Clean Spouts
A few weeks ago, my son changed my very old water saving shower head. Not only was it easier and faster to rinse my thick curly hair with full pressure, I found out that it didn’t take as long to heat up the shower water.
So since the change of the shower head we have saved on our water and gas bill because of the follwoing:
- Increased pressure of water
- Less time running water to heat it up
- Quicker showers
- Hot water faucet only on part way with added hot water pressure
Checking other water spouts like in the kitchen sink and the bathrooms, I found the pressure wasn’t lessened due to the little screens being partially clogged on the water spouts. Allowing the water to flow freely also reduces pressure on the pipes. I live in an older home and I sure don’t need old pipes leaking.
Before buying new water spouts, clean them. For shower heads, soak in vinigar to remove deposits inexpensively and safely. This will reduce your water bill and gas or electric bill (depending which is used to heat your hot water).