I think you're entirely ignoring the fact that not all of us *want* a bath every other day.
I have a shower, which probably delivers 5 litres per minute (using data from the environment agency). But my shower is typically about five minutes; three if I'm in a tearing hurry, seven if I'm really lazing. So I'm using about a quarter of the water you are, and hence a quarter of the carbon (assuming I'm heating to the same temperature; I might be having my shower a little hotter than the typical bath, I don't know). Assuming it's a 10kw shower (again from the EA site), I'll be using about .8kwh, which again feels like about a quarter as much.
Now. I shower most days. With the 2.2kwH I'm saving by not using a bath, I could, for example, run a 150 watt bulb in my living room for 15 hours, far more than the two to five hours I'm actually likely to want to use it.
I would much, much rather have adequate light in my house than baths. But for some reason, wanting to light my home properly is considered a great sin, currently in the process of being outlawed.
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Date: 2008-06-30 10:59 pm (UTC)I have a shower, which probably delivers 5 litres per minute (using data from the environment agency). But my shower is typically about five minutes; three if I'm in a tearing hurry, seven if I'm really lazing. So I'm using about a quarter of the water you are, and hence a quarter of the carbon (assuming I'm heating to the same temperature; I might be having my shower a little hotter than the typical bath, I don't know). Assuming it's a 10kw shower (again from the EA site), I'll be using about .8kwh, which again feels like about a quarter as much.
Now. I shower most days. With the 2.2kwH I'm saving by not using a bath, I could, for example, run a 150 watt bulb in my living room for 15 hours, far more than the two to five hours I'm actually likely to want to use it.
I would much, much rather have adequate light in my house than baths. But for some reason, wanting to light my home properly is considered a great sin, currently in the process of being outlawed.