December 15, 2019
Now that low-flush toilets have
improved to the point where they actually work, I’d like to talk about another
device that could save water: The pull-out, push-in shower faucet. With most
faucets, you have to turn the water all the way down to Cold in order to turn
off the shower, which is a pain when you shampoo your hair. Some people may not
even bother to turn off the water, which is wasteful.
With the pull-out knob, when you
turn off the water to shampoo your hair, you just push in the knob, then pull
it back out when you’re ready to rinse. Saves time and water.
Unfortunately, if your shower is
built with the turn-to-cold knob, it requires a pretty substantial remodel of
the fixture, involving going into the wall where the pipes are, and replacing a
valve.
It would be swell if contractors
put in the pull-out, push-in fixture right from the get-go.
January 10, 2020
A quick search of the internet
revealed that there are valves that you can install on your showerhead to turn
the water off, so that you can keep your ideal mix of hot and cold once it’s
set.
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