Posted March 9, 2009 11:24 AM by Mark Piepkorn
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The toilet from St. Thomas Creations in the video below doesn't qualify for GreenSpec — it's a 1.6gpf toilet (the federal minimum), and GreenSpec requires 1.28gpf or less — but it sure is fun to watch it flush stuff. (More fun than miso in condoms, anyway.)

What do I mean by "flush stuff"?

  • 2.5 pounds of carrots
  • 4 complete sets of plastic chess pieces
  • 3 pounds of large Gummi bears
  • 18 large hot dogs
  • 78 plastic letters and numbers
  • 3.5 pounds of grapes
  • 20 golf balls
  • 3.5 pounds of dog food

Eat your heart out, Dave Barry.

Comments

A minor correction: 1.6 gallons per flush is the Federal maximum, not the Federal minimum.
Posted 3/13/09 12:42 PM by Martin Holladay
Thank you, you're absolutely right. I think I may have been going for "federal minimum standard" but didn't quite make it. (Folks, learn more about the things Martin learns about at http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/gre... )
Posted 3/13/09 12:49 PM by Mark Piepkorn
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