Green Plumbing Products
Green Plumbing Products or water efficient plumbing fixtures are designed to conserve water, energy and result in a cleaner environment and lower water bill. Plumbing products awarded the EnergyStar and plumbing fixtures within the WaterSense program are two sure-fire ways to ensure that your toilet, shower, faucet, washer, dryer or any other plumbing product has been tested and proven to be use less than average water and energy.
With the green plumbing products listed below and a few simple plumbing measures (periodic leak detection, ten-minute showers,etc), the average family can reduce their annual water usage anywhere from 25-35% and possibly much more. The average home uses 70-80 gallons of water per day, with these water conservation measures a family could lower they daily water usage to 45-60 gallons of water per day.
Toilets
Low Flow Toilets are designed to use less GPF than a regular toilet, sometimes as much as 20% to 60% less gallons of water per flush. The average toilet uses anywhere from 2.6 to 3.5 GPF than a high-efficiency toilet or WaterSense approved toilet.
Dual Flush Toilets are an emerging green plumbing technology that basically have two flushing options, a low flow flush and a higher flow flush, used accordingly.
Annual Savings can from range $90.00 to $180.00
Faucets
Low Flow Faucets can save over 2 gallons of water per day and usually flow at 1.75 to 2.5 gallons per minute. When shopping for new faucets, look for the WaterSense accredidation logo to ensure that you are purchasing a reliable high-efficiency faucet.
Annual Savings can range from $20.00 to $30.00
Shower Heads
Low Flow Showerheads can save over 2 gallons of water per day and usually flow at 2.0 to 2.5 gallons of water per minute.
Annual Savings can range from $20.00 to $30.00
Washers and Dryers
Front Load Washers, also known as horizontal-axis washing machines can save an average American family (4 members) over 5 gallons of water per day.
Annual Savings can range from $50.00 to $60.00
