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 Stories About: advice AND Ask Umbra AND ecological footprint AND green building AND green living
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Heads You Lose
On replacing toilets |
Umbra Fisk |
09 Jul 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I'm selling my house in Los Angeles and my toilet is not low-flow. One of the inspectors is trying to tell me I need to replace my toilet with a new low-flow. Well, I know the old ziplock baggie filled with water trick. But I saw that you made mention of some kits to reduce the flow from 3.5 gallons per flush to 1.6 gallons a flush. I believe in recycling. I don't feel that I have to replace my working toilet. Can I modify ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, ecological footprint, green building, green living (all these topics) |
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