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Free showersmart energy saving gadget(merged)

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  • alexandrite
    alexandrite Posts: 552 Forumite
    Received mine yesterday - thanks OP.
  • heatproof
    heatproof Posts: 8 Forumite
    GREAT idea cant wait to get mine :T
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  • toepazz
    toepazz Posts: 131 Forumite
    :xmassmile Just a reminder - these are not suitable for electrically operated showers, only those that come off the mixer taps
  • lisa8bs
    lisa8bs Posts: 1 Newbie
    Hi I have a electric shower AND teenagers and wondered if there anything suitable like the above 'gadget' so I too can start saving. thanks
  • snickers0607
    snickers0607 Posts: 90 Forumite
    Thanks for this - have just ordered mine today.
    :xmastree:
  • mellymeep
    mellymeep Posts: 617 Forumite
    Got mine a few days ago, not got round to fitting it yet though. We already have a hippo in our toilet cistern which is pretty good, as poor students saving money on bills is just what we need! :)
    trying to become a moneysaving student
  • skyepark
    skyepark Posts: 419 Forumite
    got mine fitted it regulates the hot water temp as it was too hot before but maybe its to efficient as excess water was only a bit over the bag test it comes with.
  • Piggles12345
    Piggles12345 Posts: 736 Forumite
    How does it fit on to your shower? I live in a rented property so I can't go messing about with the shower too much!
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  • sillyvixen
    sillyvixen Posts: 3,642 Forumite
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    Piggles12345 wrote: »
    How does it fit on to your shower? I live in a rented property so I can't go messing about with the shower too much!

    its not too much messing - you just unscrew the shower shower hose from where it joins the taps screw on the small metal widget and washers and put the hose back onto the widget - no more effort than replacing a light bulb so i am sure your landlord wont object.

    i recieved mine the other day but have not installed it yet as my shower hose has seen better days and i need a new one so will do it all at once.
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  • stphnstevey
    stphnstevey Posts: 3,227 Forumite
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    WARNING !
    Useless crap that just slows the flow rate - you actually want a good flow rate with most showers, particularly power showers - DONT BE CONNED - this can actually damage some showers.

    With cisterns in a tiolet 6 litres (used to be 9 litres in older ones) is ample to flush, so hippo's could be useful here. But dual flush tiolets do the same.

    But in a shower, you dont want to reduce the flow rate. You sometimes have to ty to INCREASE the flow rate to get some showers to work, not DECREASE it!!!
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