when it came time to remodel her bathroom,homeowner carrie tamminga did her homework. tamminga wanted a toilet that helped conservewater. “it was really important for me to get thedual flush because of the less water and i knew it would save on bills.†while toilets have a long lifespan, you’lleventually have to swap yours out for a new one. the energy policy act in 1992 requiredall new toilets to be low-flow or low-flush, restricting their water usage to one-point-sixgallons per flush instead of what used to be the average of three-point-five gallonsper flush. “a low-flush toilet would be anything from1.6 all the way to down to 1.28. you have
dual flush toilets now that are .9 to 1.28.a dual flush toilet usually has two buttons or two types of levers on it that would befor your liquids and your waste. those are becoming more and more popular.†“your options are really endless. toiletshave become very sophisticated over the years. you can find a very basic toilet for a fewhundred dollars all the way up to thousands of dollars for the state of the art toilet.†homeowners can choose between a one or twopiece toilet, a round or elongated bowl, different heights, and many additional features. “different toilets like heated seats orwashlets or have open and shut lids that are
automatic – all those features are verydesirable, they are not necessary but at the end of the day they are quite a nice featureto have those because they can actually save a lot of time. they have dryers built ontothem. they have deodorizers. so the dryer function alone saves on toilet paper usage.†although an experienced do-it-yourselfer maybe able to install a new toilet, most homeowners should hire a licensed plumber.a poor installation job can cause leaks under the flooring. “installing a toilet in of itself, is nota real complicated job, but you have to keep in mind that a toilet can be rather heavy,especially the porcelain, so you are going
to need some extra hands to help you put itinto place.â€