| Los Angeles plumbers have their work cut out for | | | | bandwagon to be the first to have these new toilets, |
| them. Everything they do involves the use of water, | | | | and many others rebelled against it. The low flush |
| and Los Angeles is located in the middle of a desert. | | | | toilets only needed 1.6 gallons of water to flush. This |
| The result is that the consumers usually need to be | | | | satisfied the new law that mandated only 1.6 GPF |
| educated before they make changes or repairs to | | | | (gallons per flush), but failed to address the problem |
| their plumbing system, in their home or office building. | | | | of efficiently disposing of waste. Many homeowners |
| This especially holds true right now, when Los | | | | refused to exchange or replace their old toilets with |
| Angeles is again facing a water shortage. | | | | the new ones, and the price of used toilets |
| One area where this comes into play is the installation | | | | skyrocketed. |
| and use of low flush toilets. The toilets that have | | | | Eventually the toilet manufacturers made changes in |
| been used for many years required about seven | | | | the design and waste disposal process with the new |
| gallons of water each time they were flushed. If you | | | | toilets. These newer versions made the best possible |
| add this up over a period of time you can see that | | | | use of gravity assisted flushing. The water from the |
| quite a bit of water is wasted just by flushing your | | | | tank now goes through a wider flapper valve and |
| toilet several times each day. | | | | trapway, and friction is reduced to ease the path for |
| During the 1990's people in the greater Los Angeles | | | | the waste to make its way to the sewage |
| area, as well as around other parts of the United | | | | treatment plant. If you want to make repairs or |
| States, became more concerned with water | | | | changes to your plumbing and you live in the Los |
| conservation. A law was even passed, requiring | | | | Angeles area, make sure you work with a plumbing |
| homeowners to install low flush toilets whenever | | | | company that can give you the latest information on |
| they sold their property. Many people jumped on the | | | | water conservation. |