Product Test: ShowerTimer

If you're interested in a way to reduce your water and power bill, a shower timer is a simple way to start saving with little to no effort. Showers times in the US tend to range from 8 to 10 minutes. Since 40% of the electricity use in homes is dedicated to water heating, a family can easily save over $100-$125 year by reducing the average shower time by 2 minutes.

For our test we placed the cute little Shower Timer (shown in picture) in a shower area utilized by multiple children. Prior to conducting our test, we estimated that the average shower was 9 – 11 minutes.We set the timer for 6 ½ minutes, which we felt would be an attainable goal.The showers ran over time the first few times, but after while they got use to the watching the timer and it became a fun game. Mission accomplished and we will save money along the way. Our next goal will be to try to reduce shower time to 5 minutes.

Note: Not only is this device a timer, but a fully functional digital clock. The product can be programmed up to 99 minutes and 99 seconds and can be programmed for as little as 1 second.  The alarm sound was very audible and easy to hear over the shower noise.  In addition to the yellow duck, the timer is available in a green turtle, blue shower drop, green house, blue star at www.greenlivingeveryday.com.

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