Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:48:12 +0100 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34159#Comment_34159 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34159#Comment_34159 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:31:24 +0100 tik33
I'm struggling to find a decent selection of water saving taps/shower heads.

I'm looking for:

1. Basin taps (do kitchen taps exist?) with aerating & regulating flow - i.e it produces a kind of frothy feel to it - I think they call it a venturian effect?
2. shower head - same thing

So far, I've found:

a couple of taps at green building store and a shower head
I think that Grohe do a couple of the same thing - but their technical line wasn't particularly helpful - or at least didn't inspire a huge amount of confidence and they only do 'specials' (read: expensive)

anyone got any of these that they can recommend?

Thanks in advance,

Gus]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34170#Comment_34170 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34170#Comment_34170 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:35:44 +0100 mrswhitecat https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34173#Comment_34173 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34173#Comment_34173 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:55:30 +0100 CWatters http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/ethicallivingblog/2008/mar/14/switchtolowflowshowerheads
eg
http://www.low-e.co.uk/component/option,com_virtuemart/Itemid,67/vmcchk,1/
and
http://www.bricor.com/
Review here..
http://www.hippyshopper.com/2007/08/video_reviews_o.html]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34179#Comment_34179 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34179#Comment_34179 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:30:36 +0100 Pete1951
http://www.hansgrohe-raindance.com/

http://www.blanco.co.uk/]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34181#Comment_34181 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34181#Comment_34181 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:37:19 +0100 JackyR
They come in spray-only and spray-with-filler-override, direct from
http://www.tapmagic.co.uk/index.html
and from
http://www.just-green.com/c/637/Water+Saving+-+Tapmagic.html]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34196#Comment_34196 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34196#Comment_34196 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:04:13 +0100 Bowman
A word of warning though, nearly all water saving fittings rely on mains pressure water to get the aerators to work.]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34206#Comment_34206 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34206#Comment_34206 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:53:45 +0100 tik33
personal experience counts for a lot I think.

I'm amazed at how few bathroom companies are doing this stuff - and certainly the bathroom showrooms aren't very hot on it either.

I'm thinking that it must save money - since you use less hot water...

talking of which, any of you got any thoughts on my other post - solar thermal heating - I'm thinking with solar thermal, rainwater harvesting and water saving taps - should be able to get water usage down quite low.

Thanks again!]]> https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34212#Comment_34212 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=34212#Comment_34212 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:51:50 +0100 Bowman https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=35977#Comment_35977 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=2637&Focus=35977#Comment_35977 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:21:39 +0100 roger2491 Have a look at www.jetstreamshowers.com

These heads allow only 6 litres of water to pass per minute, about half of the flow through my previous shower heads, with no loss of pressure.

Roger.]]>