Most people agree that it uses less water to take a shower than a bath, although that is often not the case if you have a power shower. Even so, a shower does use a great deal of water and, as a large number of people shower every day, a water saving shower head could you save a lot of water and money! The term water saving shower head can actually mean a few different things but all the alternatives will save water.
An aerated water saving shower head will restrict the water flow therefore using less water during your shower. These are not suitable for electric showers, however, but are available from most DIY or plumbing stores. It would be worth discussing the options with the salesperson at your chosen store to ensure that you don’t end up with a very weak shower which would probably only result in you spending twice as long in there anyway!
A water saving shower head of a different type is available from Natural Collection. Their water saving shower head claims to use up to 70% less water than a conventional shower with a flow rate of 6.5 litres per minute as opposed to the standard 18 to 40 litres per minute. For more information on this product visit www.naturalcollection.com
The alternative to a water saving shower head such as these is to fit flow restrictor to the flexible hose of the shower head. These are suitable for showers with mains pressure and not electric showers.
Bear in mind that a conventional shower, if you showered for seven minutes every day, would use 50,000 litres of water a year!
