water used in the shower |
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A worrying trend is the growth of power showers. These can easily use more water than a bath. Water use in showers can be reduced very easily without conflicting with your shower experience.
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Aerated showerheads reduce the amount of water in the flow, but maintain pressure by mixing air in with the water. Just like a normal showerhead, they produce a steady, even spray.
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Low flow showerheads reduce the amount of water that is used, whilst still giving you the full feel of a normal shower.
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By replacing your showerhead with a more water efficient model it is possible to reduce your water consumption by more than half, whilst still enjoying a great shower.
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| The duration of the shower |
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Average times spent in a shower vary a lot and with limited research available the trend for longer showers seems to be increasing.
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A shower timer shows how much time you have spent in the shower, and can help you save water. When the sand empties from the top, turn off the flow. If everyone used a shower timer, we would save enough water to supply one million homes every day.
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In Australia, which has been suffering a severe drought for the last four years, showering accounts for 30% of water use in the home and shower timers are set for four minutes and have dramatically raised awareness of water conservation.
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| The number of showers you have each day |
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Obviously we don’t expect people to take fewer showers. In fact, with climate change, global warming and higher temperatures in the UK, people are starting to have more showers each day.
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What we suggest is that by reducing the volume of water used and the time you spend in the shower you can enjoy a luxury shower experience, as frequently as you desire and still save money on your water bill and energy bill whilst saving our precious environment.
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Everyone loves a refreshing shower, so if you really don’t want to be water efficient in this area there are other ways you can reduce your water wastage.
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| The future of showers |
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In the future we may see the development of water efficient features on showers. For example,
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- showers may allow you to enjoy a luxury power shower experience whilst saving the water which is usually wasted while waiting for the water to come through hot.
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- showers may have recycling features to recycle the water you use whilst showering.
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- showers may also have on-off levers to make it easy to restrict the flow while you're soaping up, then allow the water to come through full force when you want to rinse off.
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