showerhead savings calculations
Step 1 find cost per gallon$2.80 fresh water + $2.80 waste water = $5.60 per 1000 gallons $5.60 / 1000 = $0.0056 per gallon |
Step 2 find daily gallon usage30 mins x 2.5 gallons per min = 75 30 mins x 1.85 gallons per min = 55.5 |
Step 3 find the difference in gallons used75 - 55.5 = 19.5 gallons savings |
Step 4 find the cost savings in water19.5 x $0.0056 = $0.1092 water savings per day |
Step 5 find the number of heated gallons of water75 x 60% = 45 gallons of heated water per day 55.5 x 60% = 33.3 gallons of heated water per day |
Step 6 find the number of degrees of heating water140 water heater temp - 57.5 cold water temp = 82.5 degrees |
Step 7 multiply the number of degrees by the 8.337 BTUs it takes to heat one gallon of water one degree8.337 BTUs x 82.5 degrees to raise by = 687.8025 BTUs to heat 1 gallon to desired temp |
Step 8 take into account the hot water heater efficiency687.8025 BTUs / 85% = 809.1794 |
Step 9 multiply your efficiency adjusted BTUs by the number of gallons to be heated809.1794 BTUs x 45 gallons to heat = 36,413.0730 BTUs per day 809.1794 BTUs x 33.3 gallons to heat = 26,945.6740 BTUs per day |
Step 10 convert BTUs to therms36,413.0730 / 100,000 = 0.3641 therms per day 26,945.6740 / 100,000 = 0.2695 therms per day |
Step 11 covert therms to kilowatt hours for electric water heaters0.3641 therms per day x 29.3071 KWh per therm = 10.6707 KWh per day 0.2695 therms per day x 29.3071 KWh per therm = 7.8983 KWh per day |
Step 12 find the cost of heating water with electric10.6707 daily KWh use * $0.118 cost per KWh = $1.2591 per day cost 7.8983 daily KWh use * $0.118 cost per KWh = $0.9320 per day cost |
Step 13 find the difference in electric savings$1.2591 - $0.9320 = $0.3271 electric savings per day |
Step 14 add the water and electric savings$0.3271 daily electric savings + $0.1092 daily water savings = $0.4363 daily savings |
Step 15 find yearly and lifetime savings in dollars with electric$0.4363 x 365 = $159.25 yearly savings with electric $159.25 x 15 year estimated life = $2,388.74 estimated lifetime savings with electric |
Step 16 find yearly and lifetime electric savings10.6707 - 7.8983 = 2.7724 daily KWh savings 2.7724 x 365 = 1,011.9 yearly KWh savings 1,011.9 x 15 year estimated life = 15,179 lifetime KWh savings |
Step 17 find yearly and lifetime water savings19.5 gallons daily water savings x 365 = 7,118 gallons yearly water savings 7,118 x 15 year estimated life = 106,763 lifetime water savings $0.1092 daily water savings x 365 days = $39.86 yearly water savings |