04-16-2012, 05:28 AM
A few things to set the stage.
This is my house. The boiler/water heater is in the back left corner of the garage. My shaving bathroom is on the second floor in the back middle of the house.
It takes a long time for hot water to get to the bathroom faucets. I also have a well and septic. I figure the less water I pump out of the ground and into the septic system the better. So I use the following method to use less water.
First off I shave BEFORE I shower.
Blasphemey for many but it works for me. I heat a quart of water in the microwave while I walk the dogs.
Today I used my Weber ARC and Portman Square Notting Hill soft shave soap that I transferred to a pewter bowl.
I pour the hot water into the lather bowl and sink. I use my brush to wet my face. The time I spend doing this allows the later bowl to get good and hot.
I load my brush and make my lather in the bowl. I then put the bowl in the sink of hat water. I commence with my shave.
Leaving the bowl in the sink assures nice warm lather for the duration of my shave. I rinse the razor in the sink.
I rinse the sink and shaving gear and take a shower to rinse myself.
Phil
This is my house. The boiler/water heater is in the back left corner of the garage. My shaving bathroom is on the second floor in the back middle of the house.
It takes a long time for hot water to get to the bathroom faucets. I also have a well and septic. I figure the less water I pump out of the ground and into the septic system the better. So I use the following method to use less water.
First off I shave BEFORE I shower.
Blasphemey for many but it works for me. I heat a quart of water in the microwave while I walk the dogs.
Today I used my Weber ARC and Portman Square Notting Hill soft shave soap that I transferred to a pewter bowl.
I pour the hot water into the lather bowl and sink. I use my brush to wet my face. The time I spend doing this allows the later bowl to get good and hot.
I load my brush and make my lather in the bowl. I then put the bowl in the sink of hat water. I commence with my shave.
Leaving the bowl in the sink assures nice warm lather for the duration of my shave. I rinse the razor in the sink.
I rinse the sink and shaving gear and take a shower to rinse myself.
Phil
04-17-2012, 07:32 AM
I run hot tap water into the sink and also the mug so I can soak the brush while I shower.
Once out of the shower, I empty the mug and sink and run more hot water, make my lather and just use the water in the sink to rinse the razor.
Of course I do use more water to rinse the mug, sink and brush after the shave but I use a combo of hot and cold running water.
Once out of the shower, I empty the mug and sink and run more hot water, make my lather and just use the water in the sink to rinse the razor.
Of course I do use more water to rinse the mug, sink and brush after the shave but I use a combo of hot and cold running water.
05-01-2012, 11:49 AM
I, too, live on a well & septic. A guy certainly learns H2O conservation when he makes & disposes of his own water (& stuff)!
An alternative, of course, is an on-demand water heater in the bathroom. I have explored that possibility once or twice, but is a rather spendy alternative.
~Frank
An alternative, of course, is an on-demand water heater in the bathroom. I have explored that possibility once or twice, but is a rather spendy alternative.
~Frank
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