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.
Browse the site, educate yourself and happy flushing.
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Posts Tagged ‘toilet flush’
Posted: 04.13.2010
AIA Survey: Architects see increased consumer demand for water saving toilets
Even as architects report doing more modest kitchens and baths, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported demand for certain products had risen significantly, particularly for those that promote energy and water efficiency.
Professor Toilet thanks Supply House Times for pointing out that demand for low-flow (high efficiency) toilets showed a particularly impressive jump in demand – requested in 63% of 2009 bathroom remodels; up from 57% in 2008 according to the AIA 2009 Home Design Trends Survey.
Once viewed with skepticism, as we learned a few lessons ago in The Day Bad Flushing Began, low-flow toilets have greatly increased in popularity as homeowners become more economically and environmentally minded. Those who try out the latest models know that double-flushing is not at all necessary, and enjoy significant savings on their water bills immediately.
American Standard, for instance, recently conducted a test retrofitting of its newest low-flow toilet, the H2Option, in the Chastain Lakes neighborhood of Kennesaw, GA and the reviews were overwhelmingly positive. The H2Option offers a dual-flush system that allows users to choose between a 1 gallon and a standard 1.6 gallon “turbo flush.” Chastain Lakes homeowner and real estate agent Peg Grady said she told her guests to “trust [her] on the turbo flush!” and noted that there was “no comparison” between her old traditional toilet and the H2Option. Neighbor Rene Merritt agreed, telling us she was “super satisfied by everything that has happened.”
Replacing a standard toilet with a dual flush system can save more than 29,000 gallons of water per year, which can translate to big savings on water bills. With so many new low-flow toilets available on the market, it’s no wonder that more and more consumers are embracing siphonic dual-flush toilets.
Posted: 04.09.2010
The Virtually “Child Proof” Champion 4 Toilet by American Standard
Friday is a good day for a video about kids who are fascinated by toilets.
Posted: 04.05.2010
Plumbers Who Get It: “Don’t Hire the Plumber with his Pants on the Ground”
Leave it to a plumber to make Professor Toilet laugh out loud. (The Professor does not LOL.)
Anderson Plumbers of San Diego does a great You Tube video that cracks wise about plumber butt cracks…and other customer service no nos:
Anderson Plumbers was San Diego’s first licensed GreenPlumber®. A shout out to our friends at GreenPlumbers USA for letting us know about this clip.
Posted: 03.31.2010
Greenversations Green Plumbers Combat Climate Change and Plumber Perception
Came across an interesting post about GreenPlumbers® on the EPA’s blog: Greenversations Green Plumbers Combat Climate Change.
It strikes the Professor that media coverage about GreenPlumbers doesn’t include the usual “cracks” about plumbers. In this article, Greenversations equates GreenPlumbers with superheroes–albeit Luigi of Super Mario–but still, recognizing the plumbing profession as a critical and valued link the fight to preserve freshwater resources. Greenversations lists the actions that superhero GreenPlumbers take:
- Water audits
- High efficiency product and equipment upgrades
- Installation and maintenance of greywaterand rainwater catchment systems.
Georgia’s first certified Green Plumber, Nick Marine, of Marine Plumbing, does all the above, as well as solar installations across the Southeast.
Posted: 03.29.2010
Not Enough Water in the Bowl? Scout, the Toilet Drinking Dog Tells All
With some water saving toilets, there isn’t enough water in the bowl.
Then there’s Scout’s bowl. Scout, the Toilet Drinking Dog, is quite satisfied with the water spot on the Cadet® 3 FloWise Toilet which saves 20% more water than Scout’s previous favorite water hole, an older 1.6 gallon per flush.
If you’re reading this, the Professor assumes that you do not drink out of toilets. The benefit of larger water spots for humans is a cleaner bowl with less streaking.
Posted: 03.24.2010
Mandy Moore Fights For The World’s Right To Clean Water | PerezHilton.com
Perez Hilton has American Standard water saving toilets on his website.
The toilets’ brush with celebrity, so to speak, was thanks to the clean water advocacy work of Mandy Moore and Alexandra Cousteau, that included Congressional visits on March 23. More on on Moore, Cousteau and water at PerezHilton.com.
More coverage for World Water Day activities of Moore and Cousteau.
Posted: 03.23.2010
Mandy Moore, Alexandra Cousteau, Toilets | Celebrity-gossip.net
At the World’s Longest Toilet Queue today in Washington D.C. as part of World Water Day activities. More about the American Standard involvement in an earlier post.
Learn more: Mandy Moore | Celebrity-gossip.net.
More images of toilets taking on Capitol Hill in this album on the American Standard Facebook Page.
Posted: 03.22.2010
Water Saving Toilets & Urinals of the Future | GreenBiz.com
The American Standard Pint Urinal is among the advanced technologies featured on today’s GreenBiz.com blog.
Posted: 03.17.2010
Toilets Take a Stand for World Water Day in Washington, DC on March 23rd
Toilets will take a stand on the steps of our nation’s Capitol to draw attention to the lack of access to clean water.
American Standard water saving toilets will be used to stage the World’s Longest Toilet Queue in the park between Union Square and Capitol Hill on Tuesday March 23.
It’s a funny visual for a deadly serious issue: Lack of access to fresh clean water. The world’s largest environmental health crisis, poor sanitation kills 4,500 children every day. Read more at American Standard.
Submit your name and contact information to be considered for World Water Day Capitol Hill visits.
Download more information about the World’s Longest Toilet Queue in Washington D.C.
Google Maps to to World’s Longest Toilet Queue in Washington D.C. on March 23, 1 pm.
Posted: 03.11.2010
World Class Plumber for World Plumbing Day
Green Plumber Nick Marine at the Pentagon with (l to r) Vice Admiral Dirk Debbink, NERA Executive Director Stephen R. Sandy, Nick and Force Master Chief Ronney A. Wright
Nick Marine is one plumber who truly understands what it means to protect the health of the nation. Not to mention protecting the freedoms and natural resources of our nation.
Owner of Marine Plumbing in Marietta, GA, Nick is the 2010 volunteer president of the Naval Enlisted Reserve Association (NERA) ,the only military and veterans organization helping enlisted reservists. Nick divides his time between his business and Washington D.C., recently shutting down his business for two weeks so his plumbers could completely renovate an executive and VIP/special guest bathroom at NERA’s Fall Church headquarters.
“After I was elected National President of NERA, I wanted to make an immediate contribution,” recalls the third-generation master plumber. “I started with what I knew best, which was bathroom plumbing.”
Nick also donated part of his fees last fall to assist American Standard in retrofitting 21 homes in the Atlanta-metro with water-saving showerheads and WaterSense labeled toilets and bath faucets. The volunteers seemed to like Nick as much as they liked the new products:
“This is a fascinating project and the plumbers that American Standard are using are superb. I would use them for anything. Marine Plumbing, Nick Marine and Tony Little 770-426-8060.”
In his own words, Nick Marine explains why he became Georgia’s first Green Plumber:
