I'm sure that your showerhead can affect flow, etc. but I keep finding flip flop between showers and baths being better. Also, many sources say, "short," showers, but don't actually define the shortness. I gather that the wet self, turn water off, soap up, then rinse method would conserve water but I'm thinking of a regular old average shower.
So, just looking for a general answer, if an average shower is 10 minutes with an average showerhead, is that shower better or worse than a bath in an average sized tub in an average home (not a gigantic one, not a tiny one)?
2007-02-19 09:43:09 · 16 answers · asked by linseykathleen 1 in Environment
showering uses more water than a bath.
2007-02-19 09:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
A shower is definitely best for water conservation.
You can test by putting the plug in and see how much it fills in the time. A 10 minute shower will not fill the bath much, maybe only to a third of the amount you would use for a bath. So having a bath uses at least 3 times the amount of water.
2007-02-19 18:03:56 · answer #2 · answered by getfit chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Showers use far less water than a bath. It takes about 30 gallons of water to fill the average tub. A shower with a flow of 4 gallons of water a minute uses only 20 gallons in 5 minutes.
2007-02-19 17:46:40 · answer #3 · answered by Steven D 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would say a bath. With showers, the water is always running, with a bath once it is filled up then the water is off. It really depends on the size of the tub, the shower head, ect.
2007-02-19 17:46:50 · answer #4 · answered by Donnao 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 15 percent of an average home energy bill goes to heating water. To save hot water, take five-minute showers instead of baths. Install a low flow showerhead. Do only full loads when using the clothes washer or dishwasher. Use cold water for laundry and save up to $63 a year—detergents formulated for cold water get clothes just as clean.
2007-02-19 18:08:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put a block on the drain, take a shower and you will truly find how much water you use during a shower, and ofcourse, most fill the bath tub up for a bath. Everyone's results will be different.
2007-02-19 17:47:06 · answer #6 · answered by Joe Capo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a shower but the ones that help out with global warming, i herd about it on a site so like ten mins are good but a bath migh use more water. But when u think of leaving a shower on for ten minutes and filling a bath tub.......
2007-02-19 17:47:39 · answer #7 · answered by trinisam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've tried this one. It's better to take a shower. You can use the third of the water if you have the right shower head.
2007-02-19 17:47:09 · answer #8 · answered by P3dcrane 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quick solution..
Plug drain and run shower for 10 min. Notice how much less water you use then when you fill the tub up with the faucet.
2007-02-19 17:46:50 · answer #9 · answered by Josh S 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Home use of water accounts for less than 10% of water use in the world.
Do whatever you like, shower or bath.
2007-02-19 17:46:19 · answer #10 · answered by FCabanski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋