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The Cost to Flush The Toilet

Surely you flush the toilet multiple times a day, but you might not be aware of how much you spend each time you flush. Every time you flush the toilet you consume water and the use of water comes at a price. We will talk in this article about the costs involved with each toilet flush.

How Much Does It Cost Each Time You Flush The Toilet?

In the United States of America, the average cost of flushing the toilet is $1.4 cents per flush. However, the cost depends on how much you pay for water and the type of toilet you have. The maximum use of water per flush for the majority of toilets in the United States of America is 1.6 gallons. So, you can calculate how much your own toilet flush costs if you know how much you pay per gallon.

For example, in the Atlanta, Georgia area, the average cost of water is $0.012 per gallon and the amount of water used by your toilet depends on its type. So, you should be prepared to spend anywhere between $0.4 and $0.9 per flush.

How Many Times A Day Does The Average Person Flush The Toilet?

According to the Residential End Uses of Water Study from 2016, an average person flushes the toilet five times per day. This is around 24% of their daily water consumption.

So, if you are living in Atlanta and you flush your toilet, which uses six gallons of water per flush, five times per day, then you will spend around $0.35 per day to use and flush your toilet. Obviously, if there are four persons living in a house and each of them flushes the toilet five times a day, then your expenses would be $1.40 per day.

How Much Water Does A Toilet Use Per Flush?

In general, a newer low-flow toilet needs 1.28 to 1.6 gallons of water for each flush, while an older toilet needs anywhere between 3.5 and 7 gallons of water for each flush.

According to a law regarding the conservation of water, that came into effect in 1994, all the toilets that are currently produced or sold in the United States of America are allowed to use a maximum of 1.6 gallons of water for each flush.

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You can find various types of toilets on the market and some also come with a bidet, resulting in large water consumption.

It shouldn’t be a surprise for you if your toilet that was manufactured before 1992 uses up to 5 to 8 gallons of water per flush. Though nowadays new models are created every year that can reduce water consumption by as much as fifty percent, and this is great for your wallet. You will not spend that much and still get the same quality and benefits.

How to reduce the water consumption for your toilet?

Buy a toilet with two actuation flaps

Toilet Bowl Flushing WaterToilets with two actuation flaps are also called toilets with adjustable or differentiated consumption. The first level, shorter, is recommended for…small needs, and the second, which releases a larger amount of water, for larger needs. The two levels of water extraction will help you save up to 6,605 gallons of water per year.

A toilet with differentiated consumption uses between 1.05 and 1.58 gallons of water, compared to the old system for which 3.43 gallons of water are consumed in a single use. Thus, water consumption is reduced by up to 50%.

If you don’t want to buy a new toilet, you can buy a water consumption reduction device for the old one. This is a metal device made up of two weights and is inserted into the basin of the toilet bowl. With its help, you will consume a smaller amount of water when you flush the toilet. As an alternative to this device, you can use a plastic bottle filled with water or even a brick.

Do not use the toilet as a trash can

You will not believe what people throw in the toilet; from toys accidentally dropped by children to mortar left unused in the construction or renovation of the house spilled by indolent craftsmen.

Throwing things that don’t belong in the toilet bowl can have disastrous effects on the sewage system, the repair of which is expensive!

So, if you don’t want to spend time and money on the repair of the sewage installation, never throw in the toilet bowl: wipes for removing make-up, leftover food, any kind of solid waste, mortar, medicinal cotton wool, and intimate hygiene products.

 

Alec Pow
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