How to Save Water With New Plumbing Fixtures

Reducing your water use has multiple benefits. In addition to helping to conserve and protect your community’s vital water supplies, saving water also helps you save money and energy.

Conserving water conserves energy, because energy is used to treat, deliver, and heat water. Low-flow fixtures have been on the market for a while. These days, there are also many ultra-low-flow fixtures that conserve even more water without compromising performance. To select the most water-efficient plumbing fixtures, you should look for products with certain flow thresholds.

Toilets are often the source of the most water use (and water wasting) in a home, accounting for nearly 30% of an average home’s indoor water consumption. If you have a toilet(s) that uses more than 1.6 gallons of water per flush (gpf)—as do almost all toilets installed before 1994, try to get a new one which will help you to save some water.

Showering comes in second place and accounts for up to 20% of the average household’s indoor water use. You can cut your shower water use by as much as 70% by switching to an ultra-low-flow showerhead, which is easy to do.

And unlike days of yore, many of today’s models of high-efficiency showerheads will give you a good strong shower stream. Using ultra-low-flow showerheads will also save you money on your energy bills, by reducing the demand on your water heater.

For more information about energy-saving solutions contact Keithley Plumbing at www.keithleyplumbing.com or by calling (626) 449-0387. They are located at 3579 E Foothill Blvd #227, Pasadena.