| If you prefer not to switch to a newer toilet right | | | | and healthier. You can read more about modern lo |
| away, a low-tech way to save water in the | | | | flow showerhead technology here. |
| bathroom is to fill a small milk jug with water and | | | | A typical heads uses roughly between 5 to 8 gallons |
| place it in your toilet's tank. This will greatly reduce | | | | of water per minute. Most low flow heads can |
| water use per flush. Low-flush toilets are a better | | | | reduce this amount to around 2.5 gallons per minute. |
| option and will save you even more water though, so | | | | (Source: Michigan State Government Water |
| you should think about switching eventually. | | | | Conservation Website). Some low flow shower |
| The next thing you can do to save both water and | | | | heads, like a water saving shower head, can reduce |
| energy is to switch to a low flow shower head. A | | | | the rate of water flow to 2 gallons per minute or |
| low flow showerhead can cut your water use in the | | | | less. |
| shower by more than 30 percent. | | | | A low flow shower head helps you save you money |
| Some lo flow showerheads are designed simply to | | | | in two ways because it reduces both the amount of |
| reduce the amount of water coming out. This | | | | water you use while bathing, and the amount of |
| unfortunately means you get a rather low pressure | | | | energy used to heat the water. Considering that a |
| shower. Thankfully, the technology used for many | | | | showerhead of this kind costs between $35.00 and |
| modern lo flow showerheads gives you a good | | | | $60.00, a low flow nozzle pays for itself again and |
| shower without sacrificing pressure. See an example | | | | again. Manufacturers of one brand of loflow |
| of a high pressure shower head here. These | | | | showerheads claim that the average family can save |
| showerheads use something called the Venturi | | | | up the $600 a year by switching to their |
| Principle to improve water pressure. They also add | | | | showerheads. |
| oxygen to the water, which leaves your skin cleaner | | | | |