This is a great product! Now, I can use all the water my neighbors will be saving with their new showerheads.

Excellent observations, IamTB.

I don't care one whit about the "green" aspect of this product. The never ending eco-friendly this and eco-friendly that gadgetry that is constantly hitting the market is rarely an actual improvement on the existing product that it is attempting to replace. As a rule of thumb, the "green" thingamajig (think Toyota Prius here) costs more and does less that the existing alternative. I do, however, care about any product that can truly make my life more enjoyable and save me money. If this showerhead can truly deliver a better shower experience and do it with less water (saving me money) for a reasonable price, then I'm interested. Anytime a truly better mousetrap hits the market, that is a good thing.

I do have two concerns though. The first is practical. My showerhead and the tray underneath the water dispenser in my refrigerator will get all crusted up with deposits from my local water supply if I don't clean them out regularly. How would those 4 tiny little, low flow rate nozzles handle any kind of mineral deposits in the water supply? Would something like the old CLR commercial solve that problem or would I have a $279 clogged up whizbangatron after 6 months? The other concern is from a philosophical point of view. I understand their desire to pitch this product to people in a state like California with the drought they are experiencing, but blatantly going after the governor at the end of their video smacks of begging for more government regulation which I am never in favor of. If their product can stand on its own in the marketplace, then I support them. If it needs the heavy hand of government to succeed then it is likely not good enough to survive on its own.

Misters tend to clog easily, either from debris (can be filtered) or from evaporation/deposits - I wonder how Nebia addresses this, especially for hard, or very hard water.

Thanks for the explanation ;^)

Actually, it's due to the residues that are inherent in the soaps. If additional enzymes are used, it might help combat the problem, but then you have to have an action plan to utilize them as well.

Well done, prof. Many people in Australia have cisterns for collected rainwater, too. They are more careful about water use, but most not quite to the extent you are.

Here in the Caribbean, we get most of our water from the sky, and store it in cisterns underneath or beside our homes. If the cistern runs dry, one must call for a water truck, which can cost up to 10 cents per gallon ( and even the smallest truck holds several thousand gallons ). So saving water in the islands is not for ecological purposes - it's for economic purposes.

I have lived here for 46 years, and never once have I had to call for a water truck. One reason is that I learned to take a shower using less than 1 gallon of water. The only special shower head I have is one that lets me control the volume with a little push-button. So I shut off the water while I'm soaping up, and turn it back on ( slowly ) to rinse. And believe me, smelling clean does NOT require 20 gallons of water!

Sounds like your source water supply needs more filtering. (My supply might need it, too;^)

Thanks for pointing just out who thinks good hygiene is or is not a waste of water.

While I admire the desire to save the use of water through whatever means necessary, there is also an unintended condition that must be considered. Buildings are designed for current water fixtures and flow rates. All of these new fixtures which have much lower flow rates don't wash out the by-products that occur during bathing/showering/handwashing. I happen to work in a hotel and after we installed all of these "low-flow" devices, we've had to snake our plumbing quite a bit more and having to run water down the pipes as we snake it to wash away the debris has negated the water savings. Also, the more time you run a snake, the more potential for damage that may occur.

I think if this was engineered for NEW construction, it would be better. Just my opinion.

These are not available until after May 2016 :-( I wonder if I can make my own???

I was thinking the same thing.
Just be around me on a hot summer day and you will realize that 20 gallons is an investment in cleaner air.

The Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, Scotland is owned by Kohler, as in the faucet company. The showers there are incredible. Five showers heads coming at you full force, I actually believe you could drown in that shower, and we hope to replicate that shower in our home. Certainly not going to have the Nebia spit at me.

Have fun! Once I get my handicap down, I'll be going back.
iSank

More background on the company and inventors
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08...

Per kickstarter page
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
"Nebia uses 70% less water than a typical household showerhead."
The inventors don't use "waste" in their description.

doesn't define "waste".
humph.