High Efficiency Toilets in Scottsdale

High efficiency toilets are designed for water conservation, high efficiency toilets (HETs) have been defined by the plumbing industry and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as those that use an average of 20 percent less water per flush than the industry standard of 1.6 gallons (or, 1.28 gallons). Using a high efficiency toilet in your home or business  (in place of 1.6 gallon flush units) can save up to 8,760 gallons of water each year for a family of four with average daily flushes of six each. In municipalities like Phoenix, Arizona this roughly translates to a water/sewer usage annual savings of $50. Savings will be greater in climates were water is in shorter supply. So ask your plumber in Phoenix, Or your plumber in Tempe how to avoid flushing your money down the drain.

Gravity Fed Single Flush High Efficiency Toilets
Gravity fed single flush toilets operate the same way as any standard toilet, however, they use less total capacity per flush. Typical flush capacities that are available for these models are 1.1 and 1.28 gallons.

Dual-Flush High efficiency Toilets
Designed for light and heavy flushes, dual-flush toilets tend to average less than 1.2 gallons per flush. They meet  High efficiency toilets criteria of 1.28 gallons per flush or less (High efficiency toilets criteria for dual flush toilets identifies the effective flush volume as the average of one high flush and two low flushes). Dual flush models are available from many well-known manufacturers with light flush capacities from .8 to 1.1 gallons and heavy flush capacities from 1.3 to 1.6 gallons per flush. These toilets typically operate with a handle that can move up or down, or a two button system. One direction or button will activate the lower flow flush, while the other will activate the higher flow flush.

Pressure Assist High Efficiency Toilets
Pressure assist, or pressurized tank, High efficiency toilets are another high performance, low consumption alternative. These toilets use either water line pressure or a device in the tank to create additional force from air pressure to flush the toilet. The device in the tank could either be a storage device with compressed air that would require replacement or a tank that creates pressure when the tank is being filled. These toilets typically average 1.1 to 1.2 gallons per flush. Some pressure assist systems move a greater volume of water at a significantly lesser volume of sound.

Power Assist High Efficiency Toilets
Power assist High efficiency toilets operate using a pump to force water down at a higher velocity than gravity toilets. Power assist toilets require a 120V power source to operate the small fractional horsepower pump. Typical flush volumes are between 1 and 1.3 gallons per flush and dual-flush High efficiency toilets models are also available.

Save Money And Water

High Efficiency Toilets are designed to accomplish a flush with an average of 20 percent less water use than 1.6 gallon models. That translates into a measurable savings for households on metered water supplies. Some of the savings realized by using less water will be spent on electricity if power assist high efficiency toilets are used.

High-Efficiency Toilets (HETs)

Toilets use more water in the home than any other appliance or fixture. About 30 percent of residential indoor water consumption “goes down the toilet.” In addition, toilets often leak which becomes a major source of wasted water. Water Sense is a program sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that helps consumers identify high-performance, High efficiency toilets that can reduce water / waste water use and cost in the home and help save the nation’s water resources. With these savings, new high-efficiency toilets can pay for themselves in only a few years. Even better, many local utilities offer substantial rebates (up to $175) for replacing old toilets with high efficiency toilets. Check with your utility company or municipality. Or ask your Plumber in Scottsdale about the new high efficiency toilets and how you can start saving money and water at the same time. Don’t flush your money down the Toilet…

Here is the water savings of replacing your old toilets with high-efficiency toilets

Toilets are the greatest user of water in the typical North
American home. Water Sense high-efficiency toilets use a
maximum of 1.28 gallons per flush. Based on the type of toilets
that a family of four uses, the figure below shows how much
water can be saved in a year if their toilets are replaced with
Water Sense high-efficiency models:
• Replacing pre-1980 models using
7 gallons per flush saves almost 42,000
gallons per year.
• Replacing pre-1980 models using
5 gallons per flush saves almost 30,000
gallons per year.
• Replacing post-1980 models using
3.5 gallons per flush saves over 16,000
gallons per year.
• Replacing post 1990 models using
1.6 gallons per flush saves over 2,000
gallons per year.

 Call your Plumber in Scottsdale Today to start saving water and Money!

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