Comments on: No-cost water saving http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2009/01/07/no-cost-water-saving/ preparing for off-grid living Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:24:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lea http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2009/01/07/no-cost-water-saving/comment-page-1/#comment-2812 lea Sun, 17 May 2009 02:21:03 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/?p=128#comment-2812 Not sure if this is the same as the jug method mentioned above, but I put a water bottle (full of water and sealed with the lid into the tank. The amount you flush (or the amount of water that fills the tank)is thus reduced by the volume of water in the bottle - displacement is the term, yes? If you know ahead of time that you may need the full flush, I just take the bottle out and put it back when the tank starts to fill up again. We have 1 low-flow toilet in the house and two that are not...we just didn't want to go buy new toilets when we can use this simple method. Not sure if this is the same as the jug method mentioned above, but I put a water bottle (full of water and sealed with the lid into the tank. The amount you flush (or the amount of water that fills the tank)is thus reduced by the volume of water in the bottle – displacement is the term, yes? If you know ahead of time that you may need the full flush, I just take the bottle out and put it back when the tank starts to fill up again. We have 1 low-flow toilet in the house and two that are not…we just didn’t want to go buy new toilets when we can use this simple method.

]]> By: Nico http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2009/01/07/no-cost-water-saving/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Nico Sat, 24 Jan 2009 12:07:19 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/?p=128#comment-751 Sam, I don't really like the jug-method. Sure, it is very easy and doesn't cost anything, but when you are in need of a little more flushing-power, you'll have to wait for the reservoir to fill up again. Sam, I don’t really like the jug-method. Sure, it is very easy and doesn’t cost anything, but when you are in need of a little more flushing-power, you’ll have to wait for the reservoir to fill up again.

]]> By: Sam http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2009/01/07/no-cost-water-saving/comment-page-1/#comment-750 Sam Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:56:38 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/?p=128#comment-750 I'm using the jug method to save water, works quite good! I’m using the jug method to save water, works quite good!

]]> By: Nico http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2009/01/07/no-cost-water-saving/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Nico Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:17:35 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/?p=128#comment-664 Andrea, thanks for all the numbers and the lovely links! If you are building a new home or bathroom it would make sense to buy a toilet with dual flush water saving. Our toilet doesn't need replacing yet, so I think it would just be a waste of money to buy a new toilet, when a simple and effective water saving feature can be added at no cost. Andrea, thanks for all the numbers and the lovely links! If you are building a new home or bathroom it would make sense to buy a toilet with dual flush water saving.

Our toilet doesn’t need replacing yet, so I think it would just be a waste of money to buy a new toilet, when a simple and effective water saving feature can be added at no cost.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/2009/01/07/no-cost-water-saving/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Andrea Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:08:22 +0000 http://www.selfsufficientlife.net/?p=128#comment-663 Toilets account for approx. 30% of water used indoors. By installing a Dual Flush toilet you can save between 40% and 70% of drinking water being flushed down the toilet, depending how old the toilet is you are going to replace. If you are serious about saving water, want a toilet that really works and is affordable, I would highly recommend a Caroma Dual Flush toilet. Caroma toilets offer a patented dual flush technology consisting of a 0.8 Gal flush for liquid waste and a 1.6 Gal flush for solids. On an average of 5 uses a day (4 liquid/ 1 solid) a Caroma Dual Flush toilet uses an average of 0.96 gallons per flush. The new Sydney Smart uses only 1.28 and 0.8 gpf, that is an average of 0.89 gallons per flush. This is the lowest water consumption of any toilet available in the US. Caroma, an Australian company set the standard by giving the world its first successful two button dual flush system in the nineteen eighties and has since perfected the technology. Also, with a full 3.5″ trapway, these toilets virtually never clog. All of Caroma’s toilets are on the list of WaterSense labeled HET’s http://www.epa.gov/watersense/pp/find_het.htm and also qualify for several toilet rebate programs available in the US. Please visit my blog http://pottygirl.wordpress.com/ to learn more or go to http://www.caromausa.com to learn where you can find Caroma toilets locally. Visit http://www.ecotransitions.com/howto.asp to see how we flush potatoes with 0.8 gallons of water, meant for liquids only. Best regards, Andrea Paulinelli Toilets account for approx. 30% of water used indoors. By installing a Dual Flush toilet you can save between 40% and 70% of drinking water being flushed down the toilet, depending how old the toilet is you are going to replace.
If you are serious about saving water, want a toilet that really works and is affordable, I would highly recommend a Caroma Dual Flush toilet. Caroma toilets offer a patented dual flush technology consisting of a 0.8 Gal flush for liquid waste and a 1.6 Gal flush for solids. On an average of 5 uses a day (4 liquid/ 1 solid) a Caroma Dual Flush toilet uses an average of 0.96 gallons per flush. The new Sydney Smart uses only 1.28 and 0.8 gpf, that is an average of 0.89 gallons per flush. This is the lowest water consumption of any toilet available in the US. Caroma, an Australian company set the standard by giving the world its first successful two button dual flush system in the nineteen eighties and has since perfected the technology. Also, with a full 3.5″ trapway, these toilets virtually never clog. All of Caroma’s toilets are on the list of WaterSense labeled HET’s http://www.epa.gov/watersense/pp/find_het.htm and also qualify for several toilet rebate programs available in the US. Please visit my blog http://pottygirl.wordpress.com/ to learn more or go to http://www.caromausa.com to learn where you can find Caroma toilets locally. Visit http://www.ecotransitions.com/howto.asp to see how we flush potatoes with 0.8 gallons of water, meant for liquids only. Best regards, Andrea Paulinelli

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