I stayed at the Marathon Harbour Inn Friday night. Nice place. One of the first things I noticed was that the water pressure was very high, and the showerheads were non-adjustable, and probably somewhere around 7 gpm (gallons per minute) or more.

It just so happened that I had one Niagara Conservation showerhead with me, that I had received while in St Johns. Having previously received one in a package from Abbotsford & Mission Water Conservation, I knew this was an exceptional product.

So I offered Sandra the showerhead, and installed it in one of the rooms Saturday morning, just as I was getting ready to leave. Here’s Sandra showing the old non-adjustable showerhead with the new fully adjustable 9 jet Turbo Massage showerhead.

Why?

Because this low-flow showerhead will reduce the energy consumption related to heating the water by about 65%. And that’s potentially a lot of money even for a 16 unit motel.

Sandra estimates the propane cost is $400 per month. I’ll guess that 50% of this is related to showers. So that’s $200 per month. 65% of that is $130 - so switching the showerheads will save $130 in the first month alone, and pay for the showerheads! And 1 year later, $1500 will have been saved, as well as several tonnes of GHG…

So, the 16 Showerhead Challenge is on. I’ll be watching to see what happens at the Marathon Harbour Inn.