High shower pressure can help people save water, study suggests
High shower pressure can help people save water, study suggests
Researchers in Surrey say visible timers can also reduce water usage after installing sensors in 290 showers
Ah yes, more complexity and inconvenience for the general population while industry gets free reign to waste the vast majority of water.
This is nonsense. For one, I've been showering high pressure/low flow for the past two years and not only does it save money and energy, it's also enjoyable (to me anyway). For two, it's whataboutism. Yes, industry and agriculture consume a ton more water. That doesn't mean you can't take positive steps though, especially when they save money as well.
“Higher-pressure showers were definitely shorter,” said Walker. “The open question is really: why is it shorter? Is it that it just rinses products off quicker? Is it that it’s more satisfying, and you feel clean quicker?”
Or is it that it's less comfortable and relaxing, and people just want to get it over with? I would not automatically assume the shortness is due to a superior experience.
Definitely the former for me. Low pressure showers suck. It's a pretty common thing to hate.
I absolutely hate low-pressure showers. I have to take longer because nothing rinses quickly.
I live in a house that has water pressure below 30psi (and doesn't seem like it can even keep up with that), I definitely take longer because it doesn't rinse my hair/scalp out properly. And it is unsatisfying.
Then again, I also take less showers than I should because of that (though I also have a medical thing where I do not visibly sweat even in extreme conditions so things like pit stains are not a thing) so I use much less water overall. Probably gross but I am a shut-in.
If you're asserting that high-pressure is uncomfortable, the user should be able to just... set it to a lower pressure before (or after) they get in. Though if you mean just-get-it-done mentality I'd say that's not a bad thing so long as they are in the shower long enough to get clean, seems like an optimal situation (for most people at least) to me.