Water saving shower heads...

marmitepotato

Has anyone got one? Are they any good? Any recommendations? We are moving onto a water metre and want to know if they are worth buying.

Thank you

southcoastrgi

what kind of shower are you using it on ?

puddy

yes, if you like a trickle for a shower. i got OH to take it off

marmitepotato

southcoastrgi wrote: »

what kind of shower are you using it on ?

An Aqualisa, water from a combi.

southcoastrgi

depending on the model it will prob have a seperate temp & flow, just don't turn it on as much, thus using less water

marmitepotato

southcoastrgi wrote: »

depending on the model it will prob have a seperate temp & flow, just don't turn it on as much, thus using less water

Hmm... I don't think so. I press a button, it turns on, there is a dial to select the temp which we very rarely touch. Thanks for you help tho.

drummer_666

why move onto a meter? mostly more expensive. n if u were to sell might put some people off?

redux

I don't know about water saving shower heads, but what you can do is get yourself wet, stop the water, soap, flannel, etc all over, then restart the water just to rinse off. I stayed in one of those cheap French hotels years ago which gave about 30 seconds for each button press, and that created the idea.

jellie

drummer_666 wrote: »

why move onto a meter? mostly more expensive. n if u were to sell might put some people off?

That's a bit of a sweeping generalisation, and certainly not my experience at all.

If you have a large family or like to water your lawns/wash your car a couple of times a week, meters are probably not the best option.

Buy a new build and you have no choice, but it still doesn't put people off.

I don't think water meters are seen as quite the evil things they used to be.

marmitepotato

drummer_666 wrote: »

why move onto a meter? mostly more expensive. n if u were to sell might put some people off?

We have no choice, we live in the 'Dry' South East, it's compulsory.

redux

drummer_666 wrote: »

why move onto a meter? mostly more expensive. n if u were to sell might put some people off?

This home dropped to a third of the cost once the meter was installed, and I have an idea to save some more (fill the downstairs toilet from a butt of roof water, which is just the other side of the wall)