Page 5 | Showers - how long?

chillipenguin · 2022-08-29T07:32:41+00:00

I can't believe it's come to this but I'm buying a kitchen timer for the shower. I have two DSD, a teen and nearly teen with long hair. They spend ages in the shower. Then there's me and DH and our shared LO. Basically what I'm after is how long do you think is a realistic time to limit showers too. A basic shower and a washing your long hair shower.

User148563 · 02/09/2022 21:31

I have seen 4 minutes quoted a lot in the news so I would start with that. When DS was a teen at home he used to spend ages in the shower, this was when electric was a reasonable price and it annoyed me as electric showers cost a lot to run.

Jorisbohnson33 · 02/09/2022 21:33

My old flatmate had OCD, it's not her fault I know, but she used to spend one hour in the shower. Literally, one hour. Dread to think how much that would cost now!

verdantverdure · 02/09/2022 21:35

HorribleHerstory · 01/09/2022 23:17

I can shower, wash and condition long hair, shave legs and underarms, in under two minutes of running water - the shower takes a minute to warm up and the rest is done in the remaining minute.

I timed myself months ago when setting an example to teenagers on how having a shower wasn’t, in fact, an activity that can take up a whole evening to the exclusion of all other chores and commitments.

Please can we have done helpful hints? It takes me two minutes to get my hair all wet.

Cheesecakeandwineinasuitcase · 02/09/2022 21:41

I think the real issue here is that every one of us (apart from those who are really wealthy) are gradually being robbed of every single joy in life, purely so that our money can go into the profits of energy producers who are raking in billions in profits. People are quoting that it costs £x to have a shower sad it will save £y by cutting shower times by so many minutes but this all becomes irrelevant by the time the time that Ofgem announce the next price cap. It won’t be showers that we lose out on either - it’s will affect almost every facet of life as we know it.

I think we will see the disappearance of shops up and down our local high streets - this will affect peoples’ sense of community. People are being divided as resentment seeps in regarding who gets do-called government help and who doesn’t. Schools are saying they aren’t sure if they can afford to stay open or maintain class sizes at current levels. Teachers will have to be made redundant and class sizes increased. It goes on and on. The energy producers don’t have to make so much profit.

BatshitCrazyWoman · 03/09/2022 06:33

inappropriateraspberry · 29/08/2022 11:15

@Tigerblue4 I wash hair, put on conditioner. Then wash body and face before rinsing out conditioner. Doesn't take long and no need to turn off the shower as I am using the water to wash.

I do this. I don't have an electric shower and have a combi boiler . Turning the water off would mean waiting for some hot water to come through again, and would waste more water/energy.

Sunflowers765 · 03/09/2022 11:46

I turn the shower off while shampooing or shaving etc. That must help. I've heard of putting a bucket under it while it's getting hot and using this to flush the loo, water plants etc. but DH won't have an old bucket in the bathroom....

Sunflowers765 · 03/09/2022 11:49

@HappyChloé2 what the duck is a penis beaker?

SquigglePigs · 03/09/2022 12:04

ThisisCollie2022 · 29/08/2022 08:41

@chillipenguin check your local water company and see if they are giving out water saving shower heads. Ours are! It works by adding air to the droplets. Very very good

Don't do this if you have an electric shower. We did this at the recommendation of the local water company. A few months later the shower broke. When we got someone out to look at it turns out the inside was fried. The hot water backs up inside and eventually destroys the heating element. They aren't designed to run with a flow restrictor.

MushMonster · 03/09/2022 19:26

I will get a timer, I had not thought of it.
If the worst arrives, we will get a bowl to wash our long hair/ shaving legs.

MushMonster · 03/09/2022 19:32

Cheesecakeandwineinasuitcase · 02/09/2022 21:41

I think the real issue here is that every one of us (apart from those who are really wealthy) are gradually being robbed of every single joy in life, purely so that our money can go into the profits of energy producers who are raking in billions in profits. People are quoting that it costs £x to have a shower sad it will save £y by cutting shower times by so many minutes but this all becomes irrelevant by the time the time that Ofgem announce the next price cap. It won’t be showers that we lose out on either - it’s will affect almost every facet of life as we know it.

I think we will see the disappearance of shops up and down our local high streets - this will affect peoples’ sense of community. People are being divided as resentment seeps in regarding who gets do-called government help and who doesn’t. Schools are saying they aren’t sure if they can afford to stay open or maintain class sizes at current levels. Teachers will have to be made redundant and class sizes increased. It goes on and on. The energy producers don’t have to make so much profit.

You are 100% right.
We need to push forward full speed with renewable energies, so we will never be in this position again.
Also, reconsider all this free economy. Countries should be able to keep a grasp on the prices of basic items.
But for now, we have to minimise what we use.

justasking111 · 03/09/2022 22:17

We have a huge windfarm off the n Wales coast, friends sons work on them. We had weeks without wind so no leccy. Then we get gales too windy so no leccy. We could use water driven systems the Menai Straits, as well as other rivers but over the decades the use of this has been shot down by successive pressure groups concerned about birds and other wildlife. So pushing ahead with renewable ASAP just hits the buffers time and again

oiltrader · 03/09/2022 23:53

I only have baths. DH doesn't mind.

MushMonster · 04/09/2022 06:58

justasking111 · 03/09/2022 22:17

We have a huge windfarm off the n Wales coast, friends sons work on them. We had weeks without wind so no leccy. Then we get gales too windy so no leccy. We could use water driven systems the Menai Straits, as well as other rivers but over the decades the use of this has been shot down by successive pressure groups concerned about birds and other wildlife. So pushing ahead with renewable ASAP just hits the buffers time and again

Yes, this is quite depressing sometimes.
Burning fuels is really bad for the environment, mining them is disastreous, transporting them is bad.
Air/ wave/ solar power are not perfect, they disturb the environment while they are built, they change the landscspe, but once in place the fauns snd flora will grow around them and get used to them. We still have to work in making this energy even greener, there are issues but surely less impossing on the environment than fossil fuels.

Tunus · 04/09/2022 07:53

1990s · 29/08/2022 09:08

We have a 'Navy' shower. Water on to get wet. Turn it off to shampoo, soap up, shave legs etc and then water back on to rinse off.

Without wishing to sound stupid I’m genuinely really surprised that this isn’t just how everyone has a shower! This is what I have always done.

I do this now but have had to train myself into it. There’s nothing I love more than just zoning out stood under hot running water but it’s a very expensive and unenvironmentally friendly habit so I’ve had to stop myself from doing this.

Using this method I do get instantly freezing as soon as I turn the water off in winter and sometimes find I spend longer with it running when rinsing to try and warm myself up again so I still have room to improve. I’ve got leave in conditioner now to try to cut it down further.

InFiveMins · 04/09/2022 16:50

I'd say 5 minutes is plenty to shower, wash hair and shave. 2-3 minutes to just shower.

MissingNashville · 04/09/2022 17:00

I wouldn’t want to only have a 4 minute shower so I won’t ask my kids to either. If you have long hair up wash and condition, need to shave as well as wash, 4 minutes would be a rush. We probably all take 10 to 15 minutes each.

verdantverdure · 04/09/2022 23:08

Cheesecakeandwineinasuitcase · 02/09/2022 21:41

I think the real issue here is that every one of us (apart from those who are really wealthy) are gradually being robbed of every single joy in life, purely so that our money can go into the profits of energy producers who are raking in billions in profits. People are quoting that it costs £x to have a shower sad it will save £y by cutting shower times by so many minutes but this all becomes irrelevant by the time the time that Ofgem announce the next price cap. It won’t be showers that we lose out on either - it’s will affect almost every facet of life as we know it.

I think we will see the disappearance of shops up and down our local high streets - this will affect peoples’ sense of community. People are being divided as resentment seeps in regarding who gets do-called government help and who doesn’t. Schools are saying they aren’t sure if they can afford to stay open or maintain class sizes at current levels. Teachers will have to be made redundant and class sizes increased. It goes on and on. The energy producers don’t have to make so much profit.

This. I didn't realise it until I read it, but this.

Cheeselog · 05/09/2022 00:00

We run the shower for the amount of time it takes to get wet and rinse off shampoo, soap and conditioner (turning it off in between, while soaping etc). You can’t really run it for any less time than that but I’m not sure why anyone needs to run it for any longer either.