Will Smaller Water Heater Tanks Be The Best Choice ?

Your saving water everywhere in your home,  why buy a Dino size tank type water heater? With all the water saving devices in the modern home it does not make sense to spend so much money storing a large amount of hot water. The average home in the US stores 40 to 50 gallons of hot water 24 hours a day. The average cost is approximately 15 to 20 percent of the homes total energy consumption. Why not cut that cost buy 50 percent?

If you install a .5 gpm (gallon per minute) aerator on your bathroom sink faucets, a 1 gpm aerator on the kitchen sink faucet, a 1.5gpm shower head on each shower faucet, and use a new water saving front-load washing machine, there is no need to store more than 20 gallons of hot water.

The smallest tank type water heater at most retail stores today is going to be 29 gallons. Next time you need to change your Water Heater, consider these options. You will be lowering your energy usage and helping the environment.

If you have the luxury of a large whirlpool or jetted tub you may consider an individual tank-less waterheater.

Buying a New Kitchen Sink Faucet and Bathroom Lavatory sink Faucet Aerators

Repairing a Kitchen Sink Faucet or Bathroom Lavatory sink Faucet Aerator is nearly impossible unless you have a lot of time and patience. The small parts and flimsy screens rarely fit back together after you clean them. I find that it is easier to just replace them and move on.

Matching the size to replace a faucet aerator is the hard part. New kitchen and bath faucets are using so many different sizes that it is hard to keep up. I would hope that you kept your kitchen or bath faucets installation instructions and warranty information. If not, you can still make an educated guess as to the size and tread count of your aerator.

Remove your current aerator with a pair of pliers, being careful not to scratch the spout. You may want to protect the spout by applying a little duct tape around the end where you are working. Turn the aerator to the left, in a clockwise direction. If you do not want to scratch the finish on the aerator, wrap it in duct tape as well.

If you kitchen aerator is about the size of a nickel, then the size will be approximately 55/64 in. and a 27 tread count. For a bathroom sink faucet, they are about the size of dime or 13/64in.

There are many new aerator styles to choose. Some have swivel connection while others are stationary. There are new bubble stream aerators or waterfall designs. Water saving aerators are the in thing. They range from .5 gpm (gallons per minute) 1 gpm, 1.5 gpm and 2.2 gpm. Saving water in the bathroom makes a lot of sense, with children and young ones who leave the water running. In the kitchen however, it takes forever to fill a large pot of water.

It is of course up to you and your personal preference as to which kitchen or bath aerator works best for you.

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Plumbing Questions and Answers

Thanks for stopping by. This is my new Q&A blog about plumbing. I will do my best to answer your basic plumbing questions and share what I have learned over my years of being a journeyman and contracting repair plumber. My time is a bit limited, so I will try and keep-up as best as I can. thanks again for stopping by.