Showering etiquette and frequency?

03-07-2021 5:37pm

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fits wrote: »

Pumped showers here with aerated shower heads to conserve water ( feels same) Lovely.

https://www.tapwarehouse.com/blog/buying-guides/water-saving-shower-heads

Would that work with an electric in a bad pressure are / hard water? I tried a low flow increase pressure head before but it just spent its lige clogged and spurting water every single way except down

Calahonda52 · 03-07-2021 5:38pm

theguzman wrote: »

I was in a short relationship a decade or so back with a woman who was a total control freak and she refused to let me sleep with her until I took a shower/wash every night, the house didn't even have a shower only a bath tub and it was just part of her controlling manipulative behaviour and we quickly broke up within a few weeks.

Did she shower before you dined at the Y?

03-07-2021 5:40pm

I don't have a shower but I take a bath instead

fits wrote: »

Pumped showers here with aerated shower heads to conserve water ( feels same) Lovely.

https://www.tapwarehouse.com/blog/buying-guides/water-saving-shower-heads

All over a hundred quid

Conservationism seems to be grand so long as the end consumer always foots the bill for it.

Flaccus · 03-07-2021 5:44pm

I shower every weekday but always cold, even in winter. A habit I got into 2 years ago when the immersion was on the fritz in the apartment. It does take a bit of effort to go for it mind you. I treat myself weekends to hot shower

https://www.healthline.com/health/cold-shower-benefits#limits-and-risks

03-07-2021 5:45pm

Last couple of electric showers I've had have been as good as any pumped shower I used. Current one on anything but the most-open setting on the shower head would easily hit the ceiling if pointed upwards. It's a fairly cheap model as well so I dunno how it works out.

fits · 03-07-2021 5:48pm

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

All over a hundred quid

Conservationism seems to be grand so long as the end consumer always foots the bill for it.

I didn’t even look at prices in link. I’m sure there are lots available at different price points

I Am The Law · 03-07-2021 5:55pm

Once a week wether I need it or not.

appledrop · 03-07-2021 6:17pm

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I'd shower every day but wouldn't wash my hair daily as its long and nightmare to dry.

I'd have a relaxing bath once or twice a week in evening, with candles etc and would have already showered that morning.

fergiesfolly · 04-07-2021 8:57am

theguzman wrote: »

An immersion timer is the way forward, set it for whatever lenght of time is enough to heat enough time for your shower, eg. you usually shower at 6am and let it come on at 5:30am before your morning shower and it will click off at say 6am or whatever.

I have a few questions... but let's start with how you know I shower at 6am???

04-07-2021 10:54am

Shower 2-3 times per week

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

I cannot believe the amount that don't shower daily.

Do you not feel guilty about how much of the world's fossil fuels you are using?

Calahonda52 · 04-07-2021 10:56am

appledrop wrote: »

I'd have a relaxing bath once or twice a week in evening, with candles etc .

does the etc include company ?:D

Mimon · 04-07-2021 10:58am

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Every morning as much to wake up as much as to feel clean. Great place to gather your thoughts before going to face the World.

RobertKK · 04-07-2021 11:02am

You don't have to use a lot of water with a shower.

Get naked
Turn on shower
Get wet
Turn off shower
Shampoo hair/lather up body/clean yourself
Turn shower back on
Rinse off
Turn shower off
Dry yourself.

Saves a lot of water and more environmentally friendly than simply wasting water because the water feels good...

04-07-2021 11:15am

I don't have a shower but I take a bath instead

But it does feel very good.

Mimon · 04-07-2021 11:18am

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RobertKK wrote: »

You don't have to use a lot of water with a shower.

Get naked
Turn on shower
Get wet
Turn off shower
Shampoo hair/lather up body/clean yourself
Turn shower back on
Rinse off
Turn shower off
Dry yourself.

Saves a lot of water and more environmentally friendly than simply wasting water because the water feels good...

My electric shower runs crazy hot and then ice cold and takes a minute to get back to normal temperature if doing this.

Sleeper12 · 04-07-2021 11:26am

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theguzman wrote:

So in Ireland the two most common types are an Electric Shower like a Mira elite, these are hugely popular for instant hot water but put out a very low volume of water and take much longer to wash yourself due to the pathetic low flow rates and guzzle electricity.

Believe it or not these are A energy rated. A 5 minute shower with an electric shower is cheaper than the power shower heated by gas or oil. Probably costs around half the price of running a 5 minute power shower. The only thing cheaper to run than an electric shower is solar heated water

Sleeper12 · 04-07-2021 11:28am

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ReginaldSmythV wrote:

Went 4 years without one but I'd have around 3 a week these days. Just wash the main stuff at the sink the other days.

Id hate to be washing my face or shaving after you have wasted your junk in the sink

04-07-2021 11:29am

Shower 2-3 times per week

I used to be every day, but have switched to every second day for full shower. My skin thanks me. I've tried lots of sensitive skin products to no avail. Even on full shower day I don't use product on my forearms. The other day is mini shower for the hairy bits.

Sleeper12 · 04-07-2021 11:30am

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NewbridgeIR wrote:

Have an electric shower; works fine. One thing I am curious about - on every electric shower I've seen (my parents, in laws, friends houses), it says "THIS SHOWER MUST NEVER BE CONNECTED TO A MAINS WATER SUPPLY"

NewbridgeIR wrote:

Why not?

Mains pressure is will damage the shower (unless it's a mains fed shower) & voids the warranty

Allinall · 04-07-2021 11:31am

theguzman wrote: »

I have my own private supply on the land and have a flow rates of around a couple thousand litres per minute, using as much water is a choice and I much prefer it than standing in an electric shower for a seemingly endless time with a trickle of water, this is Ireland and I don't give a damn about water conservation as we have the worlds largest unending supply. If I choose to spend a few more euros on energy thats my life and choice.

Only noticed this now.

Nobody has a private supply of water.

Where do you think the water comes from before it gets to your land?

Sleeper12 · 04-07-2021 11:33am

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Allinall wrote:

Where do you think the water comes from before it gets to your land?

The sky?

04-07-2021 11:33am

Shower 2-3 times per week

Allinall wrote: »

Only noticed this now.

Nobody has a private supply of water.

Where do you think the water comes from before it gets to your land?

River or Well?

Glaceon · 04-07-2021 11:36am

NewbridgeIR wrote: »

I shower every morning as soon as I get up.

Have an electric shower; works fine.
One thing I am curious about - on every electric shower I've seen (my parents, in laws, friends houses), it says "THIS SHOWER MUST NEVER BE CONNECTED TO A MAINS WATER SUPPLY"

Why not?

Pumped showers such as the Triton T90 are designed to be fed from a tank so these insist on not being connected directly to mains water. I’m not entirely sure why but it might be to ensure a steady flow into the pump. (Edit: I see Sleeper12 covered this above)

On the other hand the T80 (is it even still made?) isn’t pumped and has to be mains fed. But the T80 is also susceptible to pressure variation and even turning on a cold water tap while it’s running is guaranteed to be an unpleasant experience for the person who is using the shower.

JeffKenna · 04-07-2021 11:38am

Allinall wrote: »

Only noticed this now.

Nobody has a private supply of water.

Where do you think the water comes from before it gets to your land?

A lot of people do. I have my own well drilled.

Sleeper12 · 04-07-2021 11:40am

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JeffKenna wrote:

A lot of people do. I have my own well drilled.

I'd have thought it was obvious. It's called a private well for a reason I'd imagine

barneygumble99 · 04-07-2021 11:40am

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Shower when I wake up, shower when I come home, I work in a physical job. I also use a fresh towel each time. No way am I’m drying my face with the towel I dried my junk in 14 hours ago.

MAULBROOK · 04-07-2021 11:52am

Pumped shower all the way, I have a well for the water and a 300lt double insulated hot water tank. Its heated with a oil boiler during the winter and use the immersion during the good months. The immersion is powered by solar PV, it uses the excess power generated.
During the good months its free hot water. I have had a few full hot water tanks from the solar during the winter, so all good.

wally1990 · 04-07-2021 12:00pm

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I shower every day , normally in the morning

If I feel sweaty or clammy then I will definitely have a 2nd to cool down and wash under my arms and feet etc

I couldn't even put on clean clothes in the morning without after having been in the shower . I just feel wrong

I also have a desk job , no labour

If I exercise I shower straight after too

the beer revolu · 04-07-2021 12:28pm

barneygumble99 wrote: »

Shower when I wake up, shower when I come home, I work in a physical job. I also use a fresh towel each time.

You actually wash 14 towels a week just from showering???

Jaysus! I'm genuinely gobsmacked!

barneygumble99 · 04-07-2021 1:10pm

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the beer revolu wrote: »

You actually wash 14 towels a week just from showering???

Jaysus! I'm genuinely gobsmacked!

No just 12, I don’t work weekends. Do you dry your bits , front and back, with the same towel you used to dry your face??

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