Getting Technical

Today, I decided to measure exactly how much water I consume every time I take a shower. The process was quite simple, really.

I found a huge measuring cup.
I turned on the water, held the measuring cup under the showerhead, and had my sister Lulu time 10 seconds exactly. After 10 seconds, I staggered off with my brimming glass cup and measured how much water it held: 7.2 cups (1.8 quarts, if you're into that sort of thing).

I used this online calculator to convert to gallons. I found that my shower uses .45 gallons in 10 seconds.
To find gallons per minute (GPM), I multiplied by 6; that gives 2.7 gallons per minute.

Next, I timed my average shower: 9 minutes. 2.7 x 9 = 24.3 gallons per shower.


My goal is to cut down shower time to a maximum of 5 minutes, reducing my GPS (gallons per shower) to 13.5. Grr...I love hot showers. Oh well. I'll keep you posted.