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A water saving shower head is a must have

With low flow, saving water is easy

A water saving shower head is truly a must have. Especially considering that showering alone can account for up to 20% of the total indoor water use in the average American home.

Why wait for future water bills to calculate your potential savings. Before selecting low flow shower heads, take a look and see the potential water savings for yourself.

Using these averages and calculations, see how some water saver models compare to your current fixtures.

Averages Provided By The U.S Deptartment of Energy	5 - 7 GPM	1.75 GPM	Water $avings
Gallons Used (6 min. Shower)	39 Gallons (avg.)	10.5 Gallons (avg.)	28.5 Gallons (avg.)
Gallons Used (3 Showers Per Day)	177 Gallons (avg.)	31.5 Gallons (avg.)	85.5 Gallons (avg.)

Do you currently have low flow shower heads?

If your bathroom fixtures were installed after 1995, chances are they have flow rates of 2.5 gallons per minute. But keep in mind that there's still plenty of water and money saving potential with many new low flow fixtures, take a look and again see for yourself.

Averages Provided By The U.S Deptartment of Energy	2.5 GPM	1.5GPM	Water $avings
Gallons used (6 min. Shower)	17 gallons (avg.)	10 gallons (avg.)	7 gallons (avg.)
Gallons used (3 Showers Per Day)	50 gallons (avg.)	29 gallons (avg.)	21 gallons (avg.)

Before comparing bathroom shower heads, it's important to note that
there are 2 different types of water saver shower heads.

The best shower head is one that helps you save even more water.
Consider a low flow shower head with a shut off valve.

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