Here is the link to the online version of my article on Water Conservation in the Cary News!
http://www.carynews.com/opinion/story/8531.html
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About how long do you spend in the shower? *GPM based on legal maximum gallons per minute (2.5) allowed for showerheads made and sold in about the past 10yrs.
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2 comments:
Hi Bindhu,
Great work! I have an idea about water conservation and wonder what you think of it....since you are now the local exspert!
Here's my idea:
When taking a shower, slow the velocity of the water (yes I know there are high efficiencey shower heads but most people don't have them).
The effect of reducing the velocity of the water in a shower is two fold:
1) The slower velocity causes the water to feel warmer (a scientific fact which is kind of like air rushing over the wing of an airplane). This causes one to reduce the amount of hot water being used to find a comfortable setting.
2) Slower velocity saves water and reduced the temperature saves on water heating bills.
What do you think?
Regards,
Garry
Hello Garry!
What an interesting proposition! I was unaware of the warm sensation caused by a reduced velocity. How exactly does this work? Also do you happen to know if all showerheads are made with adjustable notches to alter the velocity?
While I, myself will certainly look into how to adjust the velocity on my showerhead at home, my gut feeling says that it is doubtful that the general population’s inclination to submit to showers with less pressure, especially when many are still struggling with just shortening their shower time.
I was reading online Dr. Stephen Juan’s response to the question “Do we really need a daily shower or bath to stay healthy?” and it struck me that he said “In modern industrial society today we shower and otherwise bathe for mostly social and aesthetic reasons…” Many people luxuriate in expensive baths and showers with designer fixtures because of how they want to feel. Would you agree that these same people who are so dependent on lengthy showers and profligate showerheads for aesthetic purposes are less likely to sacrifice the massaging effect of high velocity showerheads?
Thank you for the tip and your activism!
Bindhu
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