i finally decided to take the plunge and make the switch,” remarked the resident, who prefers to stay anonymous, although he is happy to have his old toilet become famous.
the replacement of their aging toilet with a new high-efficiency (het) model will save this household about 120 gallons of water per day, or more than 43,000 gallons per year. that’s enough water to fill an average-sized swimming pool or over 1,400 bathtubs.
and the savings may even be greater, as the the estimated savings above are based only on the difference between the flush volume of the new and old toilets. but there may have been leakage that was wasting water 