Start Saving Energy In Your Bathroom

Saving energy in your bathroom, while increasing safety and comfort, is a simple endeavor these days. That’s because the only thing you have to do is to choose energy-saving ventilation and lighting systems, and water-efficient shower heads, faucets and toilets. To understand how you can use specific eco-friendly bath products to save water and energy, here are a few tips:

Three Environmentally-Friendly Tips

1. Use Water More Efficiently: You can find various low-flow shower heads, which allow you to save about 5 gallons of water during a 10-minute shower. Replacing leaky faucets with new ones is another great idea especially because these faucets are generally wasting more water than you realize. For instance, a leak of a drop per second results in 1,660 gallons of water a year. If it’s hot water, you are also wasting natural gas or electricity totaling $35-$40. Other water saving tips include getting a water-efficient toilet; closing the tap whenever you’re shampooing your hair or brushing your teeth; collecting rain water for domestic use; and installing a system that collects and recycles used water for toilets.
2. Get an Electric Shower: The greatest thing about electric showers is that they provide people with hot water on demand. This means that electric showers use less electricity to heat the water compared to a conventional tank water heater. You can find a wide range of electric showers, which come along with basic or complex features.
3. Choose Eco-Friendly Lighting and Ventilation Systems: Most bathroom vanity lighting systems include several incandescent light bulbs, which use a lot of electricity and produce heat. By simply replacing these bulbs with Energy Star qualified products, you can save up to 75% of energy. Additionally, you should consider replacing your current lighting fixtures with Energy Star qualified lighting systems. You can also purchase a ventilation system with a countdown timer, which will optimize energy consumption.

To save even more energy, use a high-quality insulation product to seal air leaks around floors, walls, windows, electrical wiring and duct work. As well, never forget to turn off the lights when you don’t use your bathroom

Contact Luxury Living Direct for more information on bathroom decor and more at 1-800-574-3022.