Saturday, May 31, 2014

Modern Toilet And Dual Flush Toilet Designs

By Darren Hartley


The modern toilet has come a long way from the simple, no-frills outhouse of yesteryears. Toilets are now available in a huge range of fashions and styles. They range from the basic shape most homes have in their bathrooms to ornate, carved and painted throne-like edifices to models coming straight from the pages of a science fiction novel.

In leaps and bounds is the apt description for the progress of the modern toilet. Water-saving technologies have been incorporated in the newer models. Aside from these, other technologies that offer modern convenience have also been integrated such as built-in bidets and other mod cons. People use aesthetics and budget as the major basis for their selection of the toilet for their household.

The low flow cisterns of the modern toilet have eradicated the problems of multiple flushing and clogging that plagued the older styles. Four to five star WELS rated toilets can be found in abundance on the market today. Dual flush toilets have become more of a rule than an exception in many states.

The dual flush toilet has been available for over thirty years now. It has undergone radical changes in its transformation into one of the most water efficient devices of the modern world. Invented by Bruce Thompson in 1980, the first dual flush system released 11 litres on full flush and 5.5 litres on half flush.

Used correctly, a dual flush toilet provides a significant amount of savings in water consumption. People must always bear in mind to press the half flush button for liquid waste and the full flush button, only for solid waste. Pressing the full flush button for all kinds of waste goes contrary to the design of the toilet.

As aforementioned above, the first dual flush toilet released 11 litres on full flush and 5.5 litres on half flush. Today, a dual flush toilet releases just 4.5 litres on full and 3 litres on half. Subject to federal government rules and regulations, dual flush toilets are given star ratings depending on how water efficient they are.




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