浴室Eco-Tips
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额外的资源
- Green Home Remodel Guide for Bath and Laundry Rooms下载 620 K – from the King County Solid Waste Division
Provides in-depth eco-friendly tips for your bathroom remodeling project — on everything from faucets, 去厕所, 对瓷砖
莲蓬头/水龙头
- “寻找产品”——来自WaterSense 外部链接
Helps you find a large variety of home products with a “WaterSense” label - Greywater Facts – from the Washington State Department of Health 外部链接
Answers all of your questions about the inner workings, 成本, safety and feasibility of home greywater systems - 节约用水伙伴关系-室内 外部链接
Provides several strategies for conserving water inside your bathroom
厕所
- 环境堆肥厕所世界 外部链接
A company that promotes the use of composting toilets - EPA WaterSense厕所信息 外部链接
- Learn more about WaterSense labeled toilets and available models
- Saving Water Partnership Toilet Rebates 外部链接
Find current rebates on water efficient toilet purchases. - 回收活动 - Find an upcoming collection event to recycle your old toilet
浴室的粉丝
其他
- Alliance for Water Efficiency resource library 外部链接
节约用水资料 - Washington State Department of Health 外部链接
Water conserving wastewater treatment systems - 喀斯喀特水联盟 外部链接
An organization of several King County cities focusing on water conservation efforts. They offer consumer info on ways to save water and take advantage of water saving rebates - EcoBusiness Environmental Directory 外部链接
Provides an extensive list of links to companies that specialize in eco–friendly products for any home remodeling project - 绿得宝 外部链接
A resource-center showing green building materials of all kinds located south of downtown Seattle - 新资源集团(NRG) 外部链接
Products to help conserve water such as showerheads and aerators - AM保育小组 外部链接
Products to help conserve water and energy - Positive Energy Conservation Products 外部链接
Products to help conserve water and energy - 绿色家居解决方案 外部链接
A Seattle-based company providing quality green building products including certified flooring, 橱柜, 台面和瓷砖 - Norberry瓷砖 外部链接
A specialty tile showroom featuring sustainable surfaces
浴室地板
- 始终使用坚硬的表面, water-resistant flooring such as tile or natural linoleum in areas prone to wetness, 尤其是在浴室里.
- Choose flooring products that can easily be maintained.
- Choose flooring options that allow for partial replacement instead of whole-room replacement.
- Seek alternatives to vinyl flooring.
- 查看更多 Eco-Cool Remodel flooring resources
厕所
- Check to see if your toilet flapper is the cause of leaks before deciding to purchase a new toilet.
- Look for the EPA WaterSense label and/or MaP Premium label ***** that use 1.1 gallons per flush (gpf) **** that use 1.28 gallons per flush (gpf) when you replace your toilet to ensure water savings and high performance.
- Consider a dual-flush or a composting toilet for more significant water use reductions.
- Check with your water utility to see if rebates are available for upgrading to a more efficient toilet.
- ****Consider using rainwater or a greywater system (e.g. water from sinks, clothes washer) for toilet flushing.
Toilet flushing is often the largest single use of water in a home, 尤其是在老房子里, but is also an easy opportunity to get instant water savings.
在你买之前……
- Many old toilets leak significant amounts of water due to failing flappers. Check for a leak by placing dye tablets or food coloring in the water tank. If dye appears in the bowl within 15 minutes, replacing the inexpensive flapper alone will save water.
- Before shopping for a new toilet, check for rebates from your water utility.
厕所选项
- Consider installing a composting toilet that converts human waste to nutrient-rich fertilizer for non-food plants and uses little to no potable water for flushing.
- Consider a dual-flush toilet that is WaterSense labeled, which supports 0.每次冲洗8加仑液体,1.每次冲洗固体液体28加仑.
- For single-flush toilets, select a model that is WaterSense labeled and supports 1.每次冲洗28加仑或更少. Older toilets can be huge water wasters, using as much as five gallons per flush.
- Consider using rainwater or a greywater system (e.g. water from sinks, clothes washer) for toilet flushing.
- 查看更多 Eco-Cool Remodel plumbing resources
在你购买之后……
- 回收旧马桶. Check for an upcoming recycling collection event in your area to drop off your old porcelain toilet or check King County’s What Do I Do With…” website for locations.
- If there isn’t an upcoming event near you, take it to a King County solid waste transfer station which will recycle your toilet year round.
浴室的粉丝
- Consider installing a 30-minute timer or a humidistat to ensure the bathroom dries out after use.
- Upgrade to an ENERGY STAR rated fan with fan sone rating of 0.3 or less if you have an older or poor-quality bathroom fan.
- Ensure that the fan is fully ducted directly outside and not into an attic or crawlspace.
- Be sure there is a damper where the fan vent exits the home.
- Consider 5-inch or 6-inch well-sealed ducts instead of 4-inch ducts for bath exhaust.
没有适当的通风, moisture from the bathroom can lead to mildew, 霉菌和结构损坏. This can also occur if exhaust goes into an attic or crawlspace. Simple fixes can help prevent these problems.
Operational Improvements for Existing Fans
- For an existing fan, pull the fan cover down from the ceiling. Check to see if there is a gap between the fan housing and the ceiling material. 用堵塞物密封任何缝隙. 这样不仅可以保暖, moist air from going into your attic, but it will also make your fan more effective because it will only pull air from the bathroom.
- Check to see if there is a damper where the bath fan vent exits the house. This will help keep conditioned air in the house when the fan is not in use and help keep bugs out.
新风扇注意事项
- Purchase a fan that is HVI inspected or ENERGY STAR rated.
- 1级风扇.0 sones or less is exceptionally quiet and more likely to be used – protecting your bathroom from moisture damage. ENERGY STAR certified fans must be 2.0 sones or less, but there are many models that have a much lower sone rating.
- Select a fan which can be set on a 30-minute timer or a humidistat to ensure the bathroom properly dries out after each use
- If possible, use a 5-inch or 6-inch duct instead of a 4-inch duct. A larger duct and vent prevents flow problems. Do not allow the duct to sag – this can accumulate water. Ensure the ducts are sealed with mastic and not duct tape.
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浴室的水龙头
- To assess the 成本 effectiveness of a new aerator, measure the faucet’s current flow. 标准流程为2.每分钟2加仑.
- 如果需要一个新的曝气器, install an EPA WaterSense labeled aerator or faucet that reduces flow to 1.每分钟5加仑或更少 without sacrificing performance.
- When replacing a faucet, look for products with a lifetime warranty.
- 在水槽下面安装湿气报警器
- Before installing a new faucet, check how much water flows through your existing one. To do this, you can purchase an inexpensive flow bag), or make one at home using a gallon jug. Measure how much water flows in one minute.
- Choose WaterSense labeled bathroom faucets which support a flow rate of 1.每分钟5加仑或更少. Consider adding an aerator that can reduce a sink's water flow by 30 percent or more without sacrificing performance.
- Since bathroom sink faucets are heavily used, durability is a key consideration when replacing your faucet. Look for a product with a long warranty.
浴室照明
- If your family isn’t diligent about turning off lights when not in use, 考虑使用占用传感器.
- Replace incandescent bulbs with LEDs; many new LED products use a fraction of the energy and provide the light quality of incandescent bulbs that most people prefer and cannot get with CFLs.
- Choose a variety of fixture types and controls to optimize your light quality without having lights be on “all or nothing.”
- Consider an ENERGY STAR-labeled bath exhaust fan with integral LED light for both high efficiency ventilation and lighting within one product. Select a fan model which can be set on a 30 - minute timer or a humidistat to ensure the bathroom properly dries out after each shower use.
- 查看更多 生态酷改造照明资源
莲蓬头
- Hanging a waterproof simple shower timer is an easy way to help remind shower users to cut down on the length of their shower, and therefore the amount of water used.
- Choose a new, high performance showerhead with the WaterSense label that uses 1.5 to 1.每分钟75加仑(GPM).
- 考虑安装一个“肥皂”阀门.
- *****Consider an ultra-low flow showerhead at 0.5-1.0流量.
- *****Consider a shwoer auto-shut off after a set amount of time (e.g. 5分钟).
- Before installing a new showerhead check how much water flows through your existing one. To do this, you can purchase an inexpensive flow bag, or make one at home using a gallon jug. Measure how much water flows in one minute.
- Older showerheads can use five gallons of water per minute or more. Choose designs that deliver multiple, 单独的流, 而不是像雾一样的喷雾, 因为它们更节能.
- Install new, high performance showerheads with the WaterSense label which support a flow rate of 1.5 or 1.每分钟75加仑.
- Consider ultra-low flow showerheads, which support a flow of 0.5 or 1.0加仑每分钟.
- Consider a shower device to auto-shut off after a set amount of time (e.g. 5分钟).
- Try a showerhead with integral or add-on “soap” valve - a device that fits between the shower arm and the showerhead and temporarily reduces the shower stream to a trickle while the user soaps up, and without changing the temperature.
- Install a chlorine filter to remove chlorine from your shower water as a precautionary measure against harmful fumes.
- 查看更多 Eco-Cool Remodel plumbing resources
油漆
- Select low toxicity paints for good air quality.
- 典型的低挥发性有机化合物含量有:
- 平面涂料低于150g /L
- < 50 g/L for non-flat paints
- Consider using lighter paint color if the bathroom has ample daylight so less electric lighting is needed.
- Use appropriate paint type for the location (i.e. semigloss paints for areas exposed to moisture, 尤其是在浴室里).