Dual-Flush Retrofit for Existing Toilets

Posted on June 30, 2008
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Looking for an easy way to significantly cut your household water usage? Well, on average, 40% of a household’s indoor water is used for the toilet. So without purchasing a new high-efficiency toilet, you can either not flush as much, or you can buy a new little gadget called the Ecoflow.

This innovative apparatus adds a half-flush to nearly any standard toilet. Once hooked up, a flush button rests atop the tank providing a simple way to save water. The Ecoflow, by Brondell, will be available to consumers this September. While it seems like a good idea in theory, I am curious how it affects the performance of the toilet’s flushing power. It’s great that you still have the option of a full flush considering many older toilets don’t have the proper siphon power to completely clear the toilet without using 5 gallons of water. But I suppose for those instances where only a small amount of water is needed to evacuate the toilet, it will be quite efficient.

Click here to read my previous post on the real deal–dual flush toilets.