dcsimg
PRINT E-MAIL SHARE

Toilets: what you need to know about flushing

Toilets picture
Toilets picture
Toilets picture
Toilets picture
Toilets picture
Toilets picture

If you haven't shopped for a new toilet in a while, then you might be in for a surprise about how fast the discussion can become complicated. You might even start tossing around terms like fluid dynamics, siphonic action, and dual-action flush technology. The good news is that toilets, regardless of whether they are the $200 value model or the top-of-the-line $1,500 model, all generally work the same way: they use water and gravity to push waste out of the home. The key differences really are aesthetic.

Toilets now come with a federally-mandated low flush rating. The high end uses 1.6 gallons, although you will come across models that are more conservative and use just 1.28 gallons a flush. When it was first introduced in the late 1990s, low-flush technology had a bad reputation. Now though, many of these kinks have been worked out and low flush toilets work well.

Showing 0 Comments

No comments have been added for this article.

Thank you! Your comment has been posted successfully and is awaiting moderation. Post another Comment
There was an error processing your comment, please try again.

Leave a Comment