When you need to feel reinvigorated and clean, few things beat a good shower. While showering does wonders for well-being, a standard showerhead can use as much as 25 gallons of water in ten minutes. That's enough drinking water to last you more than 25 days!
There are water-saving showers out there that can help reduce the amount of water you use. But since they use less water, do they provide less shower pressure too?
The answer is, it depends on which water-saving showerhead you use.
Our showerheads with Nebia spray technology allow you to conserve resources and help the planet while getting the shower pressure that you want.
What is Nebia spray technology?
Showers with Nebia spray technology have specialized nozzles that optimize the shape of the spray and the acceleration and the force with which it sprays. Improving these factors results in a more focused spray, providing the feeling of satisfying pressure while using less water.
This technology is what makes Nebia Showerheads unique. Normal showerheads have good pressure, but use steady streams of large droplets that use up more water per shower. On the other hand, “low-flow” showers save on water, but may lack when it comes to water pressure. Our Nebia Yuba showerheads save water while still providing satisfying pressure, so you can feel good and help the planet.
How do you know if a showerhead saves water?
Water-saving showerheads are marked with WaterSense Certification. You may see this label either on the product’s website or on the actual packaging. This certification comes from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and is given many different products, not just showerheads. The products that carry WaterSense Certification are certified by the EPA to be 20 percent more water efficient than other products in their category.
If you see the WaterSense certification on a showerhead, you can be sure that its flow rate is at least 20 percent less than that of a regular showerhead. (The flow rate is the amount of water that a showerhead uses in a given period.) If every home in the United States had a WaterSense showerhead, we could save 260 billion gallons of water a year, according to the EPA.
Do water-saving showers have good pressure?
There are water-saving showerheads, like our Nebia Yuba, that provide a high-pressure experience while saving water. Others might not provide as much pressure, resulting in a less satisfying shower.
Showers engineered with Nebia spray technology provide:
- up to 40 percent more water savings than standard showerheads
- up to 75 percent more force when measured against EPA WaterSense standards
Why is it important to save water in the shower?
Water is the most precious resource we have. We use it for everything in our daily lives, from washing, drinking, and sanitation. Without clean water, humans and wildlife can't survive.
Since 71 percent of the Earth’s surface is water, it may seem like water is abundant. But most of the planet’s water is unusable saltwater. Of the freshwater that we do have, only 1.2 percent is available to support all life—humans, plants, and animals.
Environmental conditions and population growth are making water scarcer than ever before. Forty percent of the world’s population is affected by water scarcity, and 700 million people could be displaced due to water scarcity by 2030.
Saving water in the shower goes a long way to helping conserve our precious freshwater resources. Showering accounts for nearly 17 percent of indoor water use—and the energy needed to get that water to you affects your carbon footprint, too. By switching to a Nebia Showerhead, you’re:
- saving on energy used by public water facilities to sanitize tap water, as well as on water heating that occurs in your home<
- benefiting marine and wildlife by reducing the impact on natural reservoirs and freshwater sources
- saving money on your water and energy bills
How much water have we saved so far?
So far, showers with Nebia spray technology have saved 1 billion+ gallons of water and 32 thousand+ tons of CO2. It’s another way that our products are helping the planet—from reducing toilet paper use to cutting back on plastic waste.
With our showerheads, sustainability becomes second nature—and it makes taking care of our planet easier and more fulfilling.