Shower savings calculator

EnviroChallenge eco-showerheads    Power, Water and Environmental Savings 

You can use the calculator below to find out how much you can save by using an eco-showerhead.

Questions Your Answers
Current water-wasting showerhead flowrate (guide range 15-25 litre/min)
Water-saving EnviroChallenge showerhead flow rate (guide range 6-9 litre/min)
Average shower duration (min)
Number of showers taken per showerhead per day
Current cost of electricity excl VAT (default R0.57/kWatt hour) R
Current averaged cost of water excl VAT (default R10.52/kLitre) R
Current averaged cost of wastewater excl VAT (default R9.00/kLitre) R
Number of showerheads installed
Estimated price paid for EnviroChallenge eco-showerhead incl VAT R
 

Annual Savings Summary

Financial Savings with EnviroChallenge eco-showerhead/s  
Power
Water
Wastewater
Total annual savings
VAT
Total annual saving per single showerhead (incl VAT)
Total annual savings per household / hotel / building
Number of days before EnviroChallenge eco-showerhead/s are paid for
Date on which you will have paid for your eco-Showerhead/s
Your profit over one year
Your profit over five years
   
Power and Environmental Savings of Installed Showerhead/s  
Total annual power savings to grid at generating source (kiloWatt hours)
Number of average South African homes that this saved electricity would fully supply (12kWhrs/house/day)
Total annual carbon emission savings (tonnes CO2)
Number of cars permanently removed from our roads equivalent to this amount of CO2 saved
Total annual water savings - household and Eskom (litres)
Number of average domestic swimming pools all this water would fill
Total annual coal usage saved by Eskom (tonnes)

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