a short experiment
The new apartment has (aggravatingly slow) low flow faucets. After wandering around aimlessly waiting for my pot of water to fill so I could make pasta, I decided to conduct a short experiment: How long did it take to get 1 cup of water from the tap (with the water on full blast)? The answer: 9 seconds.
So, even by low flow faucet measures, my faucet is PATHETIC. According to this site, a low flow faucet should release (I can't think of a better word) less than 2.75 gallons per minute. Some math is in order here. For my faucet:
1 cup/9 seconds x 60 sec/minute x 1 gallon/16 cups=0.42 gal/minute. Ahem.
So, even by low flow faucet measures, my faucet is PATHETIC. According to this site, a low flow faucet should release (I can't think of a better word) less than 2.75 gallons per minute. Some math is in order here. For my faucet:
1 cup/9 seconds x 60 sec/minute x 1 gallon/16 cups=0.42 gal/minute. Ahem.