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Plumbing is an imperative part of your home's function and family's needs. From washing clothes and taking a shower to doing the daily dishes and disposing of waste, it is easy to see the importance of your showers, tubs, toilets, faucets, sinks, and plumbing and septic lines.
Your standard plumbing fixtures and appliances use a great deal of water and energy, which can negatively affect the environment while increasing your monthly water and electricity bills. Thankfully, help is available. With these eco-friendly plumbing fixtures, you can conserve water, energy, and money.
1. Low-Flow Toilets
You may think replacing all of the toilets in your home with low-flow models is too large of an expense, but the water conservation and financial savings these toilets offer will ensure you are making a smart investment.
Low-flow toilets can reduce water usage, saving you an estimated $90 per year on your water bills. This may not seem like a large amount of money, but the savings do add up over the course of the toilet's lifespan.
If you are like a lot of people, you may be leery about a toilet that uses less water. In the past, these low-flow models did struggle removing all of the waste from the toilet bowl. Today's models are capable of removing all waste while using less water to complete the task.
Low-flow toilets use pressure assistance, which compresses air at the top of your toilet's tank to flush away waste from the bowl. Pressure-assisted toilets do flush in a loud manner, but the conservation of water and money are benefits you should consider for your household.
2. Low-Flow Faucets/Showerheads
In most households, there are a good number of sinks, tub faucets, and showerheads. These faucets and showerheads are essential to your family's needs, but they are also responsible for a great deal of water waste.
Washing your hands, rinsing out a glass, shaving, brushing your teeth, and taking a bath or shower are all necessary tasks which use an excessive amount of water.
For example, a standard showerhead uses 2.5 gallons of water each minute. The total amount of water for each member of a household to shower and use the other faucets in the home will add up to astonishing amounts of waste.
By replacing your faucets and showerheads with low-flow models, you can reduce your home's total water usage. This helps protect the environment while saving you money on your monthly water bills.
3. Tankless Water Heater
The water heater is another important part of your home and family's needs. It is responsible for heating the water needed to bathe and complete basic chores, such as washing dishes and doing laundry. Unfortunately, the water heater is also responsible for energy waste.
A tankless water heater is a great investment for your home, family's needs, and budget.
Also known as an on-demand water heater, tankless units only use energy when hot water is necessary. Compared to traditional water heaters that heat water continuously, tankless models use an estimated 30 to 50 percent less energy.
Energy conservation and financial savings are not the only benefits of replacing your traditional water heater with a tankless unit.
Tankless models offer a longer supply of hot water, so there is less risk of your family running out of hot water. Traditional water heaters have a shorter lifespan due to the risk of corrosion that stems from sediment in the tank.
Energy conservation, continuous hot water, and a longer lifespan are all benefits of a tankless water heater.
If you are interested in going green, focus on your plumbing. Contact Universal Plumbing Supply Co. to learn more about these eco-friendly plumbing fixtures today.
