HealthGuard® 5-Function Handheld Showerhead, 1.5 GPM, Chrome

Description
Specifications

The HealthGuard^® Handheld showerhead is designed to provide highly efficient water output while also helping you conserve water and energy. This shower head is equipped with a patented internal pressure compensator, which enables a consistent output and flow of water regardless of available water pressure. Additionally, the HealthGuard^® Handheld showerhead features a removable antimicrobial faceplate for easy cleaning.

WaterSense^® certified for maximum performance.

This HealthGuard^® 5-Function Handheld Showerhead:

Efficiently flows at 1.5 GPM
Optimizes your water flow, no matter your current water pressure
Features a metal ball joint, durable plastic body for maintenance-free use and a wide 4.3" face diameter
Installs easily
Provides 5 settings: full, center, pulse, full + center and full +pulse
Includes a unique removable, antimicrobial faceplate for deeper cleaner

Product Warranty: 10 years

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Spray Pattern

The 5-spray handheld showerhead is designed with 5 spray settings: full, center, pulse, full + center and full +pulse.

infographic of a showerhead 5 sprat setting: full, center, pulse, full plus center and full plus pulse

Flow Rate

A flow rate is the measurement of water per minute that flows out of your showerhead. They are usually measured in gallons per minutes or GPM. A standard showerhead has a flow rate of 2.5 GPM. This showerhead has a maximum flow rate of 1.5 GPM for increased efficiency.

infographic showing 2.5 - 2.2 GPM have Good Water Savings, 2.0 - 1.75 GPM have Better Water Savings, and 1.5 GPM - 1.0 GPM have the Best Water Savings

Saving Water Saves Energy

Saving water also saves energy by reducing the amount of energy used to heat water. The savings differ whether you have an electric or natural gas hot-water heater. This showerhead is 40% more efficient than a standard 2.5-GPM showerhead and can potentially $72 with natural gas heating utilities per year and $129 with electric heating utilities per year.*

Infographic showing the 40% savings on water. It saves $72 with natural gas heating utilities per year and $129 with electric heating utilities per year

*Factors in calculating savings potential:

3-person households each using a shower 9 minutes per day, 365 days per year (AWWARF Residential Study)
Comparing water use with these showerheads vs. a standard 2.5 GPM unit
US city average water and sewer cost of $8.3 per 1,000 gallons (study done by NUS Consulting Group 2011)
Average cost of electricity 0.113¢ per kWh (Energy Star Nov. 2013 Lightbulb Calculator — http://www.energystar.gov/?c=cfls.pr_cfls_savings)
Average cost of gas $1.137 per therm (Bureau of Labor Statistics April 2014)
Calculations done by http://www.fishnick.com/savewater/tools/watercalculator