Thursday, November 15, 2007

Put a brick in it !

40% of your household water usage comes from flushing the toilet. Most of have heard that a method of reducing this water usage is by placing a brick in your toilet tank. The idea behind it being that the brick displaces water and in turn the tank requires less water to activate the float, which stops the tank from filling. Using brick to do this is a bad idea. Its bad for two reasons:

1. The brick will eventually begin to deteriorate and crumble. These pieces will then flush into the bowl channel and clog the holes. Eventually requiring you to purchase a new toilet bowl.

2. For most toilets a brick doesn't displace enough water to make any significant difference. Next time you have your toilet tanks cover off give the toilet a flush , the water never drains below the brick.

A better solution is to reuse something like a plastic pop bottle. Fill the bottle with marbles and place it in the tank. Before you leave it in there, make sure to test that your toilet is flushing all waste down properly. If you need a larger flush remove some of the marbles.
Also, your toilet is not a garbage bin, don't use it to flush away a piece of kleenex, cigarette butts or your toe nail clippings, save more water and throw it in the garbage ( or compost ) where it belongs.

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