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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I was trying to figure out the acronym for D.I.V.O.R.C.E.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Do It Valiantly Over Reluctant Client Excesses?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Do It Victimlessly Over Recalcitrant Couples Excuses?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Must be some better ones out there.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’ve often wondered (after having to design numerous bathrooms that seemed bigger than my house) what people are after in terms of bathing experiences. My first multihead (12 – 6 per side) shower experience was in a 1920’s bathroom in an upper east side building in manhattan – it wasn’t that pleasant. Considering it was a large building that is quite a water drain over 90 years to date. My best shower was actually a cold water outdoor shower in yugoslavia (didn’t have the coins for the immersion). My best bath was a in a public bath house in sibiu. My worst bath was in an old cold farmhouse in England (where I didn’t have enough coins for the electric meter).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Garbary<br><b>Sent:</b> May-15-11 3:37 PM<br><b>To:</b> Carmine Vasile<br><b>Cc:</b> GB Forum<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Greenbuilding] low flow shower heads<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Carmine:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The only solution: D.I.V.O.R.C.E.!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tough client.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Richard<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>==========================================================================================================<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Carmine Vasile <<a href="mailto:gfx-ch@msn.com">gfx-ch@msn.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Richard: Your solution will not satisfy his wife because she made him buy a multi-head shower withsix 6 2.5 gpm showerheads. I received another inquiry from a homeowner with two back-to-back units that would draw 30 gpm. His plumber suggested a commercial boiler costing lots of money. Carmine<br> <o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal>Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 12:24:15 -0400<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] low flow shower heads<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>From: <a href="mailto:richard6@gmail.com" target="_blank">richard6@gmail.com</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:gfx-ch@msn.com" target="_blank">gfx-ch@msn.com</a><br>CC: <a href="mailto:greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>; <a href="mailto:steve@tjiang.org" target="_blank">steve@tjiang.org</a>; <a href="mailto:9watts@gmail.com" target="_blank">9watts@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:erin@trmiles.com" target="_blank">erin@trmiles.com</a>; <a href="mailto:sacie.lambertson@gmail.com" target="_blank">sacie.lambertson@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>To start with:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>= Keep the 40 gallon water heater. Cost: FREE<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>= Put in a 2.5 gal/ 9 liter shower head with flow control/shutoff. Cost: ~$10 - $50. This will save him 6x his current energy cost<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>= Add an insulation blanket. Cost: ~$20 - $30<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>= Put an insulation pad underneath the water heater. Cost: ~$10<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>= Insulate any exposed water pipes. Cost: ~$10 - $25<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>= Install a 50%-DHR system. Cost: ~$700 - $1,000. In combination with the 2.5 gal. shower head this will save him 12x his current energy cost!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>He'll never run out of hot water with this setup unless he as some other bizarre hot water requirements. So tankless is NOT necessary. Heat loss through a tank setup is minimal if properly insulated. He will not have to upgrade his service $$$$$.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I would definitely NOT recommend a tankless electric/gas water heater.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Richard<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>=========================================================================================<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Carmine Vasile <<a href="mailto:gfx-ch@msn.com" target="_blank">gfx-ch@msn.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Steve, Reuben & Richard: Last week I received a call from the owner of a mult-head shower drawing 15 gpm of 105F water. He lives in North Carolina and his 40 gallon electric tank-type water heater ran out of hot water in a few minutes. I gave him my advice, install a tankless water heater with a 50%-DHR system to halve the load by recycling heat wasted down-the-drain. Solar is not an option. <br> What would your advice have been?<br>Carmine<br><br>Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 13:40:29 -0700<br>From: <a href="mailto:steve@tjiang.org" target="_blank">steve@tjiang.org</a><br>To: <a href="mailto:greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">greenbuilding@lists.bioenergylists.org</a><br>Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] low flow shower heads <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br>Terminology:A navy shower = turn on to wet skin; turn off to soap; turn on to rinse.A hollywood shower = turn on full blast; start singing; soap; turn off a the end.<br><br>A thermostatic value + volume control is way better than a navy shower button because you can adjust the volume down to a level just to keep you warm while soaping. This may convince more people to actually use less water while showering than the pure "Navy shower" approach. The downside is thermostatic valves and volume controls setups are expensive.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><snipped> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>