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USEFUL INFO - JUST A CLICK AWAY
There are hundreds and hundreds of different models on the market to choose from. How do you know what to look for? Which toilet is right for your family? Help is only a few clicks away.
The Canadian and United States governments, as well as others, have published extensive information on the Internet to help you choose the right toilet. This information is updated on a regular basis to reflect the latest models and changes in performance standards. Some municipalities offer toilet rebates for models that have been rated and scored high in the Maximum Performance (MaP) Testing Program. Only a few provinces and municipalities who offer toilet rebates are listed below but there may be a rebate program for your area, just call your municipal office to find out. |
THAT IS A LOT OF WATER!
If one in every 10 American homes would upgrade a full bathroom with Water Sense labeled fixtures, we could save about 74 billion gallons of water (280 billion litres) per year. This is enough water to keep Niagara Falls flowing for 35 hours!!!
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Low-flo toilets. High efficiency toilets
Approximately 30% of all the water used in our homes is used for toilet flushing. Older, pre-1994, toilets can use as much as 6 gallons, 23 litres of water per flush. The average toilet will last around 20 years and it makes sense to install a low-flow or high efficient toilet for big water and dollar savings.
Whether you are buying a new home, planning to remodel the bathroom or just want to replace the old water guzzling toilet you may find some useful information in this article.
Nowadays, there is a significant move towards using less water for flushing toilets. This has resulted in the emergence of new toilet designs and national standards on water consumption for flushing.
In 1992, the United States Congress passed the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which mandated that beginning in 1994 common flush toilets use only 1.6 US gallons (6.1 litres). Pre-1994 residential flush toilets use 3.4 US gallons (13 litres) of water per flush (gpf or lpf). In response to the Act, manufacturers produced low-flow toilets, which many consumers did not like because they often required more than one flush to remove solids. Manufacturers responded to consumers' complaints by improving the toilets. The improved products are generally identified as High Efficiency Toilets or HETs. HETs possess an effective flush volume of 1.3 US gallons (4.9 litres) or less. HETs may be single-flush or dual-flush. A dual-flush toilet permits its user to choose between two amounts of water. Some HETs are pressure assisted (or power-assisted or pump-assisted or vacuum-assisted).
SOME STATISTICS
- Switching to water-efficient plumbing fixtures could save the average household as much as $50 to $100 a year on water and waste water bills.
- There are 300 million toilets in the U.S., and they are the biggest water wasters we have. Many use three to five gallons (12-19 litres) with every flush.
- If one in every 10 American homes would upgrade a full bathroom with Water Sense labeled fixtures, we could save about 74 billion gallons of water (280 billion litres) and and about $1.6 billion on our utility bills nationwide per year!
Q - HOW MUCH WATER CAN BE SAVED?
A - ENOUGH TO KEEP THE NIAGARA FALLS FLOWING FOR 35 HOURS!!!!!!
NEVER DO THIS
Many sites on conserving water mention to add bricks or bottles to the toilet tank to reduce the amount of water available for each flush.
NO bricks. They will decay over time and the sand-like residue will clog up the flushing system.
NO metal bottle or jar lids. The metal will rust and particles will cause small leaks and improper flushing.
TOILET INFO and TOILET REBATE PROGRAMS IN THE U.S.:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its Water Sense program.
Toilet Rebate programs:
The best way to find out if your municipality has a toilet rebate program do a simple Google search. Type in search box: Toilet Rebate Program for (name of your community or region. |
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