Plumbing Retrofit
 What is
retrofitting?
Retrofitting is the installation of simple and usually inexpensive
devices that replace or modify existing plumbing fixtures in your home
to save water. Some restrict flow, others displace volume.
They all help you do your part to protect the limited drinking water
supply.
Why
retrofit?
Retrofitting your home – replacing old plumbing fixtures with water-saving ones – is a simple
way to protect our drinking water supply. Unless your home was built
in the last few years, you probably have pre-conservation era plumbing
that guzzles water. The National Energy Protection Act
(NEPA) of 1994 mandated the use of water-saving
plumbing fixtures.
Retrofit what?
Typically, toilets use the most water in your home. If you choose not to replace your existing 5-gallon tank (or more in some older homes), then you can make your own toilet displacement device. Simply fill up a half-gallon milk jug with water and place it in the toilet tank. Make sure nothing impedes the internal mechanisms and test flush to see if there’s enough pressure to do the job! While you’re checking the toilet… why not check the rubber flapper to see if it’s leaking? It may be time for its replacement. Most flappers should be replaced once per year.
The average showerhead uses between five to ten gallons of water. Replacing showerheads with new low-flow models can save up to six and a half gallons per minute – a 40 to 65 percent water saving. It will also reduce your energy bill because you’ll use less hot water. The free showerhead that you can obtain from the Tampa Water Department uses only 2.5 gallons of water.
The average bathroom or kitchen faucet flows at 3 gallons per minute.
By installing faucet aerators in the bathroom and kitchen, you can
cut water consumption by 20 to 40 percent. The Tampa Water
Department can provide you with a bathroom faucet aerator
that uses only 1.5 gallons per minute and a kitchen aerator
that uses only 2.2 gallons per minute.
Request a free plumbing
retrofit kit...
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