Here at Coordinated Kitchen & Bath in North Vancouver we want to help you find the ideal toilet for your home. Below we have outlined the differences in water consumption between single-flush toilets and dual-flush high efficiency toilets.
There is a vast difference between the low-flush, high-efficiency toilets and their predecessors, which waste a phenomenal amount of water. Low efficiency toilets typically use 5 or 3.5 gallons per flush (gpf). When multiplied by the average number of uses in a home over a year a 5gpf single flush toilet consumes approximately 36,500 gallons per year, a 3.5gpf single flush toilet uses roughly 25,550 gallons per year. Modern high efficiency dual flush toilets typically use 1.6gpf. When converted to typical use over the course of a year, a 1.6gpf dual flush toilet uses roughly 7,000 gallons per year.
Single flush Toilet: A single-flush toilet uses the same amount of water per flush, no matter what the toilet is flushing. This leads a wasteful use of water.
Dual-Flush High-Efficiency Toilet: A dual-flush toilet has two options for flushing. There is a full flush option, which is designed for solid waste, and a low-output flush option, designed for liquid waste only. Dual flush toilets can be more expensive; however overall can cost a consumer less, as water usage is diminished.
There is a vast difference between the low-flush, high-efficiency toilets and their predecessors, which waste a phenomenal amount of water. Low efficiency toilets typically use 5 or 3.5 gallons per flush (gpf). When multiplied by the average number of uses in a home over a year a 5gpf single flush toilet consumes approximately 36,500 gallons per year, a 3.5gpf single flush toilet uses roughly 25,550 gallons per year. Modern high efficiency dual flush toilets typically use 1.6gpf. When converted to typical use over the course of a year, a 1.6gpf dual flush toilet uses roughly 7,000 gallons per year.
Single flush Toilet: A single-flush toilet uses the same amount of water per flush, no matter what the toilet is flushing. This leads a wasteful use of water.
Dual-Flush High-Efficiency Toilet: A dual-flush toilet has two options for flushing. There is a full flush option, which is designed for solid waste, and a low-output flush option, designed for liquid waste only. Dual flush toilets can be more expensive; however overall can cost a consumer less, as water usage is diminished.
