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2. Shower-curtain effect - Wikipedia

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   The most popular explanation given for the shower-curtain effect is Bernoulli's principle. [1] Bernoulli's principle states that an increase in velocity results in a decrease in pressure. This theory presumes that the water flowing out of a shower head causes the air through which the water moves to start flowing in the same direction as the ...

3. Shower - Wikipedia

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   A shower head is a perforated nozzle that distributes water over solid angle a focal point of use, generally overhead the bather. A shower uses less water than a full immersion in a bath. Some shower heads can be adjusted to spray different patterns of water, such as massage, gentle spray, strong spray, and intermittent pulse or combination modes.

4. Low-flow fixtures - Wikipedia

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   The increasing trend towards multiple shower head outlets per shower in new construction creates problems for residential water efficiency. [11] Low-flow kitchen faucets can cause the filling of a pot to take a long time. In addition, performance issues with low-flow faucets often pertain to their ability to properly rinse or wet. In the United ...

5. How to Clean a Shower Head (And Why You Really Need To) - AOL

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   “Place the shower head upside down and rinse it under the faucet with a blast of water. Then position the shower head to ensure the water flushes out the mineral debris,” advises Peterson ...

6. Pressure-balanced valve - Wikipedia

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   It has a diaphragm or piston inside that reacts to relative changes in either hot or cold water pressure to maintain balanced pressure. As water pressure drops on one supply line, the valve reduces the pressure in the other supply line to match. A side effect of this is that the pressure and flow at the shower head or tub spigot will drop twice ...

7. Life Hackers Dream: 24 Brilliant Designs That Fix The Most ...

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   It uses the water that flows into your toilet so it can be a bit cold, but I don’t mind it. ... You can aim and adjust the water pressure to your liking. I couldn’t wait to use the bathroom ...

8. The best walk-in tubs, according to mobility experts - AOL

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   Walk-in tub and shower combo: These tubs add a wall-mounted shower to give you the choice of taking a bath or shower. The shower side usually has a glass enclosure to prevent water from spraying out.

9. Plumbing - Wikipedia

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   Some of the locations where these opportunistic pathogens can grow include faucets, shower heads, water heaters and along pipe walls. Reasons that favor their growth are "high surface-to-volume ratio, intermittent stagnation, low disinfectant residual, and warming cycles".