Bathroom Remodeling Tips - Low Flow Toilets
What's in a Flush? Before 1977, the typical toilet in a U.
S.
bathroom could use as much as five to seven gallons per flush.
The first "water saving" or "low flow" toilet used only 3.
5 gallons per flush.
In the 1990's the ULF (Ultra Low Flow) 1.
6 gallon per flush toilet was introduced, coming in part as a result of the water shortages in California.
In 1992 a federal law was passed requiring all toilets sold to be 1.
6 GPF (gallon per flush) by 1994.
Then came the complaints.
The next EPA requirement will reduce the 1.
6 GPF by 20%, so 1.
28 gallon for all toilets sold.
The EPA will require faucets to max out at 1.
5 gallons per minute, and shower heads at 1.
75 gallon per minute.
Most manufactures are in the lead to comply with the new requirements or out-produce them, without going back to the days of a lot of unhappy users.
The good news is with newly designed larger glazed trap ways and larger flush valve openings, most of the design problems of the past are now gone.
The new term for lower GPF toilets is HET (High Efficiency Toilets).
Using a 1.
28 GPF toilet in an average household with 3-4 people can save a couple thousand gallons of water per year.
If the current toilet is a 3.
5 GPF, the difference can be about 13,000 gallons per year.
The price of the new HET toilets can vary with performance, and the consumer can make an informed decision with the latest information on third party voluntary testing performed by UNAR (Uniform North American Requirements).
The results can be viewed on the California Urban Water Conservation Council web site: http://www.
cuwcc.
org.
Bathroom Remodeling with a Certified Green Plumber Consultation with a Green Accredited Plumber can help to look at the individual needs and the drain line conditions.
Factors such as water usage, habits and the numbers of people in the home will be considered.
"Line carry" is a term that Green Accredited Plumbers and Bathroom Remodeling Contractors use to determine maximum distances that solid waste will travel with a 1.
28 GPF toilet.
The goal is water conservation or savings with water and sewer rates on the rise, without compromising on style, comfort and performance.
A water audit by a Certified Green Plumber can be a very useful tool to determine where other areas of water savings can be made.
Water bills are tied to sewer fees and are based on usage, therefore water savings has a direct effect on the sewer charges.
S.
bathroom could use as much as five to seven gallons per flush.
The first "water saving" or "low flow" toilet used only 3.
5 gallons per flush.
In the 1990's the ULF (Ultra Low Flow) 1.
6 gallon per flush toilet was introduced, coming in part as a result of the water shortages in California.
In 1992 a federal law was passed requiring all toilets sold to be 1.
6 GPF (gallon per flush) by 1994.
Then came the complaints.
The next EPA requirement will reduce the 1.
6 GPF by 20%, so 1.
28 gallon for all toilets sold.
The EPA will require faucets to max out at 1.
5 gallons per minute, and shower heads at 1.
75 gallon per minute.
Most manufactures are in the lead to comply with the new requirements or out-produce them, without going back to the days of a lot of unhappy users.
The good news is with newly designed larger glazed trap ways and larger flush valve openings, most of the design problems of the past are now gone.
The new term for lower GPF toilets is HET (High Efficiency Toilets).
Using a 1.
28 GPF toilet in an average household with 3-4 people can save a couple thousand gallons of water per year.
If the current toilet is a 3.
5 GPF, the difference can be about 13,000 gallons per year.
The price of the new HET toilets can vary with performance, and the consumer can make an informed decision with the latest information on third party voluntary testing performed by UNAR (Uniform North American Requirements).
The results can be viewed on the California Urban Water Conservation Council web site: http://www.
cuwcc.
org.
Bathroom Remodeling with a Certified Green Plumber Consultation with a Green Accredited Plumber can help to look at the individual needs and the drain line conditions.
Factors such as water usage, habits and the numbers of people in the home will be considered.
"Line carry" is a term that Green Accredited Plumbers and Bathroom Remodeling Contractors use to determine maximum distances that solid waste will travel with a 1.
28 GPF toilet.
The goal is water conservation or savings with water and sewer rates on the rise, without compromising on style, comfort and performance.
A water audit by a Certified Green Plumber can be a very useful tool to determine where other areas of water savings can be made.
Water bills are tied to sewer fees and are based on usage, therefore water savings has a direct effect on the sewer charges.
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