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A caution Against Low-Flow Toilets

Low flush toilets are creating more problems than they are solving. The water that passes through them has been proven not to be large enough.  Making toilets generates massive volumes of unnecessary Co2. Old toilets need to be recycled.  Plumbing within … Continue reading

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L.A. Water Use Hits Record Low

Kudos to L.A.! Faced with a dire water shortage from a brutal 3-year drought, Californians were asked earlier this year to cut their water usage by 10%, then another 10% and in some water districts 20%. That’s a tall order, … Continue reading

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Water Crisis Threatens to Cripple California

A three-year drought has California reeling under a water crisis that threatens to cripple the state. The water emergency has forced drastic mandatory cuts in water use and sent water rates soaring. Water shortages have forced the state to choose … Continue reading

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Greening Older Homes

These days when the federal government takes on a preservation project, the emphasis is not just on restoring history, it’s on going green. When the National Trust for Historic Preservation took on restoration of President Lincoln’s summer mansion near Washington … Continue reading

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Convert Family Thrones into Low Flow Toilets

Americans use 13 million gallons of water every minute of every day, much of it to flush the country’s 300 million toilets. The older the toilet, the more water used per flush. Before 1980, toilets used a whopping 7 to … Continue reading

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Low Flow Toilets versus Dual Flush Toilets?

What’s behind the seat of your toilet? In general, more expensive does not mean better. Double flushing and clogging were widespread When low-flow toilets were introduced in 1994, stories of double flushing and clogging were widespread. But 1.6 gpf ultra … Continue reading

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