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Originally Posted by sammy green
Some San Jose plumbers have recommended putting a brick in the tank to my sisters. Does anyone know how the water savings of doing this would compare to a low flow toilet?
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If you are referring to the standard 13Litre flush toilet bowls, I'm afraid adding a brick (to displace the water in your tank, thus using less water to flush while maintaining same water level) is not going to help much (in saving water, properly rid of waste, keeping the toilet bowl clean, etc.)
Truth is: in order for 13L toilet bowl to work properly, you still need approx. 13L of water to flush. Cutting the total amount of water used per flush will not cause enough swirl to induce that flow for getting rid of the waste. You ended up having to flush a few more times in order to achieve the desired results which also defies your original intention of saving water.
Save the bucks and get a low flush toilet instead. Try the new Cadet-3 if you can get them on-sale.
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