Lessen Your Water Use By Upgrading To A Low Flush Toilet
As it happens with most things, nothing lasts forever. Our planet, as old and special as it is, gives us resources to survive on that have a finite lifespan. Even if we don’t see the end of it, our future generations will. So, it falls to us to alleviate what will happen by conserving what we can.
Water conservation is one such problem. Keeping our plumbing updated is one of the easiest solutions we can apply that helps to save our planet thousands of gallons of water per year in each household. One such appliance is our toilets. Low-flush toilets were created to ease the strain of consuming too much water.
What Are Low-Flushing Toilets?
Compared to traditional toilets, low-flush toilets look exactly the same, but they are offered in a variety of different styles. Low-flush toilets use about 1.3 gallons per flush which is less than the current standard of 1.6 gallons.
Most people aren’t aware of how inefficient the older models are. They consume about 6 gallons per flush. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, a low-flush toilet can save the average household 13,000 gallons of water and nearly $140 per year.
That’s enough to buy and fill a 10×10 inflatable pool and still have water left over! If every person in the nation upgraded to a low-flush toilet, we would save billions of gallons of water every year. That’s a lot of fresh water to swim in!
How Do They Work
Using less water is ideal, but it may raise some eyebrows for others who don’t believe that all of the waste is flushed away properly. That’s why low-flush toilets have one of two methods to assist with flushing away waste: gravity or pressure.
Gravity-assisted toilets use water by filling up the bowl and pushing the waste through the pipes. This allows gravity and the water to direct where the waste is meant to go. Pressure-assisted pipes have a slightly different mechanism implanted.
A pressure tank is integrated into its design so that when the bowl fills with water, it applies pressure which allows for a higher-performing flush. The idea is similar to that of a giant water balloon but with more direction.
Monitoring Your Water Usage
Changing the way we use our water now will change the way future generations live. It will help our environment stay beautiful and thriving. It may not seem significant now, but it’s important to keep in mind that our resources will eventually run out unless we improve the way we use them.
Thank you to all who have taken the time to read this article. If this has increased your curiosity about how to conserve water, start by learning more about your plumbing. Leaks are notorious for consuming large amounts of water.
You can also call The Plumbing Dr to ask about other ways you can conserve water or check out the EPA website. There’s a lot of information out there about how we can help our planet by conserving water and being more energy-efficient.
