[Greenbuilding] Technology for long hot showers

[Carmine Vasile]

Gennaro: Surprised you didn't recommend wearing a Wetsuit. Carmine

> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 18:11:28 -0400
> From: info at ecobrooklyn.com
> To: greenbuilding at lists.bioenergylists.org
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Technology for long hot showers
> 
> I guess talking the client into a bathtub is out of the question? :)
> 
> Gennaro Brooks-Church
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> On Mon, Sep 5, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Gary BIs <gary at builditsolar.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Ken did a homemade recirc shower that appears to work pretty well and is not
> > too complex or expensive.
> > http://www.builditsolar.com/Experimental/RecircShower/KenShower.htm
> > The recirculation approach seems like about as energy efficient as you can
> > get for very long showers.
> >
> > For whatever its worth, these are the thoughts I wrote down about a year
> > back on recirc showers:
> > http://www.builditsolar.com/Experimental/RecircShower/RecircShower.htm
> >
> > Don't know if this one has been mentioned already:
> > http://www.us.kohler.com/tech/products/why_spas.jsp?category=11&nsection=2&nsubsection=3&nitem=cat12
> >
> > Gary
> >
> >> Hi all,
> >> Any one know of a green(er) way to take 20-30 minute showers?
> >>
> >> It's not for me btw, so I'm not looking for suggestions like navy showers
> >> please.
> >>
> >> Here's what I'm thinking:
> >>
> >> - A tub plug that can be foot operated.
> >>
> >> - Plug is connected to a water recirculating device
> >>
> >> - When not stepped on, the water will recirculate
> >>
> >> - Press the plug to drain the water, person can step on the plug when they
> >> don't want to the water to recirculate.
> >>
> >> - Recirculating water is reheated to desired temperature.
> >>
> >> ~sanjay
> >> PS - this idea is hereby released to public domain, for commercial and
> >> non-commercial purposes
> >>
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