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Elect to Save Water
Posted by: | CommentsProfessor Toilet was pleased to see conservation on the mind of Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn last month, when he announced a special one-day rebate to help residents purchase energy-efficient appliances. While visiting a Home Depot in Chicago, the Governor was introduced to high efficiency toilets (HETs) by Steven Henley of E.A. Langenfeld Associates.
Watching a flushing demonstration of a Cadet® 3 FloWise® toilet, Governor Quinn was pleased to learn that in addition to using 20 percent less water than a standard 1.6 gallons per flush (gpf) toilet, there is little likelihood of fillerbusting.
In fact, no matter how thick the partisan politics become, there are few parliamentary procedures capable of blocking an HET from its intended goal. These top-rated WaterSense®-listed flushing platforms are capable of flushing more than 2.2 pounds of solids without double flushing or clogging.
As millions of American head to the polls in November, keep in mind that American Standard is known for keeping its campaign promises.
Flushology: 1,000 Grams Equals?
Posted by: | CommentsThe 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.
14th Edition Maximum Performance (MaP) Test Report Available
Posted by: | CommentsMaximum 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.
