Solutions to Green Your Shower and Bath
[YEA] 02/02/2009: Jan from Seattle, WA writes: "I read years ago that the late Katherine Hepburn who lived to age 96 took two cold showers daily her entire life, as I recall inspired by her grandmother as a child. I found this quote from a close friend of her online that shows the zest Hepburn had for life; I suspect her cold showers were a great impetus for her good health and long life."
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[YEA] 12/01/2008: Alice from Reims, France writes: "Hello Everybody, I have been fascinated by the experiences shared on this forum concerning cold showers. I am a design student developing a project to encourage people to have cold showers in order to consume less water (and energy) resources.
I would like to pose this forum some questions in order to help me design the best environment to take cold showers:
1. What type of materials do you feel is the most suitable for the environment in which to take a cold shower? (wood, glass, metal etc) and colours?
2. Is there a preference for a fixed or moveable showering head?
3. What is the average length of shower? (in minutes)
4. What do you like to do directly after taking a cold shower?
5. Is using soap and shampoo an issue when taking cold showers?
6. Taking a cold shower is a vigourous affair... I sometime knock my elbows on the side of the shower. What dimensions would ideally suit 'cold showering'
7. Is it disirable to have special 'non-skid' surfaces, special taps?
Any thoughts you would wish to share regarding these questions would be wildly appreciated. Cordialement, Alice"
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[YEA] 09/25/2007: Dylan from Galway, Scotland writes: "yeah after trying a few cold showers we are totally addicted to it!! good for staying up at night during exam times. as foreign students we are broke after the bill skyrocketed this summer, i have made a deal with my flatmates to turn off the water heater from now on. means we only have cold water to use into the winter !! we shall see who can last the longest. i even placed a bet that i wont turn it on again.. not until next year."
ECP: Our sister (mother?) site has more great feedback on the health and environmental benefits of cold showers.
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[YEA] 02/13/2009: Franka from Philly, PA USA writes: "I'm not a big environment person but last winter my electric bills got to be so high I had to make some changes so the one thing I did that made a big difference was I turned down the temperature on my hot water heater. My husband's idea actually and I wasn't too happy about it at first but it turned out fine. Great really. We saved a lot of money, I mean a lot on our electricity bill, the showers were still hot, I didn't burn my hands washing dishes, and the thing was when we used to get in the shower we always turned it way down from the highest temperature so all that extra heat was wasted. Just my thoughts ."
02/13/2009: Lori from Charlestown, Mass. replies: "Hello, in response to Franka who wrote about the shower and saving money... We did the same at my house this winter... but we did one better too.. we started showring together too!! After 27 years of marriage we didn't have any secrets you know but it was a nice new thing for us after all that time and now the kids are away.
We didn't notice any difference with the shower temp or how long it took to heat up but our bills went down fast.. only trouble was sometimes the showers took a little longer than usual! Anyhow one less shower a day and a little less money to national grid and we're all happier. Take it from me! Lori"
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