Okay, this one is hard for me. Normally I take a shower, but every once in a while I like to soak in the tub. It seems to help a lot in coping with daily stresses. So I still take the occasional bath, but most of the time I take a shower.
Here are the facts I discovered while investigating this topic:
~ How much water you use depends on your shower head
~ Older shower heads can use approximately five gallons of water per minute.
~ An average bath requires 30-50 gallons of water.
~ A four minute shower with an old shower head can use approximately 20 gallons of water.
~ A four hour shower with a low-flow shower head can use about 10 gallons of water.
~ To test whether a shower or a bath uses less water for you, perform a simple test if you have a bathtub.
o Plug the tub when taking a shower. When your shower is done, see how much water is in the tub. Is it less than you would use for a bath or more? This will tell you whether you use less water taking a bath or a shower.
Sources
www.consumerenergycenter.org
