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Did anyone ever engineer the shower heads to reduce the GPM and thus, increase their shower time?

Baeocystin 4y ago
At 1.3gpm, you're already well into this-is-an-unsatisfying-flow-rate territory. I stayed at a camp once that had .9gpm showers, and even though our time limits were a lot more lenient than what is described in TFA, it was close to the point where I would have rather had a bucket and a sponge. 1.8gpm is the current standard for California, just as an example, and I would say subjectively ~2.5gpm is where you hit genuinely satisfying amounts of water.
- _boffin_ 4y ago
  Took a unique shower experience at White's Landing on Catalina Island. It was late at night and the open-roof stall was surrounded by walls. The stalls were divided by plywood walls with a 2ft gap from the ground and curtains. Wind was strong, around 20-30 mph, making everything blow around. The temperature was chilly, mid-50s, and water pressure was low, around 1 GPM. There was also fox poop in the next stall. Despite these conditions, showering under the stars with my partner was a memorable moment. We laughed at the strange noises we made due to the cold and wind. We realized that we should shower earlier next time.
amarant 4y ago
Someone made an even better solution, surprised it's not used at the South pole actually! Originally developed for the ISS, this shower system filters and recycles shower water, saving both water and energy! https://orbital-systems.com/ https://orbital-systems.com/
- moffkalast 4y ago
  Ah the thing they had on Ceres in the Expanse isn't it?
- TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
  "Use with Alexa" No thanks, guess I'll have to build my own, dumbed down manual version; A graywater catchment, with cyclone bin, settlement barrel, and solar evaporator, perhaps. Or just a standard garden-variety graywater harvesting setup.
- ALLTaken 4y ago
  Wow, impressive. I didn't know such a thing existed. Need to tell my uncle who builds/maintains gas/water/heating systems for houses in Germany for clients.
yencabulator 4y ago
0.75 gpm: https://www.moen.com/nebia-by-moen https://www.moen.com/nebia-by-moen Or DIY 2 l/min = 0.53 gpm: https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2019/10/mist-showers-sustainable-decadence.html https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2019/10/mist-showers-sustain...

At 1.3gpm, you're already well into this-is-an-unsatisfying-flow-rate territory. I stayed at a camp once that had .9gpm showers, and even though our time limits were a lot more lenient than what is described in TFA, it was close to the point where I would have rather had a bucket and a sponge. 1.8gpm is the current standard for California, just as an example, and I would say subjectively ~2.5gpm is where you hit genuinely satisfying amounts of water.

_boffin_ 4y ago
Took a unique shower experience at White's Landing on Catalina Island. It was late at night and the open-roof stall was surrounded by walls. The stalls were divided by plywood walls with a 2ft gap from the ground and curtains. Wind was strong, around 20-30 mph, making everything blow around. The temperature was chilly, mid-50s, and water pressure was low, around 1 GPM. There was also fox poop in the next stall. Despite these conditions, showering under the stars with my partner was a memorable moment. We laughed at the strange noises we made due to the cold and wind. We realized that we should shower earlier next time.

amarant 4y ago

Someone made an even better solution, surprised it's not used at the South pole actually! Originally developed for the ISS, this shower system filters and recycles shower water, saving both water and energy! https://orbital-systems.com/ https://orbital-systems.com/

moffkalast 4y ago
Ah the thing they had on Ceres in the Expanse isn't it?
TEP_Kim_Il_Sung 4y ago
"Use with Alexa" No thanks, guess I'll have to build my own, dumbed down manual version; A graywater catchment, with cyclone bin, settlement barrel, and solar evaporator, perhaps. Or just a standard garden-variety graywater harvesting setup.
ALLTaken 4y ago
Wow, impressive. I didn't know such a thing existed. Need to tell my uncle who builds/maintains gas/water/heating systems for houses in Germany for clients.

yencabulator 4y ago

0.75 gpm: https://www.moen.com/nebia-by-moen https://www.moen.com/nebia-by-moen Or DIY 2 l/min = 0.53 gpm: https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2019/10/mist-showers-sustainable-decadence.html https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2019/10/mist-showers-sustain...