[Greenbuilding] Energy-saving shower

[Richard N]

In some situations the reduced light within the shower may not appeal to owners.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: elitalking 
  To: nick pine ; greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org 
  Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 5:54 AM
  Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Energy-saving shower


  Nick

   

  I built an insulated enclosed bathtub shower located in my living room cabin back in 1990 when I was single and could get away with such rebellion to the norm.  I located a water tolerant ceiling at 6'-4" (just high enough to stand.  Walls surrounding it were insulated.  Although, the doors were conventional sliding glass doors.  I really liked the location next to my wood stove with delightful radiant heat delivering high comfort.  I enclosed it so I could put an iron pot on a board in shower with hot rocks from wood stove to produce steam for a sauna.  It was great until I became the primary parent for my elementary school age daughter who came to live with me.  I then got with the program to provide a conventional bathroom.  

   

  However, your post stimulates reconsideration of upgrading the tub shower in the bathroom to contain the humidity for the reason described in that thought provoking link.  Containing the humidity in the tub shower cubicle could go a long way to addressing the vulnerabilities of the humidity issues I bathrooms.  

   

  Eli 

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: nick pine 
    To: greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org 
    Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 3:42 PM
    Subject: [Greenbuilding] Energy-saving shower


    Has anyone tried a fully-enclosed shower? 

    http://www.sunfrost.com/efficient_shower.html

    I just built one, and I've been looking around for an ultra-low-flow showerhead.

    These McMaster-Carr part numbers look interesting, in brass:

    50785K184 1/2" FNPT - 1/8" FNPT adapter $5
    34615K71  1/8" MNPT - 1/8" FNPT swivel  $13
    32885K711 60-degree full cone nozzle    $8   0.2 gpm @ 40 psi  
    32885K721 60-degree full cone nozzle    $8   0.5 gpm @ 40 psi  

    McGill U's "water conservation and the mist experience" pamphlet
    recommended an obsolete Bete F200 fog nozzle with a 0.33 lpm output
    at 20 psi, saying "The advantage of the fan spray pattern is
    its ability to move soap suds on the skin surface.  

    Nick


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