Showersave is proud to be a member of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), reinforcing our commitment to supporting plumbing and heating professionals with the knowledge, guidance and solutions needed to deliver more energy-efficient buildings.
As the industry’s professional body, it plays a vital role in promoting excellence, raising standards and providing ongoing professional development for thousands of individual members throughout their careers.
As a CIPHE member, Showersave is committed to helping educate both industry professionals and the wider public about the important role that waste water heat recovery (WWHR) can play in creating lower-carbon, future-ready homes.
With the Future Homes Standard driving greater energy efficiency, domestic hot water is becoming one of the largest energy demands within modern homes. Waste water heat recovery offers a simple, proven solution by recovering heat from shower waste water and using it to preheat incoming cold water, reducing the amount of energy needed to produce hot water.
For installers, the benefits are clear. Showersave systems are straightforward to install, require no specialist tools and integrate easily with modern plumbing systems. They work alongside heat pumps to improve overall system efficiency, and reduced cylinder sizing, helping to reduce running costs.
For homeowners and developers, the advantages extend even further. Waste water heat recovery helps to:
- Improve heat pump efficiency.
- Reduce domestic hot water energy demand.
- Lower carbon emissions.
- Reduce hot water cylinder size requirements, creating valuable space within the home.
- Lower household energy bills.
- Future-proof homes with a passive technology that requires no maintenance or behavioural change.
By working alongside the CIPHE, Showersave aims to share best practice, provide technical guidance and increase awareness of how waste water heat recovery can help the industry meet the challenges of decarbonising homes while delivering practical benefits for installers, developers and residents alike.