Hello, my name is Professor Toilet. Welcome to my online classroom. I am here to help you learn about the toilet and the science behind how it works. In Flushology, the syllabus is simple. The content here will help you understand:
1. The science (hydraulics) behind a really good flush.
2. The greening of toilet flushing
3. How to fix problems when the laws of physics are over-ruled by a poorly engineered toilet that results in clogging, leaking, ghost flushing and other stress-inducing symptoms.
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Posts Tagged ‘1000 grams’
Posted: 06.14.2009
Flushology: 1,000 Grams Equals?
The best flushing toilets have been independently tested to take down 1,000 grams of solid waste on just 1.6 gallons of water.
How much is 1,000 grams? It is equal to 2.2 pounds.
How much is 2.2 pounds? It is equal to:
* Two 16 oz steaks
* Eight quarter-pound hamburgers
* 66.6 chicken nuggets
* The difference between zipping your jeans standing up and lying down
* Probably more than your current toilet can flush without clogging
* Way more than you will ever “output” in a single visit to the toilet, no matter what you did last night
The test is called Maximum Performance Testing or the MaP test. Download a free copy of the latest MaP test from by John Koehler and Veritec Consulting and see how many grams your toilet can flush cleanly and completely.
Posted: 06.13.2009
14th Edition Maximum Performance (MaP) Test Report Available
Maximum Performance Testing (MaP) is an independent report of toilet flushing performance developed by John Koehler and Veritec Consulting.
Scores are a general barometer of a toilet’s ability to remove bulk media. You can figure out what “bulk media” means. The MaP test protocol was designed to closely replicate “real world demand,” incorporating soybean paste as a test media and measuring how many grams can be flushed up to 1,000 grams or 2.2 pounds.
If you think that’s a tasteless mental image, you are correct. It’s supposed to be. With apologies to the geniuses in marketing, we haven’t seen one real world case of anyone passing golf balls.
The EPA requires that WaterSense labeled toilets be able to flush a minimum of 350 grams in the MaP test. The top-rated toilets can flush at least 1,000 grams at one time (a real world test you really don’t want–that’s more than two pounds. At present, MaP test is the main, if not only, independently recognized test designed to gauge this rather important parameter.
First published in 2003, the 14th edition is available free-of charge on the websites of the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA), the California Urban Water Conservation Council (CUWCC), and Veritec Consulting Inc.
