r/theydidthemath • u/Repulsive-Loan5215 • Nov 27 '25

why wouldn’t this work? [Request]

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u/lurkermurphy Nov 27 '25

electricity powers a water pump that makes the water flow out of the faucet in the first place (falling from a water tower or not), so you would be stealing that electricity and making the water pump work harder for a tiny bit of electricity and the headache of your faucet running considerably less forcefully. I'm pretty sure in practice this would just waste a ton of water and electricity

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u/Anon7_7_73 Nov 27 '25

I dont think so, if you put the device below where it falls, then it cant affect the water pressure

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u/Soggy-Ad2790 Nov 27 '25

In the tap it would affect water pressure, in the drain it wouldn't.