Flush Fixture
Eco-flush Toilets Save Money, Energy, and the Environment
If you are planning a bathroom remodeling project, environmentally friendly fixtures such as low-flow or eco-flush toilets are a money saving and conscientious approach to consider. These days the discussion of “going green” is everywhere. It is a growing movement impacting our daily routines as well as our house renovation choices. Making the decision to use low-flow eco-flush toilets will reduce water consumption, which can help save money, energy, and the environment.
But first, what are low-flow, eco-flush, or low-flush toilets, and are they effective? These green toilets have been developed to use much less water than high water-use toilets and perform just as well. Over the years since they first appeared on the market the models have changed and improved. Today a balance between reduced water amounts and toilet design has been reached to create high functioning and efficient eco-flush toilets.
One of the reasons to incorporate an eco-flush toilet into one’s home is simply that saving water equals saving money. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency website “the average household spends as much as $500 per year on its water and sewer bill. By making a few simple changes to use water more efficiently, you could save about $170 per year.” High water-use toilets use 3.5 to 7 gallons of water per flush. Low-flow toilets use 1.6 or less. Using more efficient toilets helps significantly in the reduction of your monthly water expense.
Next, reducing water consumption can help in the conservation of energy. Again according to the EPA, “it takes a considerable amount of energy to deliver and treat the water we use everyday. Letting your faucet run for five minutes uses about as much energy as letting a 60-watt light bulb run for 14 hours.” More water in our wastewater treatment plants means more electricity is needed to treat that water. Using a low-flow or eco-flush toilet can help save a considerable amount of energy expenditure do to water usage.
Lastly, using the eco-flush toilet helps the environment by assisting in the protection of water as a natural resource as well as by working toward minimizing pollution. As the population increases so does the need for fresh water. Yet the amount of water in the world does not increase. The EPA advises: “Less than 1% of all the water on Earth can be used by people. As our population grows, more and more people are using up this limited resource.”
Using eco-flush low-flush toilets also helps reduce pollution. By lowering the amount of water used in our toilets, the amount of chemicals used to treat wastewater is also lowered. This in turn cuts back on the amount of chemicals impacting our environment.
It is easy to see that there are many good reasons to reduce our water consumption. Addressing the high amounts of water that are often used in our toilets is an optimal place to address these issues. Along with other water reducing fixtures, such as low-flow showerheads and faucets, the eco-flush toilet is a sensible and painless option to assist in this endeavor.
So, think about eco-flush toilet for your next bathroom remodeling project.
About the Author
Steven Mellini is the director of Priele Italian Design Bathrooms, the best source in Miami for bathroom remodeling. Priele offers beautifully-crafted bathroom vanities, cabinets, shower panels, spas, and eco-flush toilets in the Miami, Hialeah, West Palm Beach and Broward county areas. Products on the Priele.com website are sold nationwide.
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