<h1>Faucets</h1>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/images/indoor_faucet.jpg" style="margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left" />Bathroom and kitchen sink faucets account for 16% of the water used in an average home.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Federal Plumbing Standards now specify that kitchen faucets use no more than 2.5 gpm and bathroom faucets use no more than 2.2 gpm, though several use less quite effectively.</p>
<p><strong>You can save up to 40% of the water used by sink faucets replacing your older faucet aerators with new water efficient ones.</strong></p>
<p>Installing an aerator - the screw-on tip of the sink faucet - can be one of the most cost-effective water conservation measures your household can do because they control the flow of water through your faucet.</p>
<p>This is especially true if your sink faucets are older and don&#39;t have aerators, since some older models can use 5 or more gallons per minute (gpm).&nbsp;&nbsp; If a faucet aerator will not fit on your existing sink faucet, you may want to replace it with a <a href="http://www.epa.gov/watersense/products/bathroom_sink_faucets.html">WaterSense faucet</a>.</p>
<p>Many <a href="http://www.conserveh2o.org/consortium-members">water providers</a> give low-flow aerators out to their customers for free, or you can purchase one at most home improvement stores for about $1-5.00 each.</p>
