Water-Saving Toilets
The world is changing and people are becoming more environmentally responsible. You can do your share at saving the environment, while at the same time fixing up your home. One way is to replace your old toilet with a water-saving model. Most older homes have toilets that use as much as 5 gallons or 19 liters per flush. That means an average daily water use of twenty-four gallons of water in a normal house, a lot of water that is being wasted! Most new toilets now require only 6 liters to flush, some newer toilets even require just 4 liters. An ultra-low volume (ULV) 6 liter flush model means a 70% savings in water flushed, and will cut indoor water use by about 30%. You can save an average of a hundred dollars a year. There are also toilets like the one above from Toto, that uses a dual-flush system. You can choose the amount of water you’ll use (1.6 GPF or 0.9 GPF), depending on what bodily function you did. This translates to less water used and higher savings!