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Day 34 Frugal Flushing

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This entry was posted on 1/18/2007 12:07 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

My house is 20 years old and so are my toilets which means we have been using way too much clean drinking water for way too many years flushing toilets.....three toilets.  My daughter introduced the classic way to flush frugally when she was a girl scout and at camp learned the little rhyme.....if it's yellow let it mellow and if it's brown flush it down. 

That has had some success but enough so I found somesmall river rocks and filled up my tanks with as many of them as I could without interferring with the flushing mechanism. 

Finally I found an awesome product called the Frugal Flush.  It's designed to close before the toilet tank completely empties during a flush and it has made the most difference yet.  


Check out their website  http://www.cetsolar.com/toilettummy.htm!  They have quite a few goodies besides the frugal flusher.  Also check your city water department.  I live in Chandler and they offer, for FREE, yes, FREE a low water use kit that includes aerators for your sink faucets, 2 low water use shower head and a bladder to place in your toilet tank to reduce water use. If your city does not offer water conservation measures it's a good time to show your disappointment and write them a letter about ecological responsibility!  

Today I replaced my river rocks with a bladder and ordered 25 frugal flushers.  I replaced mine and will keep the rest for my remodels and gifts.  Happy flushing!

 

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