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A good source page for information on water conservation
products, Green Home provides links to suppliers or manufactures of:
- Conservation Kits
- Clothes Washers
- Composting Toilets
- Bathroom Fixtures
- Grey Water Supplies
- Barrels & Tanks
Check out this site to get ideas for your next home project.
Water Savers. 1995. Consumer Reports. 60(2):118—124.
(Magazine article)
Consumer Reports tested and rated 29 low-flow showerheads and
32 low-flow toilets and compares them in this report, by cost, brand, and
performance. The article also reports on payback time for low-flow fixtures,
which is 2 years, or less for a showerhead, and 9 years for a low-flow toilet.
Low-flow toilets with performance ratings in the very
good-to-better range cost from $200-$700. That may be a hard sell for some
budgets so Consumer Reports has added suggestions for retrofitting existing
toilets to save water, including tank water displacement and dual-flush levers.
While more cost effective in the short run, such options are not as effective at
saving water in the long run.
Consumer Reports believes low-flow fixtures to be effective at
saving water and costs and more efficient than the conventional models. One
caveat: if they don’t perform well, you might be taking longer showers and
making more flushes.
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