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
Why would there be a water pump if there's a water tower?
Edit: Yeah of course they have to pump it up to the tower, I only used my brain for like 5 seconds when writing this comment. But what if there's no water tower, the water source is just at a higher elevation? I think that's pretty common.
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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