System and method for showering with fixed parameter water usage

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-12-01
CUMMINGS DOUGLAS PATRICK
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Water is becoming an increasingly scarce and valuable commodity.
Unfortunately most domestic infrastructure and practices have evolved during times when water conservation was not a major issue and are often very wasteful of water.
Each of these stages, particularly the last, has the potential to wastefully consume vast amounts of water and also the energy required to heat it.

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[0045]The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings and the following description to refer to the same and like parts. Dimensions of certain parts shown in the drawings may have been modified and / or exaggerated for the purposes of clarity or illustration.

[0046]The showering system is designed to both reduce the amount of water consumed and reuse water where possible. This is done within the confines of a settable absolute maximum of water consumed whilst still allowing a person to enjoy an unlimited shower.

[0047]Three separate strategies are combined to reduce the amount of water consumed. The first strategy is to recycle the start up water until it has reached the desired temperature and the person enters the shower. The second strategy is to limit the amount of water available during the wash and rinse stage and the final strategy is to recycle the water th...

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A showering system comprising a first tank, a first and second pump, a water heater, a shower head, a shower base and a valve; wherein water for a shower is stored in the first tank from which it is pumped via the first pump through the water heater to the shower head whence from the water falls to the shower base and passes to the valve from which the water is either discharged to a sewer or pumped via the second pump back to the first tank.

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CROSS-RELATED PATENT APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of an Australian Patent Application No. AU2010902354, filed May 28, 2010. The entire disclosure of this prior application is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to a showering system, in particular a showering system in which the amount of water used can be limited to a pre-set maximum.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION[0003]Water is becoming an increasingly scarce and valuable commodity. Unfortunately most domestic infrastructure and practices have evolved during times when water conservation was not a major issue and are often very wasteful of water. This is particularly the case with showering[0004]In a conventional showering scenario a person would first turn on the taps and wait until the water is at the correct temperature before entering. Then they would wash and rinse and then finally stand and luxuriate in the running water. Each of these stages, particularly t...

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IPC IPC(8): A47K3/28
CPCE03B1/048E03B1/04
InventorCUMMINGS, DOUGLAS PATRICK
OwnerCUMMINGS DOUGLAS PATRICK