SHOWERS

Save Water While Showering

Today‘s consumers are beginning to demonstrate an increasing responsible attitude towards natural resources. Water conservation is becoming more popular, and not without reason.

If the predicted climate changes take place, the UK will continue to face water shortages / restrictions. Contrary to what most people believe, water resources in the UK are finally balanced when taking into account consumption per capita and a population of 60 million people, which is forever increasing.

Consumption per capita in the UK is double that of our European counterparts, with only half the resources.

Our water costs will rise continually as investment is necessary in the water supply and waste networks, which have been under invested for decades by different governments plus the age of the network delivery system itself.

Costs for 2000 - 2005 increased on average by at least 30% and the trend will continue.

On average our water costs (for supply and sewage) amount to over £2 per m^3.

But who wants cold showers? Depending on the heating system used, outlays for the provision of hot water (energy) are often higher than the costs for the supply and disposal of potable water. Very few users are aware that they need more energy to provide hot water than for most other household equipment, TVs and lighting combined. In hotels, for example, some 13 per cent of energy consumption goes towards the provision of hot water, about 75 per cent for heating and cooling, and the rest for other uses such as EDP, kitchen equipment, cleaning equipment, TVs, and the like. Lighting accounts for about 2 per cent of total energy consumption. If we recall how successful the Energy-saving Lightbulb campaign was, it‘s surprising how limited publicity campaigns have been to date when it comes to the potential energy savings to be had from hot water.

In 1994 The Rodin Group introduced a full range of water and energy-efficient, individual and group, thermostatic mixer controlled shower products, which comply with TMV3 scheme specifications. Anti-vandal systems and manual controlled valves are also available.

Cost in use

The Rodin Group’s range of water- and energy-saving products provides considerable cost benefits over traditional sanitaryware.

The company’s range of water-saving shower heads achieve water and energy savings of up to 50%. They do this by regulating the water flow and then accelerating the restricted volume to the delivery velocity, atomising the water, and thereby increasing the surface area of the water volume delivered out of the shower head.

Despite the relentless upward trend in water and energy prices, water conservation measures in commercial establishments, hotels and hospitals are only just being seen as an effective means of lowering costs.