Water saving shower head as seen on the apprentice

1984ReturnsForReal_2

decsdad wrote: »

Just a query regarding restricting the flow. I don't see that it would damage the pump, is it not just the same as only opening a tap partially, not fully ?

(not a plumber)

On gravity systems when you open a tap it is gravity that does the work.

On mains fed it is mains pressure that does the work.

On a pumped shower/system the more the flow is restricted the more resistance & the more wear.

pimento

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

On a pumped shower/system the more the flow is restricted the more resistance & the more wear.

Thanks for that, I'll be removing it straight away.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

pimento wrote: »

Thanks for that, I'll be removing it straight away.

Just a thought.

I am no pump expert though.

Geordielaf

I work for Northumbria water and fit atleast 5 of these a day and everyone is happy with them. They reduce the flow rate not the pressure. The biggest difference I found today with flow cup was it went from 21 litres per min to 8. These don't work on electric showers as they are usually at 8 lpm anyway so it won't be sufficient.

brig001

We use an eco shower head from Argos (discontinued) and it is brilliant. You need to know how much water you are using by running the shower for a minute into a bucket, then measure how much water is in it. If you are less than 10 litres per minute, I wouldn't worry about it, but we were using 25 litres per minute. This went down to 7 litres per minute, and the shower feels much the same when you are in it.

brig001

Just worked it out because I didn't believe £240 either.

If we use the shower for 20 minutes per day (there are four of us), we are saving £150 per year in gas alone, so they are not far off. Not bad for a £15 shower head.

richardlionheart

hi all

and thanks for the replys , will check how much water does come
out of the existing one .

the wife spends an eternity in there , so any saving would be welcomed

cheers
Rich

pimento

I'm in and out in 5 mins and I'm the only one who uses a shower in our house. I don't suppose it'll save me much money.

dizziblonde

I know e-on are doing these at the moment (not sure what they're charging though - hubby got his free on an employee dealie), because it's the latest gadget hubby's gleefully signed up for via his work. He thinks he's fitting it on our new house's shower... he's in for a rotten surprise on that front!

keystone

richardlionheart wrote: »

the wife spends an eternity in there , so any saving would be welcomed

She'll be in there even longer now.

Cheers