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The Truth about Flushing/Not Flushing Toilets.

posted 11 years ago by Blue_Jedi
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So I got on line to see if I can find out if flushing your toilet once a day is really cheaper than flushing every time you use it.

After doing some research this is what I learned:

Turns out that if you have a modern toilet-one that uses about an average of 2 gallons per flush and the toilet is used under normal, everyday circumstances (meaning you only flush it after cleaning it/using it) and it's a proper working one (no leaks, cracks ect) it costs $10.95 for two people per year to flush the toilet. Or roughly $22 a year for 4 people.

source:

http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Simple-Dollar/2010/0420/Do-You-R eally-Save-Money-By-Not-Always-Flushing

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[–] summerishere77 11 years ago

What I gather from this...flush your damn toilets you cheapskates lol

[–] msnell10 11 years ago

That is my biggest stomach-churning pet peeve! It's sickening when people do it at home or at public restrooms. Flush your damn poop!

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[–] clayjar_azn 11 years ago

I usually flush, but sometimes I wish my toilet would use the used water from the sink and shower. Environmentally, it doesn't make sense to flush your waste with clean fresh water.

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[–] DCompton86 11 years ago

I usually flush, but sometimes I wish my toilet would use the used water from the sink and shower. Environmentally, it doesn't make sense to flush your waste with clean fresh water.

I completely agree. I have heard you can set up your own filtration system, but I can only guess it costs thousands to do - and I live in an apartment, so impossible.

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[–] clayjar_azn 11 years ago

I am too much of a cheap bastard to set that up if it costs thousands.

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[–] DCompton86 11 years ago

I think the majority of people are too cheap to set it up. As a business practice, not sure why landlords don't get on this since often rent includes basic utilities like water and it would save them lots of cash in the long run.

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[–] apple2404 11 years ago

Whether it saves money or not to flush a toilet, is irrelevant. It's disgusting, filthy, smelly and unsanitary to not flush the toilet and clean it after using it. Their bathrooms and houses must reek!!

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