In the Kitchen
- Benefits Of Buying Local Produce
- Buy Locally Grown Apples
- Don't Pour Kitchen Grease Down The Drain
- ENERGY STAR Refrigerators and Dishwashers Save Energy and Water
- Homemade Baby Food Is A Great Way To Do Your Part
- Organic Produce That's Worth The Money
- Paper VS Plastic
- Recycling Aluminum Cans Makes Good Cents
- The Great Wine Debate
- The Never Ending Glass Recycling Story
- Turkey Talk
In the Bathroom
All Through the House
- Cleaning With Vinegar
- Control Indoor Pests Naturally
- Don't Throw It Away - FreeCycle It!
- Earth 911
- ENERGY STAR products save energy, water and money!
- ENERGY STAR Washing Machine Saves Thousands of Gallons of Water Every Year
- ENERGY STAR- New Homes
- Father's Day Green Gift Ideas
- Get To Know Those Plastic Recycling Numbers
- Green Holiday Table Decorations
- Green Volunteering
- How Plastic Is Made
- How To Properly Dispose of CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs)
- ImagiPLAY For The Holidays
- In With The New and Recycle The Old
- Indoor Air Pollution
- Let the Holidays Shine with LED Lights!
- Mother's Day Gift Ideas
- Put Your Old Cell Phone To Good Use
- Recycle Glass
- Recycling Paper Is A Success
- Recycling Plastic
- Smart Strip Power Strip Saves Energy and Money
- Soap: Bar vs Liquid
- Sponges
- Stop Junk And Other Unwanted Mail
- Terri explains Do Your Part
- The Great Diaper Debate
- Treating Pet Smells and Accidents....Naturally
- Try Baking Soda Instead of Costly Chemical Cleaners
- What do you do with old or unused medicine?
- What Is Do Your part
- Why You Should Buy Organic Cotton
In the Garage
In the Garden
- Fall Leaves
- Go Native in the Garden
- How To Set Up A Rain Barrel
- Keep Mosquitoes Away Naturally
- Kill Outdoor Pests and Weeds Without Using Toxic Chemicals
- Plants That Tolerate Drought Conditions
- Put Those Coffee Grounds To Work In Your Yard
- Reduce amount of energy needed to cool your home
- Save Our Creeks - Don't Over Fertilize
- Test Your Soil Before You Fertilize
- Tree Banding
Dual Flow Toilet
Installing a low flow toilet in your bathroom will help you save thousands of gallons of water every year. But now there is new technology that will help you save even more water and money. Paul Stefano, the General Manager from Benjamin Franklin Plumbing showed me how you can customize your flush to save even more.“If you pull up the lever it’s going to allow 1.1 gallons to clear the bowl and if you pull down it’s going to allow 1.6 gallons to clear the bowl. The reason that they are going to this is that you can lift up on it for liquids and push down on it for solids. As funny as that sounds that’s how it works and that’s how we are saving water” Stefano said.
Toilets made prior to the 1980s use three gallons or more of water for every flush. Now low flow toilets that use 1.6 gallons of water are the industry standard and a dual flush toilet means you save even more water.
Stefano says the technology is relatively new in the United States but that it has been in use oversees for quite a while.
A dual flush mechanism can reduce each toilets water consumption by nearly 70%. That’s a savings of nearly 6,000 gallons of water for an average household every year per toilet.
So if you’re in the market for a new toilet, buy a dual flush to maximize your savings. You can also upgrade your existing toilet by installing a kit to retrofit your flushing mechanism. You can find them on line at sites like this one or you can buy them locally at Charlotte Energy Solutions.
