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Cullector Ultra Efficient Shower $122.55 + Free Delivery (Was $229) @ Water Saving Showers Aust eBay

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AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 06/02/2018 - 11:09 ebay.com.au (1063 clicks)
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The Cullector provides a great full flow rain pattern showering experience and minimises waste.

  • Collect & Use. The Cullector captures the clean warm up water and then uses it to create a stronger fuller flow.
  • Shower timer. When all of the captured water has been used a gentle pulse lets you know that your shower time is up.
  • Pause. You can also pause the shower at any time without adjusting your taps.
  • Low flow. Experience a full flow shower at only 6.5 litres per minute
  • Easy DIY. It’s super easy to install, no drilling and no plumber required.
  • Saving water, power, money and the environment was never easier or more affordable.

Follow this link to see a short explainer video of the Cullector in operation. https://youtu.be/gIOcQ2MB4IA

Installation
The Cullector™ is an easy No Drill DIY retrofit. Everything you need comes in the box including the shower head, shower arm, mechanism, bottle, decorative backing plate and plumbers tape. The Cullector simply attaches to your existing shower outlet. No Drilling or Plumber Required.

Mechanism details
The Cullector™ mechanism is milled from dezincification resistant Brass, Chrome Plated and finished to the highest possible standards.

Reservoir details
The Cullector™ reservoir is made from a transparent, lightweight, household detergent and abrasive resistant plastic.

Shower Head and arm details
The Cullector shower head and heavy duty swivel ball and arm are dezincification resistant brass, chrome plated and finished to the highest possible standards. The spray diffuser is made from an easy to clean, corrosion proof and calcium resistant ABS.

WELS Rating 3 Star 6.5 L/min. License number 1210.

WaterMark Certificate No. WM 74582

10 year guarantee - 30 day no questions asked returns. Simply post your purchase back in the original box for a full refund. Return postage is at the customers expense.

About Us We are a 100% Australian owned company based in Queensland and pride ourselves on high quality products and service.

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  • damion on 06/02/2018 - 11:40

    How many litres does the reservoir hold, and how long does it take to empty?

  • AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 06/02/2018 - 11:44
    +1

    Hi and thanks for the question. The reservoir holds 5 litres and it takes 4 to 5 minutes to empty from full. Cheers

  • ash2000 on 06/02/2018 - 11:45
    +5

    Do you ship to Cape Town?

  • Maverick-au on 06/02/2018 - 11:47
    -5

    Not sure I really see the point of this given our water bills consist of mostly fixed charges in SEQ so reducing water usage is no longer an issue for most people as it makes little difference to the bill.

    • damion on 06/02/2018 - 11:56

      what's your definition of 'mostly'?
      My bills in Melbourne are 43% fixed charges.

      • Maverick-au on 06/02/2018 - 15:15

        what's your definition of 'mostly'?

        Over 50%.

    • khrome on 06/02/2018 - 11:58
      +1

      That might be true for where you live but not where I live.

      • Maverick-au on 06/02/2018 - 15:12
        -1

        That might be true for where you live but not where I live.

        Why do you think I said in SEQ they are mostly fixed charges. I don't know or care about your location.

    • OneMoreTune on 06/02/2018 - 12:57

      Same as where I am in Perth, water usage charges are F all

    • asa79 on 06/02/2018 - 13:22

      You still pay per Litre for both State and Council, they both have their hand in your backpocket

  • AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 06/02/2018 - 11:53

    We ship world wide and the shipping rates can be seen under postage on the ebay site. Unfortunately Cape Town is quite expensive AU $112.48 Post Express : tracked-signature (3 to 7 business days). I hope this helps. Kind regards. Peter

    • banana365 on 06/02/2018 - 12:16
      +2

      I think he was just making a joke. Cape Town is about to run out of water.

      • AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 06/02/2018 - 12:21
        +1

        I know, it is very serious over there. We have been negotiating bulk shipments by the container full but things are so bad I feel it is too little too late. Cheers

  • KRM123 on 06/02/2018 - 12:00
    +1

    Nice idea but the economics don't add up.

    1000L Water in Brisbane is about $0.482

    Assume 4 showers a day saving 5L waste each shower to heat up = 20L saving per day.

    -> 20L*365 days = 7300L per year. 7300litre/1000L = 7.3

    7.3 * 0.482 = $3.52 per year in water costs saved.

    Product Price $129 / $3.52 = 36.65 years pay off.

    It's cold water being caught, so no saving on hot water bill. If 4 people all shower one after the hour, the first 5 L should be quite warm anyway.

    Again, nice idea but no economical benefits. Water is a minor part of the bill in SEQLD

    • damion on 06/02/2018 - 12:05

      Melbourne water is literally 1000 times more expensive than yours then.
      $4.6923 / kL - https://www.yvw.com.au/help-advice/help-my-account/understan…

      • KRM123 on 06/02/2018 - 12:10
        +1

        Do you mean 10 times (1000%).

        1000 times would mean your water is $482 per kL, which it isn't.

        Also only the highest rate is 10 times higher, the lower usage rates are much lower. They would charge you at the lower rate until you use up the staged allowances.

        Step 1 (0-440 litres per day) $2.6436
        Step 2 (441-880 litres per day) $3.1058

        • damion on 06/02/2018 - 12:29
          +1

          Yes, 10 times. I used up all my maths doing the fixed/usage bill percentage calculation earlier.
          Step 1 is effectively $4.69/kL, since you also need to add on the sewage usage charge.

  • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2018 - 12:07
    +3

    120 bucks is ridiculous, how long will it take to pay off, if I really cared about saving water I'd have a bucket next to the shower or even something attached to the drain and then use the water to water plants.

  • bUrd on 06/02/2018 - 12:12

    I really love my existing shower head. Am I right in assuming your threads are standard and I can use my shower head on it instead?

    • AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 06/02/2018 - 12:26

      Hi, yes the threads are a standard G1/2 and your shower head will fit but there is no guarantee will work. The shower head supplied with the Cullector is designed to work with the venturi and provides the correct back pressure to drain the bottle in 4 to 5 minutes. Many other shower heads restrict the flow and create too much back pressure. This can cause the venturi to fail and stop the bottle draining. I hope this helps, cheers

      • bUrd on 06/02/2018 - 12:38

        Ahhh, fair enough comment! I don't know the flow rate of the existing shower head, I'll have to find out.

        • AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 06/02/2018 - 12:57

          The easiest way to measure the flow rate is to put a bucket under the shower and measure how much water you catch after 1 minute.

          The thing is if there is a flow regulating washer in your shower head it probably won't work with the Cullector because the regulator will create a lot of back pressure and the venturi won't work. The shower head supplied with the Cullector doesn't have a flow regulating washer. The flow regulating washer is installed at the inlet to the mechanism.

          If your shower head doesn't work I'm sure you will find the shower head that comes with the Cullector gives an excellent full flow shower experience. Cheers

  • AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 06/02/2018 - 12:17
    +4

    Hi again and thanks for the comments. Please take a look at the following calculations and let me know your thoughts. A typical family of 4 should pay off the Cullector in about 6 months. Of course there will always be a range of savings depending on how expensive your water rates are or if you have an electric or solar water heater or if you choose to use the pause function or not. Cheers

    Results at a glance based on 1 x 5-minute shower per day (where no previous water saving shower was installed)

    Money Savings on Water Use pa $80.00
    Money Saved on Power Use pa $262.36
    Total pa $342.36

    Water Savings in kilolitres pa 35.4 kilolitres
    Carbon dioxide reduction in tons pa 1.02 tons pa

    Details
    Cullector™ Savings
    Water saved by flow reduction
    Flow rate of typical non water saving shower 20.0 litres per minute
    The Cullector™ flow rate 7.0 litres per minute
    Savings 13.0 litres per minute
    Shower time 5.0 minutes
    Total 65.0 litres per shower

    Savings made by additional features
    Savings from collection and use of cold water at start up 5.0 litres per shower
    Savings from not needing to adjust taps for correct temperature 2.0 litres per shower
    Savings from monitoring the temperature from within the cubicle 3.0 litres per shower
    Savings from pausing shower to soap up or shampoo 22.1 litres per shower
    Total 32.1 litres per shower

    Combined savings per shower 97.1 litres
    Combined savings pa 35.4 kilolitres

    Money saved by water reduction
    SA Water: Tier 1 = $2.26 kilolitres $80.00 pa
    Money saved by power reduction
    27 cents per kWh Momentum Energy Peak Step 1 rate $262.36 pa
    Total money saved $342.36 pa

    Green house gas reduction of CO2 1.02 tons pa

    Methodology and assumptions for calculations
    1. The energy used heating the water.
    2. The cost in Australian dollars.
    3. The CO2 emissions.

    Figure 2 above demonstrates the proportion of hot to cold water used in a typical shower event.
    Approximately 67% of water used in a shower comes directly from the hot water service. The remaining 33% comes from the cold water supply line. We can now calculate that for every litre of water saved 0.67 of a litre of new cold water is prevented from entering the hot water system to be heated.

    The following formula have been kindly provided by David Smyth BE Elect (Hons), Director evolve energy.
    To heat 1 litre of water by 1 degree C requires 4187 Joules of energy.
    To heat one litre of water from 20 degrees C to 55 degrees C equals:
    (55 - 20) x 4187 Joules = 146.545kJ
    Therefore to heat 10 litres equates to 1.47MJ in this example.

    The amount of electricity, gas etc used to produce 1.47 Mega Joules (MJ) of heat energy is dependent on the efficiency of the hot water system to convert electricity, gas etc to heat energy. The calculations are quite complex because it depends on the efficiency of heating elements, tank insulation etc.

    Electric “Instantaneous” Hot Water Systems operate with an efficiency of up to 98%. So the electrical energy would be: 1.47MJ / 0.98 = 1.5MJ to heat 10 litres of water.

    The conversion of MJ to kWh is 3.6. Therefore, 1.5MJ equates to 1.5/3.6 = 0.42kWh
    Electricity price is 27 cents per kWh at the Momentum Energy Peak Step 1 rate.

    Therefore, it costs 11.34 cents in electricity to heat 10 litres of water from 20 degrees to 55 degrees using an instantaneous hot water system at the Momentum Energy Peak Step 1 rate. Therefore it costs 1.134 cents in electricity to heat 1 liter of water.

    Water savings pa 34.5 kL
    Proportion of hot water saved pa 67% = 23,115 litres X 1.135 = $262.36

    The emissions produced to heat 10 litres of water is 0.42kWh x 1.046kgCO2e = 0.44 kg CO2e (or 0.44 kg of carbon dioxide)
    Water savings pa 34.5 kL
    Proportion of hot water saved pa 67% = 23,115 litres = 1017.06 kg of carbon dioxide

    To calculate the Cullector savings we have assumed the user will use the following features.
    1. The user will leave their shower taps set to their preferred temperature and use the handle on the Cullector™ to switch the shower OFF and ON
    2. The user will monitor the small sample of incoming water for temperature during warm up time from within the shower cubicle.
    3. The user will use the handle on the Cullector™ to pause the shower to soap up or shampoo.
    4. The user will take an average of 1 x 5 minute shower 365 days a year.

    • damion on 06/02/2018 - 12:32
      +1

      Figuring out the return on investment is as complicated as getting solar + battery installed and switching to a new electricity retailer!
      Too many variables.

      • AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 06/02/2018 - 12:45
        +3

        I agree, there are so many different variables! I am the inventor of the Cullector and when I got started with this project I thought it would be the most simple thing to do. All I wanted to do was harvest and use the water that otherwise is lost to the drain during warm up time. Cheers

    • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2018 - 13:23

      What? you should be calculating on the time the water bag is being filled, not the amount of time you take the shower.

      • AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 06/02/2018 - 14:00

        Hi, The flow rate into the bottle is 6.5 litres per minute so it takes less than a minute to fill the bottle. It depends on how far your hot water system is from the shower too, you may not need to fill up the bottle to full before your water is hot enough to shower. Cheers

        • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2018 - 17:29

          You're telling me it takes 5 minutes for the hot water to come one?

        • AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 06/02/2018 - 18:52

          @jared444: Hi, It takes less than a minute to fill up the 5 litre bottle, by that time the hot water should be at your shower. Then you turn the Cullector handle to the ON position and start showering. After 4 to 5 minutes all of the water that was collected in the bottle has been mixed back into the shower stream and a gentle pulse in the shower stream lets you know shower time is up. Follow this link to see a short video of the Cullector in operation. https://youtu.be/gIOcQ2MB4IA I hope this helps, Cheers,

        • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2018 - 19:10

          @Peter Cullin:

          You are still not stating how in the world you save 65 litres of water in a 5 minute shower. It is a ridiculous claim.

          You only save the water for the first 20-30 seconds the shower is on, the rest of the water you use. So if it's for the first 30 seconds you are saving only the 5 litres at the beginning after the bottle goes full.

        • Maverick-au on 07/02/2018 - 15:52

          @jared444:

          You're telling me it takes 5 minutes for the hot water to come one?

          Where did he say anything even remotely like that?

        • Maverick-au on 07/02/2018 - 15:55

          @jared444:

          You are still not stating how in the world you save 65 litres of water in a 5 minute shower. It is a ridiculous claim.

          He clearly states and goes into great detail as to why but you seem unable to grasp this simple concept.

          You only save the water for the first 20-30 seconds the shower is on, the rest of the water you use. So if it's for the first 30 seconds you are saving only the 5 litres at the beginning after the bottle goes full.

          What part of full flow to restricted flow shower head is hard to understand?

        • [Deactivated] on 08/02/2018 - 01:12

          @Maverick-au:

          You don't seem to grasp anything, what's the difference between this head and another restricted flow one without a 5 litre bag. It's just a 5 litre saving.

          If you're the one who likes to get won over by marketing tricks be my guest.

        • Maverick-au on 08/02/2018 - 01:47

          @jared444:

          You don't seem to grasp anything, what's the difference between this head and another restricted flow one without a 5 litre bag. It's just a 5 litre saving.

          I have already questioned the products usefulness but I was more interested in your inability to follow what was going on.

          If you're the one who likes to get won over by marketing tricks be my guest.

          Maybe you should start again.

    • theBestBastion on 06/02/2018 - 23:04

      Can you please help to calculate how much money I could have saved if I have purchased this $24.90 6L/min shower head and this $0.51 9.1L bucket 6 months ago?

      Thanks in advance.

    • placard on 09/02/2018 - 14:59

      This is a bit deceptive - you're comparing it to a 20L/m non water saving shower head, when in reality most homes would have water saving heads now. So why not compare it to a 9L/M shower head?

      How is it saving electricity either? Assuming you have electric hot water, if the cold water collected is then fed back out the shower head during the shower, surely it needs to compensate with hotter hot water to keep the shower at a reasonable temp?

  • Hinee on 06/02/2018 - 16:07
    +3

    I realise this is a bargain site - but can you lot not see that there are benefits to this device that exist beyond the cost of water? Maybe it's just me, but pretty much every shower I take I think to myself how much of a waste of perfectly good drinking water the first ~10 seconds are while it warms up. Financially you aren't going to make your money back in savings very quickly, but your individual consumption will decrease. This can only be a good thing.

    • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2018 - 19:12

      The point is if you really care about the environment there are much better ways to do that. Perhaps take colder showers, don't use the air conditioner or for next to free use a bucket (At least you can have several 10 Litre buckets instead of an ugly 5 litre bag hanging off the wall.

    • Maverick-au on 06/02/2018 - 19:27

      I realise this is a bargain site - but can you lot not see that there are benefits to this device that exist beyond the cost of water? Maybe it's just me, but pretty much every shower I take I think to myself how much of a waste of perfectly good drinking water the first ~10 seconds are while it warms up. Financially you aren't going to make your money back in savings very quickly, but your individual consumption will decrease. This can only be a good thing.

      How much water goes into making this product, ship it to Australia, ship it to you etc. My bet is that this uses more water in that process then it ever will save.

      All our shower water goes into the distribution system under the lawn as does our laundry water so the water is not wasted in any way.

      • kahn on 06/02/2018 - 20:11
        +1

        How much water goes into making this product, ship it to Australia, ship it to you etc.

        You're almost making me feel guilty about choosing the slip'n'slide delivery option.

        • [Deactivated] on 06/02/2018 - 22:23

          Well I'm sure the Bunnings Inflatable Pools that got Ozbargained will have more water used than the rest of the economy in the next decade haha

  • ayeleeyas on 07/02/2018 - 00:03

    Well done with inventing this product! Hope you can do something to assist Cape Town as mentioned above and perhaps prevent something similar happening in other cities along the way. All the best

    • AssociatedPeter Cullin @ Water Saving Showers Australia on 07/02/2018 - 09:17
      +1

      We are only a small Australian start up and getting the word out there has been a challenge. Thanks for your kind words and support. Much appreciated.

  • Steptoe on 07/02/2018 - 12:53

    I would have called it the Cullinator

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