Water

Water is the key to our existence - our bodies are made up of a majority of water, as is our planet. Without water, we will all cease to exist.

Oct 14 2009

Tap Vs. Bottled Water

The Bottled Water Craze

Tap Water Pouring into Glass There's been a huge surge in the bottled water industry. To the point where it seems the average person is drinking more water from bottles than from their home tap. The problem with this isn't just the proliferation of plastic waste into the environment, but the fact that in many cases bottled water may in fact be less healthy than tap water...

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Jun 17 2008

Best low flush toilet

How much water is your toilet using?

Best low flush toilet Think about how many times during a day you go to pee. The average person pees about 9 times each day. That's 9 toilet flushes, not counting the occasional #2 What does that mean in terms of water used per person per day just for going to the bathroom? If you take a look at your toilet, you may see behind the lid an indication of how many gallons per flush it uses. Toilets from the 1950s and earlier averaged 7 plus gallons per flush. Those from the 1960s were built to use 5.5 gallons, and the new 1980s toilets brought the water used in a single flush down to 3.5 gallons. Today, a new toilet is designed to use no more than 1.6 gallons per flush. Therefore, if you're using an old toilet you may be flushing as much as 63 (7 gallons per flush times 9 flushes per day) gallons of water per day...

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