Does anyone actually have problems with the shower water pressure?

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Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I live in a very wet area with some pretty large reservoirs and surrounded by sea (never more than 70 miles away). Even with such an abundance of water there can be shortages in the summer.

I appreciate every area has its own challenges (major cities where I live tend not to be more than about 20 miles from each other so the population is pretty dense) but I think you are underestimating the logistical difficulties in supplying clean fresh water, removing grey and black waste and keeping it separated from the clean until it is treated.

I am really not. There's a reason why water costs almost nothing, its because its not actually that hard to make. You can't waste it on a massive scale, but a shower use is frankly so small as to be trivial. By far the larger cost and associated environmental impact is heating the water, which could cost upwards of 10 cents a minute on a 5 gpm showerhead.

Hot showers with decent pressure are one of life's great joys and are absolutely trivial in resource use. Under no circumstances will I accept flow restriction on my showerheads.