low flow faucet aerators

Daox · 02-13-12, 08:16 AM

This weekend I visited some friends who recently moved into thier first house. While we were there I mentioned a few simple and easy things to do off our 60+ energy saving tips list. We ended up picking up a programmable thermostat and some seal'n peal (removable caulk) for his single pane windows.

We were also going to pickup some faucet aerators, but I didn't find anything remotely as low flow as you can pickup online. So, I'm just curious what most of you would recommend. It seems the standard aerator you can get at the store is ~2 gpm. I've checked amazon and you can get down to .5 gpm aerators.

In my kitchen I just use what I had, its probably a 2 gpm aerator there. I'm fine with that because you use that faucet to fill pots and things and you don't want to wait forever to fill them up. However, in the bathrooms you don't need high flow so IMO the lower the better. But, I haven't bothered replacing those either (I just don't turn it on full blast).

Anyways, I'm going to order a few for myself and some for him (in addition to a 1.25 gpm niagara earth showerhead, I love those). But, I'd like some input from others on what to get and why. What are you using and do you love it or hate it?

02-13-12, 08:16 AM	#1
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	low flow faucet aerators This weekend I visited some friends who recently moved into thier first house. While we were there I mentioned a few simple and easy things to do off our 60+ energy saving tips list. We ended up picking up a programmable thermostat and some seal'n peal (removable caulk) for his single pane windows. We were also going to pickup some faucet aerators, but I didn't find anything remotely as low flow as you can pickup online. So, I'm just curious what most of you would recommend. It seems the standard aerator you can get at the store is ~2 gpm. I've checked amazon and you can get down to .5 gpm aerators. In my kitchen I just use what I had, its probably a 2 gpm aerator there. I'm fine with that because you use that faucet to fill pots and things and you don't want to wait forever to fill them up. However, in the bathrooms you don't need high flow so IMO the lower the better. But, I haven't bothered replacing those either (I just don't turn it on full blast). Anyways, I'm going to order a few for myself and some for him (in addition to a 1.25 gpm niagara earth showerhead, I love those). But, I'd like some input from others on what to get and why. What are you using and do you love it or hate it? __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Last edited by Daox; 02-13-12 at 08:18 AM..