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To reduce my Water Bill, can I adjust Shut Off Valve under Kitchen & Sink faucet

tester22
tester22 Member Posts: 50
in A-C, Heat Pumps & Refrigeration
Hi there, I am facing higher water bill, so i want to know, can if adjust SHUT OFF VALVE in QUARTER BELOW POSITION under Kitchen Sink & Washroom Sink to flow water lower down, so that I can get little less Water Bill.

If I adjust water flow under sink shut off valve, is there any problem after couple of years like SCALED and BLOCKING Shut Off Valve by Scaled etc. And because of this reason Water pressure can lower down in home because of Scaled.

Please let me know is this ok to save this way Lower water bill by adjusting Shut Off Valve or not ok.

Thanks

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  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 6,241
    Why can't you adjust flow at the faucets?

    bburd
  • tester22
    tester22 Member Posts: 50
    I know wasting water is not good and increase water bill etc, but other will not think same like me, and the children's specially not listen at all. so i want to adjust water flow under sink SHUT OFF VALVE in QUARTER BELOW POSITION, so that water pressure reduce to not waste water and lower bill.
  • bburd
    bburd Member Posts: 1,013
    A better way to do this would be to install low flow aerators on the faucets and low flow shower heads.
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    Bburd
    MikeAmannLarry Weingartenkcopp
  • tester22
    tester22 Member Posts: 50
    I adjust the flow by faucet, but not other follow this in home, so if I adjust by SHUT OFF VALVE is this cause any SCALED growing issue, please let me know. Thanks.
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 5,251
    tester22 said:
    I adjust the flow by faucet, but not other follow this in home, so if I adjust by SHUT OFF VALVE is this cause any SCALED growing issue, please let me know. Thanks.
    Most codes require tempering valves on water supplies limiting the temperature to below 120*. 
    If the home has a PRV just reduce the water pressure 
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,262
    If you have an automatic dishwasher it may not perform well at low flow.
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,584
    The direct answer to the direct question is yes, you can throttle the flow with the shutoff valve under the sink.

    Whether this will actually reduce your water use... probably not. You'll still use the same amount of water for cooking, for instance, and likely much the same for washing up. You can also put flow restrictors on fixtures which are particularly prone to excess use, like shower heads. You may have some very frustrated people, though.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • Larry Weingarten
    Larry Weingarten Member Posts: 3,564
    Hi, Probably the best approach is to install pressure compensating, low flow aerators and shower-heads. Neoperl make pressure compensating equipment for most of the major faucet makers. This is nice as you'll get the same flow at 20 psi as you get at 80 psi. Also, I'd look at a 1.5 gpm kitchen faucet aerator and same for showerhead. Niagara is a great place to start. Here's their site. https://niagaracorp.com/resource-library/technology/uhet/#showerhead If you have a lot of toilet flushing going on, you might consider their .8 gallons per flush toilet. B)

    Yours, Larry
  • psb75
    psb75 Member Posts: 894
    TOILETS are probably your largest water useage. Also...laundry. Then bathing/showering.
    Maybe best to start fixing things in this order instead of focusing on sink fixtures.

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