hi a Wi4 A Mi La) To Save Water...Go With The L (NAPSA)—If you’re looking to help the Earth and keep money from going down the drain, it might be time to examine your water use. If yours is like most families’, you use about 69 gallons of water a day inside the home. Much of that is used in the bathroom by showers andtoilets. But changing out inefficient showerheads and toilets with new types of watersaving products could help you conserve. Here’s a closer look: Water-Saving Flushes Homeowners can find a onepiece, dual-flush toilet called the Saile, from Kohler Co. The user can flush either 1.6 gallons or half Water-saving plumbing products can do the job while using less water. that amount—0.8 gallons. Thelat- maintain a hygienic environment, can save an average family of four up to 8,000 gallons of water each year. The toilet is even Water- utilize a cartridge that must be ter flush option, if used routinely, Sense labeled, as part of a partnership program sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, meaning it flushes, on average, with 20 percent less water than the standard 1.6-gpf toilets and meets strict performance guidelines. But there’s more to saving water than dualflush. Toilets that utilize innovations such as Pressure Lite or Power Lite flushing technologies help consumers save even more water. Some of these toilets flush routinely with 1.0 gpf, making these fixtures the mostefficient on the market. Waterless Options Also in its portfolio of waterconserving products is a waterless or other waterless urinals that periodically replaced, this features a cartridge-free integral trapway that is filled with a sealing liquid. Smarter Showers New types of low-flow shower- heads can cut water use without sacrificing performance. For instance, Kohler’s new 1.75-gallon-per-minute (gpm) shower sprays save 380 percent more water than a standard 2.5 gpm showerhead. But the stylish oversized showerheads also provide luxurious water coverage. Theyre available in the popular Fort and Purist designs, as both shower- heads and handshowers. Additionally, homeowners can install the company’s Rite-Temp Pressure-Balancing Valve to provide anti-scald protection and urinal, called the Steward, which temperature regulation at flow rates as low as 1.75 gpm—far 40,000 gallons of water per year dards of 2.5 gpm. can save commercial users up to over the standard 1-gallon urinal. Unlike traditional urinals that require consistent flushing to below federally mandated stan- For more information, visit www.kohler.com or call (800) 4KOHLER.
