Saving Water

[rocksmart]

I'm new here and thought I would make a suggestion for promoting composting toilets. Conventional toilets are the biggest water user in the home.
I use the toilet composting system and love it. I have forested land and did not want to tear it up in order to have a septic system. You can read all about it on my blog Persimmon Glen (http://www.persimmonglen.com)

[maxkone]

Whoa. Gotta give you an "A" for effort...

I'm all in favor of living green....but I've never really understood composting toilets. Just seems really gross to me. How do you deal with the smell? How do visitors deal with it?

Do regular toilets really use up that much water? I'd love to see some numbers showing average appliance water usage in a home. Seems to me like a more efficient water heater would make a much bigger impact on your water usage. Then throw in low-flow shower heads and low-flow toilets; you can really impact your water usage without impacting your "quality of life".

[salmanq]

It is very useful information to some extent. Please help me out regarding this topic going on. Can some one tell me to what exact direction discussion is going on now?


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[SkywlkrSnd]

Can some one tell me to what exact direction discussion is going on now?

Not quite sure what you're asking here. Seems pretty obvious this thread is about saving water through using different types of plumbing fixtures, notably composting toilets as mentioned by the OP.

[Greener Trends]

If you don't have the money to buy a new low flow toilet, a great way to save money and save water when flushing a conventional toilet is by putting a rock, brick, or an equally dense object in the top of the toilet. This will prevent it from filling up with as much water and therefore your toilet will use less water when flushing.

[maxkone]

If you don't have the money to buy a new low flow toilet, a great way to save money and save water when flushing a conventional toilet is by putting a rock, brick, or an equally dense object in the top of the toilet. This will prevent it from filling up with as much water and therefore your toilet will use less water when flushing.

Ah, yes...the ol' dropping a brick in the toilet routine! (don't be gross :))
Simple. But surprisingly effective. I remember we used that technique back in college. Couldn't afford new toilets, but needed to save some money on water. And it worked well. Saved money, and from a...err..."functional" standpoint...didn't notice any difference.

[Dewey]

If you don't have the money to buy a new low flow toilet, a great way to save money and save water when flushing a conventional toilet is by putting a rock, brick, or an equally dense object in the top of the toilet. This will prevent it from filling up with as much water and therefore your toilet will use less water when flushing.

Great idea, I'll give that a try.

[Kermit]

I put a log in the tank of my buddies toilet to help him save water :D. I'm sorry , I'm sorry i couldn't resist. Yea I remember in grade 1, a project of ours was to fill large Ziploc bags with rocks and put them in our tanks to save water. You save the displacement of the bag with every flush. It's a must even if you don't really care as it makes zero difference on the usability and function of the toilet, while saving you cash...that's BANK RIGHT THERE!

[aaron.adley]

We live on a planet where most of the surface is covered by mile(s) thick blanket of water. Obviously it is not a limited resource for the earth as a whole but fresh clean water can be difficult to get. Quite often, they just say it is good for the environment so that the government doesn't have to pay so much for it. 97% of the water goes to agriculture and much of the cost of that water is subsidized, so I don't feel too guilty about using a lot of it. Just like anything, wasting it is wasting money out our your pocket or your community, anyway.

[EcoChoiceShop]

I changed my toilet two months ago. The new toilet is "low-flow" toilets and was marked as eco friendly product in Home Depot, and there was a 60$ rebate as incentive from City of Toronto. The new toilet is really good and use fewer water, I am sure it could save a lot of water than my old one.

[ribonzz]

Last week my Water supply won't come out. (i use country's water suppply called PAM)
They say that there's a problem with the pump. And i have to use water really careful.. Now i know how hard to save water..