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Low-Flow Tap Aerators or Showerheads to Save Water

Rainfall Hand Held Shower Head with Magic Sprayer

High pressure and low-flow shower heads, faucet aerators can reduce your home water consumption 60% or even more, and reduce your energy cost of heating the water also by as much as 60%. Installing Low-Flow shower heads and faucet aerators is the single most effective water conservation savings you can do for your home.

High pressure and Low-flow showerheads
Low flow shower-heads help reduce water waste, but don’t lower shower head pressure.

Shower head flow restrictor
Buy A Low-Flow or Water-Saving Flow Restrictor-Aerator for your showerhead online! Sanliv shower flow restrictor offer various flow rates.

Faucet aerators
This conservation of water and energy is not only good for the environment, but the savings in your utility bills will pay for the cost of the aerators within a few months. From then on, you enjoy continued savings.

How to tell if you need one
Faucet: If an aerator is already installed on your faucet, it will have its rated flow imprinted on the side. This should read 2.75 gpm (gallons per minute) or lower. Replace if over 2.75gpm. If no aerator is installed, check to see if there are threads just inside the tip of the faucet. Most modern faucets are threaded to accept aerators.

Shower: Set a 2qt. saucepan on the floor of the shower and position it in the middle of the shower stream. With shower on full, count how many seconds it takes to fill the pan. If it takes fewer than 12 seconds, you could use a low-flow shower head. If you have a low-flow shower head installed, it should read 2.5 gpm or less.

Black-Chrome Rainfall Hand Held Shower Head
Black-Chrome Rainfall Hand Held Shower Head

Models
There are two types of low-flow shower heads: aerating and non-aerating.

Aerating – mixes air into the water stream. This maintains steady pressure so the flow has an even, full shower spray. Because air is mixed in with the water, the water temperature can cool down a bit towards the floor of the shower. Aerating shower heads are the most popular type of low-flow shower head.

Non-aerating – air is not mixed into the water stream. This maintains temperature well and delivers a strong spray. The water flow pulses with non-aerating shower heads, giving more of a massaging-showerhead effect.

Cost: Low-flow faucet aerators usually cost $5 -$10. Low-flow shower heads range from $8 – $50 depending on features such as flow adjusting dials and designer styling. Hand-held models are more expensive than fixed models.

Installation

  1. Unscrew the old aerator if one is installed. This can often be done by hand. If you need more force, use a channel-lock pliers, vise-grips or small pipe wrench. Unscrew smoothly and steadily – don’t jerk hard or you might damage the threads.
  2. Apply a single wrap of white pipe tape around the threads of the new aerator.
  3. Put the rubber washer inside the end and screw the new aerator by hand onto the faucet.
  4. Run water to test. If it leaks out the side, try tightening more by hand. Test again. If there is still a small leak, use a pliers to tighten. Put a damp cloth around the aerator first to protect the finish from the pliers. Don’t use a pipe wrench because it might bite through the cloth and mar the finish. Take care not to over-tighten.

Where to buy
Low-flow shower heads and faucet aerators are available at Sanliv online product catalog.

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