Fwd: Toilet Talk

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> Thursday, August 31, 2006

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> Today's Daily Tip: Toilet Talk

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> An entire tip devoted to the john?

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> The Bite:

> As you escort your dog-eared copy of The Devil Wears

> Prada to the

> bathroom, have you ever considered the john's water

> usage? Toilets use

> more H2O than anything else in the home, so get

> flush frugal.

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>

> The Benefits:

> - Americans flush 4.8 billion gallons of water down

> the toilet every

> day. You'll conserve up to 6 gallons each time you

> flush with

> lower-flow toilets.

> - Pre-1950, toilets used 7+ gallons per flush; by

> 1980, it was 3.5. By

> law, new toilets use 1.6 gallons or less. Replacing

> an old toilet with

> a new low-flow john gives water bill savings of

> $46/year - you'll make

> back the cash in 5 years.

> - Another way to save: fill a milk jug with water or

> rocks and place

> them in your tank. You'll save about a gallon per

> flush.

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>

> Personally Speaking

> Heather is looking forward to moving into her new

> Potrero Hill pad

> next month and plans to try out the Frugal Flapper

> in her bathroom.

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>

> Wanna Try?

> - Toto - hear that? That's the sound of one very

> efficient toilet

> flushing ($200-$3,500).

> - Kohler - how low can you go and still get a good

> flush? 1.4 gallons,

> baby ($180-$3,000).

> - Frugal-Flush Flapper - save up to 50% of your

> water every flush

> ($5).

> - Fill Cycle Diverter - save half a gallon per flush

> ($1).

> - Check your toilet for leaks. A leaky toilet can

> waste as many as 100

> gallons of water each day. Put a few drops of food

> coloring in the

> tank - wait 30 min. If the color appears in the

> bowl, you've got a

> leak.

>

>

> Bang for the Bite Rating: 4 Apples (out of 5)

> If 10,000 Biters switch from 1980s toilets to new

> low-flow johns,

> we'll save more than 100 million gallons of water

> each year.

>

>

> Cocktail Tip

> People spend about 3 years of their lives in the

> john.

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> This tip submitted by Megan Scott.

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