Water Saving Products – Three Questions to Ask Before You Purchase

 
Water saving products can be simple, like ConservCo’s permanent replacement for old-fashioned rubber washers. Or you can look at the solution provided by Auto Taps Ltd., which you can attach to existing taps to turn a manual pipe head into an infrared no-touch sensor water saving tap. How can you choose the best companies to purchase water saving products from? Follow these tips to avoid being ripped off.
 
Here are the Top Three Questions to Ask Any Provider of Water Saving Products So You Can Purchase Wisely
 
  1. Does it have the WaterSense label?
 
Save water and protect the environment by choosing WaterSense labeled water saving products in your home and business and taking easy steps to conserve water every day. WaterSense is an EPA-sponsored partnership program started in 2006 that seeks to look after the future of the nation’s water supply by encouraging efficiency and enhancing the market for water saving products, programs and practices.
 
  1. How much water does the product save?
 
You need to know how much water you will be saving. For example, the Alsons 657 Series adjustable spray showerhead flows at two and a half gallons per minute, for water savings of 26 percent. Another great water saving product is the Ashfield collection of lavatory trough faucets, which flow at a rate of one and half gallons per minute, reducing water consumption by thirty percent without affecting your water experience.
 
  1. How does the product address water shortages?
 
You need to understand exactly how the water saving products you buy will help you conserve water. Whether it’s a rain barrel collecting the runoff from your roof or a flow control valve reducing the water flow in showers, faucets or hose bibs, you should find out each products benefit to the environment before you invest in it. Research products online, read articles and keep on top of the news, so you’re always in the know.
 

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