"10/15+ FLOWCHOICE SHOWERHEAD"™
NEW VERSION OF THE 10-MINUTE SHOWER THAT SAVES 15+ GALLONS OF WATER.
Patented - Albert L. Schmidt - Inventor
A majority of showerheads Sold & Used today Dispense 2.5 Gallons of Water Per/Minute.
A 10-Minute Shower = 25 Gallons of Freshly Treated, Filtered, Purified, Heated Water.
Water Used = 15 Gallons Heated Water (60%)
10 Gallons Cold Water (40%)
Total 25 Gallons Used with 0 Saved!
A 10-Minute Shower with the NEW 10/15+ Flowchoice Showerhead™
1. User enjoys a 2-Minute showering wet down period. Water Usage = 4 Gallons.
2. User then moves the showerhead in any direction within a 360° Circle Engaging
an Internal Flow Control Valve, then lathers-up & scrubs-down, and during
this 6-Minute period the Water Usage (at a Trickling Flow) = Only 1.5 Gallons.
3. User then returns the showerhead to a Normal Flow position, and enjoys a
Warm Water 2-Minute Rinse-Off period with the Water Usage = Only 4 Gallons.
4. We've Accurately Tested the Total Water Usage = Only 9.5 Gallons!
5. The Famous "California 5-Minute Shower" still uses 12.5 Gallons in their State
Water Savings Plan.
My Mount Prospect, IL Public Works Department informed me that our "Daily" Water Consumption is approximately 4,000,000 Gallons of Fresh, Purified, Treated Water.
Our Mount Prospect's water supply coming from Lake Michigan through the City of Chicago's Department of Water Management, and appears to be Moved (PUMPED) to and through 4 Separate locations before even reaching My Home!
The Mount Prospect Community Development Department supplied me with their Demographic Information from the 2012 Census Report. This Report indicated there were 38,825 Residents of ages 10 - 64. I'll use these 38,825 Residents in my discovery findings, which should prove Interesting and Fact Worthy!
- What If -
38,825 Mount Prospect residents ages 10 - 64 Saved 15 Gallons of Water Daily via my 10/15+ Flowchoice Showerhead™, 38,825 x 15 Gallons = 582,375 Gallons SAVED DAILY of Fresh, Chemically Treated, Purified, and Heated Water - Saved also was the 582,375 Gallons of Polluted Waste Water to Pump & Treat, in just One Village mind you... Since we've just SAVED 582,375 Gallons of Water from being used, and this Water is Moved (PUMPED) 4 Times before reaching our homes, then in reality we have also SAVED the ENERGY Cost of moving 2,329,500 Gallons!
Mount Prospect's ANNUAL Water Delivery Savings Statistics
Mt. Prospect's potential Annual Water Moving Savings: 582,375 x 365 Days = 212,566,875 Gallons.
212,566,875 x 4 = 850,267,500 Pumping ENERGY Dollars are SAVED, in just ONLY One Village!
Mount Prospect Resident(s) - Family of Four - Annually
Using a Normal/Standard Showerhead Utilizing a 10/15+ Flowchoice Showerhead™
Four, 10-Minute Showers Daily. Four, 10-Minute Showers Daily.
Equals 100 Gallons x 365 Days = 36,500 Equals 38 Gallons x 365 Days = 13,870
Heating & Utility Cost(s) Heating & Utility Cost(s)
Electric: $553 Gas: $291 Water: $259 Electric: $210 Gas: $111 Water: $98
HOW ABOUT THESE SAVINGS FOR A NATION, OR A WORLD OF VILLAGES ?
Voting
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ABOUT THE ENTRANT
- Name:Albert Schmidt
- Type of entry:teamTeam members:Albert L. Schmidt
Jeff A. Schmidt - Profession:
- Number of times previously entering contest:3
- Albert is inspired by:To SAVE Water for Our Entire World !
- Patent status:patented