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Test the flow rate of your existing shower headSee if you could save money with a flowpoint shower headIt is very easy to test the flow rate of your existing shower head and this can be done in a few minutes. Useful conversion - 4.5 Litres = 1 Gallon You will need a household bucket ( measured ) which should hold a minimum 9 litres ( 2 gallons ) and a stop watch or clock with a seconds hand. With the bucket positioned in the bath or the shower cubicle, run the shower at its normal setting into the bucket and time it for one minute and then stop. If the water has overflowed the bucket in less than one minute, you are discharging water at a rate in excess of 9 litres ( 2 gallons ) per minute and depending on the time left to run on the clock, probably in excess of 14-16 litres ( 3 - 3.5 gallons ) per minute. Your existing shower head is therefore wasteful and inefficient ! This is costing you money !A flowpoint shower head will not exceed 9 litres per minute ( 2 gallons ) at a water pressure up to 80psi ( 5.5bar ) which far exceeds any normal domestic shower pressure performance. The standard test set by the Government agency DEFRA is 9 litres per minute at 43.51psi ( 3 bar ) flowpoint shower heads run at 8 litres per minute at 3 bar. |
