Like many of us who enjoy a hot shower, you probably turn on your shower and while you wait for it to get up to temperature, you wander off and brush your teeth, make the bed, write an email, feed the dog.  While multi-tasking is a valuable skill, two and a half gallons of water per minute flow down the drain while you mow the lawn and iron the cat.

The clever folks at Evolve Showerheads have designed a device to minimize the impact of the wait for hot water.  An attractive shower head that shuts itself off when the temperature of the water reaches 95 degrees. Now you can tell when the shower is hot because you can hear that it has stopped flowing and you can now proceed with your bathing. When you step into the shower, gently pull the tag and let the shower flow. CLEVER!

Evolve Showerheads claim that this device can save 2700 Gallons of water per year! But that is not the end of the story, 45% of the gas burnt in our homes is attributed to generating hot water so there are energy savings too. Also, lets not forget that 20% of California’s energy consumption is attributed to cleaning, pumping, moving water so saving water reduces carbon emissions!

I have installed an Evolve shower head in my own shower. The ultra-low flow 1.59 GPM experience (as opposed to a standard low flow showerhead at 2.5GPM) is surprisingly comfortable and the pull tag feature works really well.  One thing to note, if you have a tankless water heater, if you leave it too long between the turn off of the showerhead and pulling the re-start tag, you will experience a cold “sandwich” of water in the shower as the tankless water heater re-starts.

I have been using the Evolve for several months and recommend it to everyone who would like to reduce their water and energy consumption.

For information on water and energy saving ideas, call us at  510-540-0837