New filters and showerhead technology to save water

There are many recommended methods of saving water nowadays, one of the newest and less well known methods is the use of showerheads containing both filters and aeration systems to provide an excellent flow while educing the total amount of water used by as much as 60%.

Down the Drain: Conserving Water (Heinemann Infosearch S.)Nowadays we use around 70% more water than we did 30 years ago and as our standard of living continues to improve, the water usage is expected to increase too. The introduction of water metering ha helped to focus awareness on our water usage, but we still lag behind other countries when it comes to saving water. In a recent report “Water companies are saving no more than a mug of water per customer per year because of their failure to invest in household water efficiency, a report from an influential Labour think tank says. ”

New shower product for saving water
A shower which recycles water promises to save householders money and energy. Invented by Peter Brewin, a design student. The shower works on similar principles to a Dyson vacuum cleaner, using filters and hydro cyclones, installed behind the shower unit, to clean the recycled water and reheat it to the desired temperature. With the potential to save families around £170 each year!

What do the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and the Sandals Royal Jamaican in the Caribbean have in common? Both hotels, apparently along with many top internationally renowned resorts, have installed the unique Oxygenics SkinCare Showerhead. Now available to the general public, the resort-style Oxygenics showerhead is claimed to enhance your water stream with up to 10 times more oxygen than standard fixtures. It revitalizes and rejuvenates your skin by countering the free radicals that cause premature aging. While conserving 30% to 70% of your normal water usage!

How about the BodySpa Showerhead, Hose & Fixing Kit, retailing for around £55.00 and said to offer a truly revitalizing shower, also makeing water savings of between 30 and 70%. Its patented pressure technology accelerates, energises and oxygenates the water flow, allowing you to enjoy its massaging, deep cleansing sensation. Sounds great!

Earth Massage Showerhead Collection - one of the best sellers in this growing shower technology marketplace, Non-aerating spray means less temperature loss with maximum energy savings, Saves up to 25% more water and consistent flow rate regardless of water pressure.

Water saving shower heads can achieve lowest water and energy consumption without compromising the comfort factor by the use of a special turbulance principle. Compared to standard showerheads or wall shower units you can save up to 50%. A positive side effect of this working principle is that the water jet is dispersed into many single, strongly accelerated drops and therefore have very little inclination of calcifying therefore less cleaning of showerheads required and this increases the longevity of the shower unit.

Some companies are offering Home water conservation kits, which Include a showerhead, low flow aerators, and other water saving products, for example leak detection dye tablets, toilet displacement tank bank bag, and toilet fill cycle diverters, we hope this idea catches on.

Other water saving articles http://www.haikona.com/how-to-save-water/ , http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/2945018.stm.

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