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Flow Rate Test Bag

To complete installation you will need:
• The Flow Rate Test Bag – located in the bottom of your Energy Savings Kit
• A stopwatch or a watch with a second hand
• A helper – maybe a parent/guardian or a sibling

  1. Gather the top of the Flow Rate Test Bag around the end of the showerhead or aerator (where the water comes out). Hold it in place loosely so that air may escape while filling.
  2. Ask your helper to keep time on the stopwatch or watch.
  3. Ask your helper to turn the water quickly all the way on for exactly five seconds while you hold the Flow Rate Test Bag around the end of the showerhead or aerator (where the water comes out).
  4. At the end of five seconds, your helper should turn the water completely off. Repeat the steps above if the time was not exactly five seconds.
  5. Remove the Flow Rate Test Bag from the end of the showerhead or aerator without spilling any water.
  6. Look at the Flow Rate Test Bag. On the front you will notice several lines or graduations that have a number followed by the letters GPM (Gallons Per Minute). The line the water level is closest to is how many gallons per minute your showerhead or aerator uses!

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