New DOE Showerhead Rules Dry Up The Water Hogs
Thursday, 15 July 2010 00:00

Do you always feel like somebody is watching you? Look out, because you could be right. The Department of Energy might be watching you shower.
The DOE just passed a ruling to save us more water and by doing so, have made it illegal to install the "multi-spray" (multiple showerheads) as well as the "waterfall" systems that can use up to 20 gallons per minute on just one bather. The new rule states that all shower heads must comply with 2.5 gpm or less flow rate at 80psi which includes multiple shower heads at once. In other words, your "multi-spray" if it is flowing all at once must cumulatively equal 2.5gpm.
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