Consumer skeptisism; the biggest hurdle for new toilet standards.

Will that toilet flush as well as manufacturers claim?

HET's ( High efficiency toilets) are becoming the norm in the industry. For a toilet to qualify for this industry labeling they must meet a maximum performance test developed by the EPA using 1.28 gallons of water or less per flush. After the Federal mandating and introduction of low consumption 1.6gpf toilet's in the early 1990's consumers remain skeptical of the implementation of new performance standards. "We all remember the debacle of the first round of low consumption toilets in the 90's and consumers tend to have long memories when it come to things that don't like". Consumer dissatisfaction with the performance of one of the most intimate fixtures in our homes; the toilet, still plagues the industry.
The Aqua Environmental Resource Center of Asheville NC has begun independant performance evaluations on popular toilet models. "We want to help promote these devices because of the positive impacts they will have on helping to preserve our fresh water resources around the world, but we also want to be certain consumers have a positive experience with the products we promote" say's Hanson, Volunteer Director of Education & Public Relations at the AERC. "The industry has a chance to correct the mistakes of the past and improve their image in the community and I hope they get it right. The AERC is not an official EPA MaP testing facility, we are doing this entirely on behalf of the consumers in our community; with no bias to the outcome of test results except to provide the hard working people with real results they can trust and experience for themselves" say Hanson. "We've opened this facility, to help protect and advise our community. There are a lot of good folks out there that want to do what they can to help protect the environment and our fresh water resources, but they also can't afford to spend money on things that don't function well or won't hold up in under real world everyday use".
The AERC of Asheville is open to the public and we encourage people to come down a see for them selves how things work and what options they have for improving water efficiency & energy conservation in their homes and places of businesses.

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[AquaProSolutions]

I work at a college and the most common cause of a toilet clog is overuse of toilet paper. Even as young adults That is a habit that some have difficulty breaking. The earlier you can teach them what is "enough" the better.

[p4gibson]

@AquaProSolutions

I want a new toilet!

[AquaProSolutions]

@p4gibson a better option may be to " convert" your current toilet to a DualFlush. Saves water, minimizes burdens on our landfills, save resources. Thanks Got the comment.

[IwshIcldstrtover]

Are you aware that the sewer pipes are clogging, because of this bright idea of using less water to flush toilets? How about doing a demonstration using simulated diarrhea ? I'll bet a large quantity of the stool will not flush.

[craigery96]

lol at 3:02

He looks kinda angry at that miso turd

[gckoenig]

It's not the paper, really. Within moments, toilet paper is designed to break up into tiny flakes which easily pass around most clogged material. Note that the objects used in this demonstration are slippery, flexible and smooth and of a consistent size. So, let's talk frankly, here. Most clogs really come from the fact that real human fecal matter can consist of segments of many different sizes, textures and firmness, and may have a sticky or gummy consistency. That's the true cause!

[Baggahammers]

Fine showmanship but one question I always have with these demos is where is the gobs of toilet paper that my sons add. It's the combination of the two that seems to cause the most problems.

[RosaBeha]

Fine demonstration. My toilet also ends up in a box, no pipes between.

Wake up, sometimes it's a long tramp.