Which one preserves more water? I always wondered which one takes up more water? A 5-10 minute shower or a bath in a one person sized bath tub? Anybody know?

Best Answer

Bath will use a lot more. A 5 - 10 minute shower would fill around one fifth - one quarter of the bath. The best way to save water in the bathroom is to install a water-saving shower head. This reduces the amount of water coming out by half, but you get the same pressure and cleanliness. Also timing your showers with an egg timer, or to a song you like to shower to. Another tip is to put a bucket beneath the shower while you are waiting for the water to warm up and use this to water your plants.

Happy water saving!

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Other Answers (17)

• There are many factors here.....no specifics ...sorry!
• i think showers
• the shower , because all the water that runs down the drain can fill the tub about 3 times
• use small bottle while taking a bath!this conserves water!
• Experiment:
  A) take a shower and time yourself
  B) take a bath and mark the water line
  C)take a second shower of the same duration as the first shower, but leave the drain closed.
  D)see if the water line is above or below the marked water line
• Put the plug in, and have a shower - if it overflows before you%26#039;re finished - you use more in the shower.
  
  I tried this once - it was about 1/2 way up.
• A shower as half of the water coming out of it doesn%26#039;t even touch your body.
• bath does...plus you sit in your own dirt...showers r the best
• bath water
• shower bath offcourse
• shower takes up more water
• Bath takes up much more water.
• a Shower will only use around 1 10th of the water as a bath, of course that depends on the time spent in the shower.
• i would say a shower takes up more water