The Best High Flow Outside Water Faucets

Identification

• The Environmental Protection Agency or EPA requires all water faucets meet the most current water efficiency standards. Since inefficient water faucets are a common cause of waste water, the EPA requires that all faucets dispense no more than 0.25 gallons of water per cycle. Choosing an outdoor faucet that meets the current WaterSense guidelines ensures a high flow of water with a minimal amount of water waste.

Benefits

• Homeowners can save a great deal of water by choosing a WaterSense faucet. By placing these faucets outdoors and in bathroom sinks, homeowners may reduce their water waste and usage by up to 570 gallons each year, according to the EPA. This makes WaterSense faucets the best and most economical choice for homeowners who wish to have high flow volume while reducing water consumption.

Types

• WaterSense faucets are available for private use in homes and office buildings. Bathroom sink faucets for residential homes and outdoor faucets are available in these products recommended by the EPA. Metered faucets do not meet WaterSense guidelines, nor do bathroom sink faucets for public restrooms and residential kitchen sink faucets.

Considerations

• Homeowners can upgrade water faucets that do not meet WaterSense guidelines to produce adequate volumes of water, while reducing water waste. There are a variety of laminar flow devices that can keep water flow uniform and reduce splash. These devices screw into the tip of the faucet spout to control water flow volume. Homeowners can purchase these devices that will allow their water faucets to meet WaterSense requirements.