AERATE YOUR FAUCETS

 

According to stats in Home Energy magazine, we would save over 250 million gallons of water every day if every American home installed faucet aerators

 

BACKGROUND.

 

There's a simple device you can attach to the water faucets in your home that will save an amazing amount of water. It's called a "low‑flow faucet aerator."

 

FAUCET FACTS 

 

The normal faucet flow is as much as 3‑5 gallons of water per minute (gpm). By attaching a low‑flow faucet aerator, you can reuse the flow by 50%. Incredibly, though the flow is reduced, it'll seem stronger because air is mixed into water leaving the tap.

 

Installing low‑flow aerators on kitchen and bathroom sink faucets will save hot water. It will also cut water use by as much as 280 gallons per month for a typical family of 4 ‑‑ over 3300 gallons a year for one family .... So if only 10,000 4‑member families installed low flow aerators, we could still save over 33 million gallons a year.

 

 Don't confuse low‑flow faucet aerators with standard screen aerate (which do not reduce faucet flow rate). Ask your store clerk if you're re unsure.

 

SIMPLE THINGS TO DO

Installing an aerator is easy‑‑even if you're all thumbs. The ends of most modem faucets unscrew; and that's where the aerator attaches. If you have questions, ask a plumber or local hardware store They'll help you.

 

Portable Dishwasher Alert: If you use a portable dishwasher in your kitchen, don't install a low‑flow aerator on the kitchen sink faucet; the reduced flow will affect the dishwasher's performance.

 

SOURCES

Low‑flow faucet aerators sell for less than $4 at hardware and plumbing stores everywhere.

23 99.5% of all the fresh water on Earth is in icecaps and glaciers.