09-03-2017, 01:39 PM
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I was planning on installing my low-flow toilet today. Do you think it will win me points with the eco fairy? Or Eco Karma. Or some such.
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09-03-2017, 01:57 PM
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My new landlord says our toilet takes up to six flashes.
More power!
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09-03-2017, 02:37 PM
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My new landlord says our toilet takes up to six flashes.
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I flash the toiled all the time.
But, hey, I figure if I have to flush twice for solids, that's no big deal, since most flushes won't be solids. And it's still less to flush it twice or even three times over the old one. |
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09-03-2017, 05:15 PM
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Wait, you flush liquid waste?!  |
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09-03-2017, 05:38 PM
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My bad...?  |
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09-03-2017, 06:21 PM
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Good Soldiers drink water. I consume about a gallon a day. If I had my own bathroom, I would not flush clear waste.
I like dual-flush toilets that require flushing differently for solid waste.
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09-03-2017, 10:13 PM
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My original low flow toilet required two flushes for solid waste. The replacement, an American Standard Cadet, which is also a low flow (1.6 gal/flush), consistently completely flushes solids over the past 10 years with a single flush.
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09-03-2017, 11:37 PM
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How about squatting composting toilets?  |
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09-04-2017, 12:38 AM
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Not bad to use in a farm. |
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09-04-2017, 04:51 AM
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I have doubts about the new toilet's ability to flush solids, but if using as little water as reasonably possible is the goal, it's good there. It only flushes as long as you hold the lever, so if you just press it down and let it go right away, it only uses like a litre or so; just enough to clear what little liquid it holds in the bowl. You have to hold the litre to get the whole gallon and a bit to go through.
While not overly impressed, I can't really complain. I got it on clearance for fifty bucks. Its low flow and solves our issue of the old toilet valve not wanting to shut off occasionally.
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