Install low flow toilets and
stop flushing away
your money
Flushing isn't something we think twice
about. But installing low flow toilets in your home will lower your
monthly water bills for years to come, making these low flush water
saving
toilets worth considering.
Did you know that
flushing alone accounts for up to 40% of your total indoor water use?
Our toilets are
luxuries that at times we fail to appreciate. That is until we have a
plunger in our hands, we have all been there before.
With that said, in many American homes today
outdated toilets can use from 2 to 4 gallons of costly water per flush.
And then consider that only 1.6 gallons is
actually needed to properly flush. What a waste of water and money.
In fact replacing just one 3.5 gpf toilet with a
1.6 gpf low flush toilet would save a family of 4 up to 16,000 gallons
of costly water a year.
Most toilets have the gallons per flush, or GPF,
rating stamped in paint near the space between the bowl and the tank.
So take a peak and see how your current toilets compare.
Low flush
- water saving toilets are the new standard
By 1995 all newly manufactured toilets are
required to use a maximum of 1.6 gpf. Today many new low flow toilets
are even more efficient, using less water than 1.6 gallons to
flush. And
some of these new water
saving toilets use as little as 1 gallon per
flush, or even less.
With just a push of a button, new dual flush toilets
allow you to customize your
flush by
using even less water per flush than
standard low flush toilets, saving you even more on your water bills.
There are several different types
of water saving toilets. Some models perform
differently and are more efficient than others. Choosing the best flushing toilets
for your home requires understanding these differences.
It's also important to note that before you can
confidently compare low flow toilets, there are other
important features to consider in order to ensure that you select the best toilets for your
home.
Make
your current toilets more efficient
Maybe new water saving toilets are not in your
near future. There are other actions you can take today to improve the
efficiency of your toilets and lower your water bills.
Older toilets are very prone to leaks; it's true
that some of these tank leaks are small, but they are sure to have a
continuously negative effect on your water bills.
Even the smallest leaks can be detected
by a toilet tank leak test.
It's a fast and easy way to pin point the potential problem and stop
the unnecessary drain from your wallet.
Installing a new flush
valve or toilet flapper
into your toilet tank is a
simple and very inexpensive way to stop and prevent future leaks.
If you have older toilets chances are you have a
ball and joint, or ballcock, filling system in your toilet tank. Lift
and remove one of your toilet tank lids and take a peak for yourself.
These outdated tank filling mechanisms are very
inaccurate and prone to leaks. New toilet
tank fill valves are considerably more accurate,
more durable and easy to install.
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