subject: Save Water and Money With Dual Flush Toilets and Waterless Urinals [print this page] Save Water and Money With Dual Flush Toilets and Waterless Urinals
According to plumbing giant American Standard, the toilet is responsible for the most indoor water usage in the American home at a full 26 percent. So, if you were looking to cut back on water usage with your toilet, you have two options-never flush or choose a more efficient toilet.
Fortunately, a number of plumbing manufacturers that have developed toilets specifically designed to help with the latter.
Today, eco-friendly toilets are everywhere. In fact, it'd be a challenge to find a toilet that doesn't feature a water-saving feature. Gone are the days of the 3.0 gallon per flush (gpf) toilet. These are the days of the 1.6, 1.28, 1.0, and even 0.8 gpf fixtures for the home.
Toilets with a dual flush option are becoming increasingly popular in homes. Dual flush toilet technology allows users the choice of a 0.8 gallon light flush for liquid wastes or a 1.6 gallon flush for solid wastes. The mechanism for choosing between these options is usually a button or a separate tank lever. Either way, you're looking at savings of up to 1,400 gallons of water per year by using adual flush toilet.
An amazing eco-friendly innovation we've seen with toilets in a commercial setting is the waterless urinal. Yes, that's right, a waterless urinal. The water savings can not only number in the thousands of gallons annually, but tens of thousands-up to 40,000 gallons of water per year per fixture (according to the Kohler web site).
While most manufacturers use a cartridge that requires periodic replacing, Kohler waterless urinals feature a cartridge-free integral trapway filled with a specially designed waterless urinal sealing liquid. It floats to the trapway and provides an odor-blocking obstruction while still allowing liquid waste to pass through.
So, whether you're ready to upgrade the looks of your bathroom or just looking to save a little water every day, you can do both with water-efficient toilets.
Until next time, Happy Home Improving!
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