Low Flow Plumbing For Park City Property Management
There are many ways in which you can both enhance the value of your Park City property management operation. You can take steps to make a property more marketable or you can look for ways to increase your profit margin. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to install low flow plumbing fixtures. Many conscientious tenants are looking for a great place but one that is also environmentally friendly. The EPA has provided lots of helpful information on "WaterSense" products that can reduce water consumption in a property. Lets take a look at a few of these options.
Showerheads
According to the EPA showering is a significant source of water use in an average home, accounting for almost 17 percent of total consumption. For an average residential family this can amount to 40 gallons of water a day. This equals approximately 1.2 TRILLION gallons of water every year in the United States used for showering. Installing a WaterSense showerhead is a great way to reduce the amount of consumption in your property. The average showerhead uses around 2.5 gallons of water per minute (gpm). A WaterSense certified showerhead must use no more than 2.0 gpm in order to be certified. Make sure you select a WaterSense certified product rather than any old showerhead with a reduced flow. In order to be WaterSense certified a showerhead must undergo rigorous testing to ensure that it provides a shower that is equal to or better than a conventional showerhead both in water coverage and spray intensity. This guarantees that the product will not only be efficient, but also perform as well as a traditional showerhead. In Park City property management your tenants will be happy and so will your water bill. And there is not just savings in water bills. Whether you use natural gas or electricity to heat water in your property there are significant savings to be had by installing low flow showerheads.
Toilets
If you thought showers used a lot of water then take a look at toilets. The porcelain throne accounts for almost 30 percent of water consumption in an average residential home. Some older toilets use as much as 6 gallons in one flush! The current federal standard for a toilet to be considered WaterSense certified is to use no more than 1.6 gallons per flush while
providing equal or superior performance. Some toilets are actually able to provide this while using only 1.28 gallons per flush, a significant improvement over the standard. Replacing old toilets with WaterSense certified toilets can reduce water consumption by toilets 20 to 60 percent. This can equal almost 13,000 gallons of water per year for the average household. Savings on water ultilities can be over $100 in the first year and thousands of dollars over the lifetime of the toilet. If all the toilets in America were replaced with WaterSense toilets this country would save upwards of 520 billion gallons of water per year. Whether you are working in Utah property management or Park City property management it makes sense to go WaterSense.
Bathroom Faucets
Everyone is familiar with the idea of turning off a faucet while brushing your teeth or other activities. But there are also ways to save water with the faucet on. Devices called aerators can be installed on existing faucets to reduce water consumption or you can install WaterSense faucets and plumbing fixtures. WaterSense fixtures reduce water flow to about 1.5 gallons per minute or around a 30 percent reduction over standard fixtures. Not only will you save on your water bill but like a showerhead you can save on your gas or electric bill by heating less water. For more information on WaterSense options for property management Utah you can check out the EPA's website here.
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