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Water Conservation Services In San Diego

Making It Easier For San Diego Homeowners To Go Green

California fights off wildfires and drought every year, and water is at a premium. Every ounce of water we can save is good for the environment, our neighbors, our great state, and our own water bill. 

Saving water with your home’s plumbing system has never been easier with Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air and our water conservation methods, equipment, and services. Equipping your home with plumbing fixtures and devices that help save water will save the environment and your wallet from high utility bills.

This is a win-win situation you cannot afford to miss out on! Contact our plumbing experts to perform a water use evaluation on your home. We’ll find all the ways you can conserve and save water. Anderson offers expert water-saving device installation services in San Diego and surrounding areas.

Call us to complete your San Diego water conservation home makeover in no time. 

How to Save Water at Home

Many customers ask us how they can save money by conserving water at home. Luckily, many brilliant solutions have been designed to save water without compromising functionality. 

Here are some great innovations and devices to save water:

Water Saving Low-Flow Toilets

Toilets have undergone several innovations over the years—ancient toilets used as much as three to seven gallons of water per flush. With folks flushing toilets for every sort of business, including using them as a waste bin for cigarettes and other trash, billions of gallons of water have been wasted. 

Those older toilets are still around here and there, often in grandparents’ homes. Switching to any modern toilet from those older ones will pay for the toilet and installation in the first year or two based on water savings alone. 

Regular modern toilets now use 1.6 gallons per flush, which is a significant savings from the older toilets. However, these toilets are no longer considered the best in water savings, with the new up-to-date low-flow toilets using 1.28 gallons per flush cycle. 

These low-flow toilets have improved designs that allow the same functionality while using less water. If you switch out the toilets in your home to upgraded low-flow models, you will reduce water use per flush by about 20 to 30 percent.

This savings equates to more than 1,000 gallons of water saved monthly, or about 13,000 gallons per year. If we upgrade your toilets from even older 3.5 gallons per flush toilets, your flush water reduction will be an incredible 70 percent.

Contact Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air for expert water-saving low-flow toilet installation in San Diego. 

Low-Flow Shower Heads

Your showerheads are the next likely candidates for improving your home’s water conservation. Our San Diego plumbing specialists come to many clients’ homes and discover they use showerheads not Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated for water conservation or effectiveness.

Look for the WaterSense label and talk to us about the many different styles and options to get one of these low-flow showerheads in your shower, reducing the gallons-per-minute usage to two or fewer. 

On average, you can save four gallons of water per shower without sacrificing cleanliness. Remember that showers are not just using plain water; they are using hot water. Water savings in the shower translates to both water and energy savings since less hot water is used. 

Let Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air install a WaterSense low-flow shower head in your San Diego home for even more water savings. 

WaterSense Aerated Faucets & Sinks

An aerator is a water-saving device that adds air to your water. The stream of water from the sink looks the same, but up to 60 percent is air instead of water. Aerators allow the water to cover the same amount of area while washing hands or dishes but reduce the water used by up to 60 percent. 

This 60 percent in savings can translate to up to 700 gallons of saved water per year for a family, equal to 45 showers worth of water. 

Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air offers San Diego WaterSense aerated faucet replacement services for bathrooms, kitchens, and more. We can even add aerators to existing faucets to save water, though there are cases where it makes more sense to replace the entire faucet. 

Whole-Home Pressure Regulators

Our plumbing techs begin water conservation home makeovers by thoroughly inspecting your home to spot areas where water is being wasted. The first place to look most of the time is your home’s water main. Frequently, water pressure controlled by the water main is just too high for day-to-day household requirements, which means too much water is flowing through the pipes for no reason.

We can install a water pressure regulator to bring the pounds-per-square-inch (PSI) of your home’s water pressure down to a normal, useful level. This plumbing device monitors the incoming water pressure from the city or utility main and actively regulates it to the chosen amount, typically about 55 PSI.

In a given year, you can save thousands of gallons of water by lowering the PSI by only a slight amount, which translates directly to big savings. Lowering the PSI levels of the water pressure coming into your home also adds to the lifespan of your plumbing system and your appliances, meaning fewer repairs and replacements throughout the years.

Contact Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air for professional home water-saving assessment services and pressure regulator installation services in San Diego. 

Water Conservation Made Easy With Our Plumbing Pros

When everything is said and done, water conservation methods for your home are fantastic ways to save money and Mother Nature. 

We simplify the process by inspecting your home for problem areas, making recommendations, and going above and beyond your expectations.

Other water conservation methods and equipment you might be interested in include:

Contact Anderson for expert home water conservation and savings in San Diego. 

Anderson's Water Conservation Home Makeover Part #3: Low Flow Toilets

Frequently Asked Questions

How do water pressure regulators work?

Our plumbing techs begin water conservation home makeovers by thoroughly inspecting your home to spot areas where water is being wasted. The first place to look most of the time is your home’s water main. Oftentimes, water pressure controlled by the water main is just too high for day-to-day household requirements, which means too much water is flowing through the pipes for no reason.

In order to bring the pounds-per-square-inch (PSI) of your home’s water pressure down to a normal, useful level, we can install a water pressure regulator. This plumbing device monitors the incoming water pressure from the city or utility main and actively regulates it to the chosen amount, typically about 55 PSI.

In a given year, you can save thousands of gallons of water by lowering the PSI by only a slight amount, which translates directly to big savings. Lowering the PSI levels of the water pressure coming into your home also adds to the lifespan of your plumbing system and your appliances, meaning fewer repairs and replacements throughout the years.

How do I choose a low-flow showerhead?

Your showerheads are the next likely candidates for improvement in your home’s water conservation makeover. Our San Diego plumbing specialists come to many clients’ homes and discover they use showerheads that are not Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rated for water conservation or effectiveness.

Look for the WaterSense label and talk to us about the many different styles and options to get one of these low-flow showerheads in your shower, which reduces the gallons-per-minute usage down to two or fewer. On average, you can save four gallons of water per shower without sacrificing cleanliness.

Why should I get a low-flow toilet?

Up-to-date low-flow toilets use 1.28 gallons per flush cycle, whereas older model low-flow toilets use 1.6 gallons per flush or more. If you switch out the toilets in your home to upgraded low-flow models, you will reduce water use per flush by about 20% to 30%.

This savings equates to more than 1,000 gallons of water saved monthly, or about 13,000 gallons per year. If we upgrade your toilets from even older 3.5 gallons per flush toilets, your flush water reduction will be an incredible 70%.

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