Hygiene is important and you have to shower or have a bath
or something along those lines to stay clean. Everyone has experienced that a class
or meeting where you are sat next to someone who smelled a little ripe, and if
you haven’t then I have bad news for you. It was you who has been the one who smelt
funky in those conference meeting.
But there are showers to stay clean and fresh and then there
is excessive use of them. I run regularly and so shower after each run to wash
the sweat and dirt of and then sometimes I shower in the mornings if I’ve spent
the whole night sweating. But if you want to save power and water and so help
the environment there are a few things you need to be thinking about.
Firstly think about the length of your showers. You are
perfectly able to get clean in a shower which lasts five minutes so there is no
need to stand there for half an hour. I know everyone is guilty of this
including me as there is nothing better to shake a hangover than a shower and
sometimes I just find myself standing there lost in a daydream, but this is something
we all need to reduce and limit.
Secondly don’t just take a shower out of habit; there are
times when you need to shower twice a day but then other times when you don’t
need to shower as much because you are still clean.
The third change I suggest you make is going to take some
effort but it is worth it. It will allow you to save both money and power with
a simple change. It does of course depend on your heating system and shower
type but if your house runs of a hot water tank or has an instant shower heater
it will make a difference. I suggest you try reducing the temperature of the
heated water you use in your showers.
Let me explain this, It takes 4.18J to increase 1cm 3
of water by a single degree and even more if your house runs of a hot water
tank as energy is required to maintain the water at the correct temperature
once heated. So if you were to reduce the temperature by five or more degrees you
will save energy and also have to spend less on those expensive fuel bills
which are forever going up. But don’t let this confuse you, I’m not suggesting
that you should start having cold showers, as great as this would be, everyone
needs some creature comforts. What I’m attempting to say is lots of people use
both hot and cold water to shower but if you can tune the max temperature of
your shower water this will allow you to simply use it without having to add
cold water to chill it. This means you won’t be wasting any power to heat water.
This might take some time to fine tune and get to a
temperature which suits you but in the long run it will help both your pocket
and the environment.
I have decided to also start adding a video to the end of
each of my posts, they will usually not be anything to do with environmental issues
but will hopefully show you amazing scenery which we need to respect and
preserve. So I’m showing you the videos in a hope to remind you of what you are
trying to save by changing your lifestyle. You must always remember the world
is to be enjoyed while attempting to have a minimal impact.
ENJOY
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