A LOW FLOW TOILET

A Low flow toilet uses less than 1.6 gallons of water per flush compared with about 3.5 gallons used by a standard toilet. The early attempts at trying to make toilets that conserve water were lacking, to say the least. Today, different technologies are incorporated to make these toilets much more functional.

Some have large drain passages, some have redesigned bowls and some improve the delivery of water by improving the physics of the tanks for easier wash down. Others supplement the gravity system with water supply line pressure, compressed air, or a vacuum pump.

The technology is impressive. In the late twentieth century the National Energy Policy Act (NEPA) required each toilet be a low flow toilet and to use no more than 1.6 gallons of water per flush. Since then, low-flow plumbing fixtures, including toilets, faucet aerators and showerheads have been developed to save substantial amounts of our most precious commodity ... water!

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