May 2007
Smart flushing loos combat water price hike
Australian made smart flushing toilets could be just the ticket for Aucklanders seeking to combat increased water
charges.
Designed to help reduce water use in drought stricken Australia, the new generation dual flush toilets have the
potential to save tens of thousands of litres a year.
“Water is an increasingly scarce commodity and the trend world wide is to use less and be more careful with it” says
Caroma Industries NZ General Manager, Scott Simpson.
“For Aucklanders wanting to beat water price hikes, it makes sense to install water efficient loos. It’s all about
making water work harder and using less” he said.
“Caroma’s Smartflush toilet suites use just 4.5 litres for a full and thorough flush as opposed to the old style single
flush cisterns that can use 11 litres or more. Most existing dual flush toilets use at least 6 litres, so reducing it
down to just 4.5 litres for a full flush is a huge saving.”
“For an average household the saving could be up to 35,000 litres a year”.
“With a 9.1% price rise coming up Metro Water customers will want to be making sure they use less water every day” says
Simpson.
“It just makes sense to take advantage of the new technology when building or renovating, especially when the new loos
are no more expensive than the old inefficient models” he said.
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