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Lifer
May 19, 2002
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an average 15 min shower uses 60 gallons of water

damn that is a lot of water!

this is according to the good eats show
 
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Lifer
May 19, 2002
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damn I think my gasoline tank is like 16 gallons..

whoa I need to stop whacking off in the shower :D:D
 
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RedArmy

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No matter how short someone showers Im sure there will be always someone to make up for it.
 
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DrWeasel

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well i take a 15 minute show and plan on keeping things that way
so you can save all the water you want but i will use it if you dont,
so you might as well just use all that water
 
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Christobevii3

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Haha i have an apartment and my bill is predetermined.

So i drilled out my showerheads restrictor plate. To wake up sometimes i'll take like an hour shower, just lay there and take a nap. Just think i probably use more water in a month than a house, but why not, i pay less a gallon the more i use...
 
Bateluer

Bateluer

Lifer
Jun 23, 2001
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Originally posted by: Shawn
how many gallons of water does a bathtub hold?
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Depends on the size of the bathtub and how full the person wants the tub to be. Significantly more than 60 gallons would be my guess though.
 
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Lonyo

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Aug 10, 2002
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It would depend on the shower. Power showers use more than non power showers.

And the EPA says:

26. How much water is used in the average five-minute shower?
15-25 gallons

USGS says 2 gallons/minute :Q
Some other site says 2.5gallons/minute.
 
shortylickens

shortylickens

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Jul 15, 2003
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Than I guess my shower head must be broke.
If I go for 15 minutes (which is actually pretty long for me) my 40 gallon tub doesnt even get half full.

I tried it once wit the plug in.
To answer the next question: Because I was bored and wondered how much water I used.
 
Ika

Ika

Lifer
Mar 22, 2006
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A 15 minute shower is average?? Jeez, I thought 5 minutes were the standard.
 
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amish

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Aug 20, 2004
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Originally posted by: Atomicus
2.5 gpm showerhead + 5-7 min shower = profit


Who the hell needs 15 mins to shower?!
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depends on what a person does. i shave in the shower so i take a longer time. some people brush their teeth in the shower too.
 
ultimatebob

ultimatebob

Lifer
Jul 1, 2001
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Ya know, that Good Eats episode didn't do anything for me, since he didn't COOK anything!

That said, the Vanilla episode afterwords was awesome. Creme Brulee with a blowtorch FTW! :D
 
GagHalfrunt

GagHalfrunt

Lifer
Apr 19, 2001
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Originally posted by: Lonyo
It would depend on the shower. Power showers use more than non power showers.

And the EPA says:

26. How much water is used in the average five-minute shower?
15-25 gallons

USGS says 2 gallons/minute :Q
Some other site says 2.5gallons/minute.
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Depends on your water pressure and how much flow your showerhead allows. A new low-flow head will be 2-2.5 gallons a minute. The older heads it could be as much as 5 gallons a minute, instead of 25 gallons it could be over 50.
 
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eLiu

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Jun 4, 2001
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If you're male and you shower for 15 minutes, you are retarded.

If you're female and you shower for 15 minutes, you're also retarded, unless you're washing [long] hair or something.

How the hell is 15 minutes an average shower... does that mean a significant # of people take LONGER showers? holy crap! RIDICULOUS.

I can't even imagine what I'd do in the shower for 15 minutes. Because unless I'm using my feet to wash myself, there's no way it takes that long to apply shampoo and soap.
 
rhino56

rhino56

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one day our throats will be parched and crack like the desert in the hot sun of hell.
 
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