Low Flow/High Efficiency

It seems every day when we wake up, more and more technological advances have been made. Even in our bathrooms! The future is here and evidence of that is in the toilet... Literally!

Since the mid nineteenth century until relatively recently; technological advances regarding the throne have been virtually inert-- until 1994 when water conservation laws came to pass. After that manufacturers scrambled to make a Low Flow toilet to suit the needs of the consumer as well as meet the demands of regulation. Subsequently, it was the consumer that saw the short end of the stick as quality was lost in an effort to make a low flowing device.

The reason toilet bowl technology remained unchanged for so long is quite simple... It works. The use of gravity and air have created any easy to maintain system with toilets manufactured before 1994. A toilet bowl can house 7-8 gallons of water in it’s reservoir and use gravity to flush out waste in the bowl. After water conservation became a paramount issue it was recognized how wasteful 7-8 gallons of gallons per flush (GPF) really is. The new mandate only allowed for 1.6 GPF. This makes it much harder for gravity to do it’s job with such a light load. As a result, many sought out toilets from garage sales and second hand stores to avoid the seemingly Low Flow/ Low Quality of the new design.

In the last decade however, many manufacturers have released some very sleek, high-performance commodes. Many addressing the issue of gravity. Before WWII, most toilets kept the water tank high above the toilet to ensure a proper cleansing from the height and weight of the water. Now; that same idea has been employed with the newest models. Pressure assistance. Be it from a pump, motor, air, etc. There are many new break throughs that can not only conserve water, but conserve money! In the end, nobody likes to flush money down the toilet.

Visit your local Home Improvement Store for more information on how you can make your home and wallet greener. Find out what is best for you, in the long run you’ll be glad you did.