http://blog.greenteamre.com/2009/05/12/how-to-select-a-high-efficiency-toilet-het/ Toward a planet of greener homes, one project at a time Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:56:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.greenteamre.com/2009/05/12/how-to-select-a-high-efficiency-toilet-het/#comment-137 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:27:20 +0000 http://blog.greenteamre.com/?p=456#comment-137 Wow nice to know that about the toilet! I didn’t know that much information but now i became more aware! Thanks for the information guys!

]]> http://blog.greenteamre.com/2009/05/12/how-to-select-a-high-efficiency-toilet-het/#comment-43 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:32:42 +0000 http://blog.greenteamre.com/?p=456#comment-43 That plan makes a lot of sense Matt.

]]> http://blog.greenteamre.com/2009/05/12/how-to-select-a-high-efficiency-toilet-het/#comment-42 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:01:41 +0000 http://blog.greenteamre.com/?p=456#comment-42 I think for our house that a 1.28 g toilet on the main floor bathroom would be best since we have a counter over top of the tank. Also this prevents us from having to explain operation to guests. We’d then go with a dual-flush in the master. I’m fairly sure our basement toilet is a 1.6g model since it was finished after the rest of the house, so we don’t gain as much from replacing it.

]]> http://blog.greenteamre.com/2009/05/12/how-to-select-a-high-efficiency-toilet-het/#comment-40 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:24:52 +0000 http://blog.greenteamre.com/?p=456#comment-40 Matt, nice to meet you too. We actually bought two new toilets, one Toto Aquia at 1.6/0.9 and one Toto EcoDrake at 1.28. The answer to your question is not a short one. Between the time we started our toilet efficiency series and the time we made our purchase decision, we also decided to move from our current home (Buckeye St. – one bathroom/toilet) into one of our rentals (Phoenix Dr. – two bathrooms/toilets). So a big part of the reason for buying one of each was to be able to compare the two in our own home. We’ve read the 0.9 flush can handle almost anything. We also really liked the aesthetics of the Aquia for our main bathroom. We’ll be moving the existing 1.6 gpf toilets from Phoenix to our properties that have the wasteful 3.5 gpf toilets.
We move into the Phoenix house on July 1, so will be starting a series soon on all of the eco-friendly updates that we’ll be doing to that home, including energy audits and enhancements, kitchen and bath updates, new sustainable flooring, etc. We hope you’ll tune in to that, and even stop by some time since you’re in town.

]]> http://blog.greenteamre.com/2009/05/12/how-to-select-a-high-efficiency-toilet-het/#comment-38 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:45:15 +0000 http://blog.greenteamre.com/?p=456#comment-38 Dave & Lara, Nice to meet you last night. It sounds like you got a bit further with your investigations than I did. Why did you pick the dual flush (1.6/0.9 gpf) over a standard toilet at 1.28 gpf?

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