Low flow toilet systems save money

When it comes to water usage in the home, the toilet utilizes the most water. Every time the toilet is flushed the cistern empties and refills which accounts for 40% of the water used in the home on a daily basis. These are staggering statistics, henceforth in 1992 new water usage laws were put in place. New lower flow toilets were mandated to save our natural water supply. Originally toilets utilized 26.50 LPF (litres per flush) or 5.83 GPF U.K.(gallons per flush).  In 1992 the first steps to water preservation came in the form of manufacturers designing toilets with a 13.25 LPF or 2.91 GPF U.K. Today even greater measures have been put in place,  1998 low flow toilets with 6.06 LPF or 1.33 GPF U.K. were being sold world-wide.

By replacing an old model toilet with a new low flow consumption toilet will automatically and permanently cut your home water consumption by 27%.
The installation of  new water efficient bathroom toilets saves approximately 44 million gallons or 166,558119 litres of water per day with a dollar value of $35 million in savings per year on water bills alone.

Environmentally friendly toilets

The toilet and cistern are one of least expensive bathroom fixtures to replace not to mention the ultra-modern designs and new push button technology. Toilets have transcended over the years, available today are wall hung toilets in styles and shapes that are not reminiscent of yesteryear. The modern day toilet does in fact reduce your cold water easing the burden of your community to continually supply fresh water and the handling of waste water, all of which goes into helping the environment.

Anything in home that supplies water, whether it’s the showerhead,  basin mixer tap, or toilet, tend to leak with ongoing usage. A toilet that continues to run after flushing can waste up to 200 000 litres of water in a single year. A quick and simple test to find out if your toilet is leaking is to put a few drops of food coloring in the cistern which is completely safe and will not ruin or discolor the toilet. Do not flush the toilet for a few hours, if there is any trace of coloring in the toilet bowl, you have a leak.

If your toilet leaks, check to see if the flush valve is resting properly in the valve seat. Do  spot checks to see if  the flush valve lift wires are not bent or misaligned and that the valve seat is not corroded. These small types of repairs are inexpensive and quite easy to fix.  However, should there be a leak around the circumference of the base where the toilet is attached to the floor, indicates a serious leak. Immediately  the toilet has to be removed and repaired or completely replaced.

You should always monitor the performance of any bathroom fixture. After you fill up the bathtub or after a shower have a look to see if the shower head drips or the bath mixer tap continually releases drops of water. Upon discovering leaks, do repair or replace parts quickly, in doing so will be less of a drain on your water bill. If you find that you have to flush the toilet twice, something needs to be adjusted or replaced. Double flushing defeats the purpose of  water conservation and costs money.