On my journey to be more eco-friendly I read about a company who designs showerhead with a new technology called ShowerStart. This technology essentially allows you to start your shower, walk away from it to do something you need to do, and it will slow to a trickle when the water is heated to 95 degrees. Here is a little more about the ShowerStart technology from the makers of these eco-friendly showerheads, Evolve Showerheads:
We wanted a way to save time, water and energy without having to make sacrifices or behavior changes. You see, we figured that many people were probably a lot like us in their morning routine – really busy running around to get out of the door on time. So to save a little time we typically turn on the shower and sneak away to do something else while waiting for the water to warm-up.
We brush our teeth, use the toilet, make our beds, we even hug our kids … When we get back to the shower it’s warm and ready … but how much hot water just accidentally ran down the drain? Even a little adds up to be a lot. Losing only 1 minute of hot water per shower can mean an additional $75 in utility bills and 2,7000 gallons of water wasted per year – and that’s for a family of three.
ShowerStart technology changes that equation because it watches the shower’s temperature and “triggers a trickle” as soon as the shower is warm enough to jump in. This prevents your hot water from inadvertently running down the drain before you can hop in the shower. Not only have you eliminated the water and energy waste, but the sound of the trickle tells you that your shower’s ready. The hot water for your shower is now warm and waiting instead of warm and wasted.
Evolve Showerheads sent our family a Water Lily showerhead to review. We have used this showerhead for almost two months now and we love it! I love the rain shower that the Water Lily provides. I feel like I am in one of those luxury hotels that have great bathrooms that you never want to leave. I have used rain showerheads before, but I was really impressed by how strong the spray is on the Water Lily. We frequently wash our very large dog in our bath tub, and the showerhead is powerful enough to get our puppy clean! My husband loves that the spray isn’t too weak for him (he was a little worried about that when he found out that we were testing a rain showerhead). The ShowerStart technology works exactly how Evolve said it would. We start the shower and when it reaches 95 degrees it turns
from a spray into a water trickle. Then when you are ready you pull the cord and the spray resumes with warm water. One little warning: make sure you turn your water heater down if you turn the heat up on your showers as the ShowerStart technology doesn’t prevent scalding. Once I got it a little too warm and had to turn the cold water up quickly (if you monitor how hot your water heater heats your water this would be a non-issue). Our water bill has gone down a couple of bucks in the past couple of months. It might not seem like a lot but if you add it up at the end of the year it does save us a little bit of money. More importantly, I feel like I am helping reduce my carbon footprint on the world by saving water and energy. Selfishly, I love this showerhead, I don’t know how I ever lived without it!
Do you love your current showerhead? No need to change it if you do. Evolve Showerheads offers consumers the Ladybug Showerhead Adapter that you can easily install on your current showerhead allowing you to have all the benefits of ShowerStart technology. Evolve also offers handheld, lower-flow, standard and rain showerheads in their product lineup. If you are looking for a great way to help the environment visit Evolve Showerheads.
Buy It: You can buy eco-friendly showerhead with ShowerStart technology from Evolve Showerheads on their website here.
Win It:
Evolve Showerheads is offering one lucky reader a Water Lily Showerhead in either a Chrome Polish or Brushed Nickel finish (ARV $69.95-$74.95).
How to Enter:
To enter visit Evolve Showerheads and tell me what style of showerhead you would most like to try from their product lineup. (You must complete this entry before any of the bonus entries)
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The monarch would be my preference. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway
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I would pick the Monarch showerhead.
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I like the Roadrunner showerhead. My husband takes a 20 minute shower every single day!
I pamper myself by reading in bed at night. It’s the only time I take time for myself.
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I pamper myself by buying a coffee drink
The Waterlilly or Emporer would be my pick.
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I pamper myself with a bubble bath.
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I’d like to try the Monarch Showerhead.
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I do yoga to pamper myself.
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I’d love to try the water lily the most. I love the ability to stop teh water while it heats up. Thanks for the great contest!
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I would like the Aspen Rain or the Lily SHowerhead
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I love the aspen rain shower head, thanks!
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I would like to try their macaw hand held shower head
I pamper myself by either taking a long soaking bath or taking a long hot shower.
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I like the Emperor handheld showerhead.
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The emperor handheld shower head looks awesome!
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