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Shower Smarter this Season!#

two showerheads being exchanged

Did you know that showering accounts for about 17% of indoor water use per year? Shower smarter this season by installing a water-saving showerhead and reducing your shower to 5 minutes. 

Our conservation efforts as a city are critical in addressing current and future challenges including climate change, water scarcity and population growth. Your actions can make a difference!

Need a water-efficient showerhead?  Participate in our Showerhead Swap Program and exchange your old showerhead for a free new, water-saving showerhead at one of many events this summer!

These water-efficient showerheads use 1.5 gallons per minute (gpm). The average showerhead typically uses around 2.5 gpm.

The showerhead is equipped with efficient spray force and coverage which will provide residents with the same satisfaction as old showerheads.  

Check out our local events in which our Water Conservation team will be attending to swap out showerheads! 

  • July 27th- Hickory Village MHP Residents Resource Fair
    • Located at Hickory Village Mobile Home Park, 400 Hickory St.
    • 10:00am-2:00pm
  • August 10th- Poudre River Fest
    • Located at New Belgium Brewery, 500 Linden Street
    • 12:00pm-6:00pm
  • September 13th- Old Town Library 
    • Located at 201 Peterson St
    • 9:00am-12:00pm
  • September 15th-Open Streets
    • More information to come

Can’t make it to one of these events? Schedule a time to swap out your showerhead at 222 Laporte Ave by emailing Haley Mendoza at hmendoza@fcgov.com.

Check back soon for a how-to tutorial video guiding you step by step through the quick and easy installation process. Can't wait till then? Find our instructions below!

  1. Twist off old shower head where it connects to the main arm of the shower (long silver bar extending from the wall). Shower head not twisting off? Stabilize the arm with one hand and use a wrench to twist the showerhead off.

  2. Once the shower head has been removed, make sure to remove all the former plumber’s tape surrounding the arm. 

  3. Not a necessary step, but you can run the shower without the showerhead to make sure all debris is cleared before putting on the new showerhead.

  4. Take plumbers tape and carefully wrap it in line over the threads on the arm 2-3 times where the new showerhead will be connected.

  5. Put tape on flat and clockwise or in the same direction as the showerhead will be tightened.

  6. Make sure no tape overlaps the hole, don’t want to prevent flow of water.

  7. Grab your new water efficient showerhead, connect to the arm and twist to tighten. Start off by hand tightening. Once you have tightened it as much as you can, take a wrench to finish the tightening. 

  8. Turn on shower and check for leaks.

  9. Enjoy your new water-saving shower! 

For starters, just by swapping out 250 showerheads, we will save 1.18 MILLION gallons of water!

Also, participating in the Showerhead Swap, you will contribute to our water conservation goal of with a goal of reducing water use to 130 gallons, per capita, per day (GPCD) by the year 2030. Find out more about our community's goals in our Climate Action Plan and Water Efficiency Plan. 

Want to know more environmentally conscious ways to shift your shower habits?

If every person in Fort Collins took part in the showerhead swap and reduced showers by 1-2 minutes, we could save 4 gallons per shower or 1,000 gallons per year per person! 

Did You Know?

Washing machines are most efficient when fully loaded.

Rebates are available for 1.1 gallons per flush, WaterSense-labeled toilets.

There are more than 500 miles of water mains throughout Fort Collins.