| I recently challenged myself on the subject of how | | | | work at home and no I don't have a urinal installed in |
| many times a day I flush the toilet. Is this something | | | | my house. |
| most people, including myself think about on a daily | | | | Ok so how many times a day do I flush the toilet? |
| basis? No. Is this something most people really care | | | | At the time of this writing, a whopping 8 flushes a |
| about? Maybe not. Is there reason to care at all? | | | | day! My toilet is a low-flow 1.6 gallon toilet so some |
| Well, do you live in the drought-stricken, water | | | | quick usage of the window's calculator and I've |
| regulated, South Western United States? If so, you | | | | deduced my toilet water usage to be about 12.8 |
| may want to be aware of how much water you're | | | | gallons a day. Hmmm, that would be over $30 a day |
| consuming on a daily basis. | | | | if I was paying for that much milk. |
| Well as it turns out, about 30% of the water used in | | | | How do I reduce that number? I already have a |
| most homes on a daily basis comes from toilet | | | | low-flow toilet... One way is to use a dual flush toilet. |
| flushing. This being the case, how many times a day | | | | Dual flush toilets actually reduce water more than a |
| must we flush the toilet for that to be possible? I | | | | standard low-flow toilet. In fact, according to a |
| mean, my household has individuals who like long | | | | recent study by the CMHC (Canadian Mortgage and |
| showers and I don't think we're uncommon. Can we | | | | Housing Corporation) dual flush toilets actually reduce |
| flush away as much water as we shower away? | | | | water usage by as much as 26% over low-flow |
| There are some obvious factors that could skew | | | | toilets. It's really easy to see why. You can convert a |
| your personal results in a study like this. For instance, | | | | low-flow toilet into a dual flush system, or buy a 1.6 |
| do you drink a lot of coffee? Are you male or | | | | gpf dual flush toilet. The difference is that the half |
| female? Urinals tend to flush much less water than | | | | flush will only be 1 gallon, saving .6 gallons for most of |
| toilets, but that statistic would be invalid if you | | | | your daily flushes. |
| worked at home, considering most houses don't have | | | | With the rising cost of milk in my town, I think I |
| urinals installed. This is beside the point. Let's look at | | | | know where I'll be making a change. |
| my personal usage. I drink a lot of coffee, I'm male, I | | | | |