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The new Sydney Smart uses only 1.28 and 0.8 gpf, that is an average of

Readthehook.com - Current Articles 2009

The new Sydney Smart uses only 1.28 and 0.8 gpf, that is an average of

GreenBiz.com Green Business News 2009

But the government's water-saving goals were laudable—older toilets used to consume 7 gallons or more per flush, and before the 1.6-gpf standard went into effect in 1995, the maximum flow rate was 3.5 gpf.

A note to Carl Hiaasen, rather Dave Barry, about low-flow toilets 2010

But the government's water-saving goals were laudable — older toilets used to consume 7 gallons or more per flush, and before the 1. 6-gpf standard went into effect in 1995, the maximum flow rate was 3.5 gpf.

A note to Carl Hiaasen, rather Dave Barry, about low-flow toilets 2010

In 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WaterSense program established a standard of 1.28 gpf for high-efficiency toilets.

Buzzword: Greenflushing 2009

While most of the 25 models tested for our latest report on toilets (story and ratings available to subscribers) use no more than the federally mandated 1.6 gallons of water per flush (gpf), more toilets use even less, including dual-flush models that have one flush mode for liquid waste and another for solid waste.

Inside Consumer Reports Test Labs: Checking out the latest toilets 2009

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 reduced the maximum flush volume for residential toilets from 3.5 gallons per flush (gpf) to 1.6 gpf.

Buzzword: Greenflushing 2009

For our August 2009 report on toilets, we recommended several models that meet the 1. 28-gallons per-flush (gpf) qualifying standard for WaterSense; the maximum federal amount is 1.6 gpf.

Most Influential Home Products of the Decade, Part V: Low-flow bathroom fixtures and concentrated laundry detergents 2009

Note that many of the single-flush toilets we're testing have been excellent or very good at removing solid and liquid waste alike, with a few doing the job using 1.28 gpf, and one using 1.1 gpf. —

Buzzword: Greenflushing 2009

And some manufacturers are marketing the water-saving potential of dual-flush models, which are designed to use 0.8 or 1.1 gpf for liquid waste and 1.6 gpf for solid waste.

Buzzword: Greenflushing 2009