Day 48: Covert Your Toilet to a Low Flush Toilet

We stayed home today, a bit under the weather, and I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to get a Good Human Act done at home so, I googled "how to be more environmentally friendly at home" and found a great idea to convert your toilet into a low flow toilet while we stayed inside today! All it takes is a 1/2 gallon or 2 Liter plastic container and some rocks, or sand and a bit of water! So quick and easy. I was only able to do one of our toilets today because I only had one container but I will definitely be saving the next two containers we empty to convert our other commodes.

Our New Low Flow Toilet Tank

Here is a bit of info on water usage and toilets from a WikiHow:

Toilets use the most water in our homes. Every day, Americans flush 4.8 billion gallons of water down the toilet. Reducing the amount of water that your toilet is flushing away will go a long way to saving water in your home and helping to conserve it generally. With one easy adjustment, you'll save money, water and the environment… one flush at a time.

And here are quick step by step instructions on how to make your toilet a low flow!:

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    Fill a half gallon container.
   Fill a half gallon container. A plastic bottle (juice/milk) is ideal. Remove any paper or plastic label on the outside of the container. Fill it at least partially with pebbles, sand, or gravel - whatever is handy. Then add water if more weight is needed. If you just fill it with water, though, the container will move around in the tank and interfere with the mechanism.
   
   
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    Place the container in the tank of the toilet.
   Place the container in the tank of the toilet.
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    Carefully lower it into the water.
   Carefully lower it into the water.
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    Replace the lid of the tank.
   Replace the lid of the tank.
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    Flush away.
   Flush away. The New York Times reported that a sealed half gallon container will save half a gallon on each flush. If you, like most Americans, flush 5 times daily, your family of 5 will save 350 gallons (1325 liters) of water every month ^[2]. These savings will significantly cut your water bill, too.