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.