Going Green
Low Flow Shower Head
California now limits all households to 100 gallons of water per day. That’s about the average used by most people, but it doesn’t allow for watering the lawn, washing the car, or any other use […]
domestic water
Going Green
Buy A Water Purifier
Americans purchase 30 billion water bottles EVERY YEAR. That means 20 million plastic water bottles are discarded EVERY DAY in America. It takes 40,000 semi-trucks working night and day to deliver those water bottles. Only […]
Going Green
Flow Restrictors
It is helpful to promote a general philosophy of water conservation, especially in the kitchen and laundry. People tend to think of water as an inexhaustible resource, not realizing that energy is saved by not […]
Going Green
Hot-Water Circulating Loop
Many commercial buildings, especially those using generous amounts of hot water like hospitals or hotels, have a closed loop in which hot water is constantly circulated by a small pump. When a tap is open, […]
Retrofitting
Water Softener Considerations
When water evaporates, it leaves all the dissolved solids behind. This is a common problem with hard water in water heaters. The solids build up on heating elements and diminish the efficacy of the heat-transfer […]