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Originally Posted by jarodrig
Remove the flow restrictors in your shower head and you’ll have hot water in 30~45 seconds….
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The flow restrictors in showers came into being somewhere in the 80's. In 1994 the Federal government required that all shower heads pass no more than 2.5 gal/minute of water. It also set standards for water use by dishwashers and washing machines.
Hotels and motels were early adapters of low-flow shower heads, viewing them as a way to save money. This was done without considering whether or not there was a water shortage in the area.
When I traveled for business, I made it a point to unscrew the shower head and remove the restrictor as many of the hotels/motels used shower heads with a flow rate of only 1.5 gal/minute. That low of a flow rate made for a miserable shower and, probably, doubled the time you spent in the shower to get the soap rinsed off.