I’m going out on a limb here, but you probably have a toilet in your residence. Whether it’s an old unit, one built before 1994 using approx. 5 gallons per flush, or one of the more efficient models that only uses 1.6 gallons per flush, you’re wasting water. Why? All flushes are not created equal. We have this saying around the house, “If it’s brown, flush it down. If it’s yellow, it’s mellow.” What that actually means is, we’re sacrificing the cleanliness of our toilet to save a little water. Now with four boys, ages 11 to 4, we don’t have to enforce this motto too often, but we do end up cleaning the toilet more often. Those times when there is solid waste to flush, it does the job perfectly well. But when there isn’t, we are wasting water.
Enter the dual flush toilet. You may have seen one in your friend’s new house or in a remodeled bathroom, but few have them in their homes. You have a perfectly functioning toilet and it would be environmentally irresponsible to just trash it because you want to save a couple bucks on water each month. But, what if there was a way you could make that old toilet, regardless of year, into a dual flush toilet. Well, there is.
It’s called the One2Flush from Being Water. In about a half hour, you can turn your water wasting toilet into a water and money saving toilet. The One2Flush replaces your flapper assembly, so it requires that you take the tank off your toilet. ( It may sound complicated, but check out the video blow to see what’s involved.)
What about the return on your investment, or how long will it take to recoup the cost of the One2Flush unit? With an average savings of 12,000 gallons and the cost of water at about $2.81 / 1,000 gallons, you’re looking at a 1 year return on investment of 112%!!. Why? The price of the One2Flush is only $30! Compared to the cost of purchasing a complete dual flush toilet, from approx. $150 to $300, you can see that this technology is going to save you money and save a lot of water.
