[Greenbuilding] Toilets that Work: throttling flush volume on goodperformers

[Reuben Deumling]

I thought we already covered this. Of course the Cadet 3 is listed as a
1.6gpf toilet. Virtually all currently available toilets are. My quest was
to see whether a 1.6gpf toilet tested to perform at three times the level
deemed acceptable (1000g vs 350g) could be tinkered with to reduce that
level.

As for solids, this is of course the point. Flushing liquids ain't no trick.
If it didn't flush solids I would be loath to make public claims to this
effect. But surely others of you have Cadet 3s you can tinker with. My
numbers are no panacea.  And as I said, I'm still working on adjusting the
parameters. To the extent that I find it necessary or possible to increase
or decrease the flush volume I'll be sure to let you know. And please let me
know of any similar efforts of yours with any toilets.

But for now 0.65 gpf seem to be taking care of all our flushing
needs--exactly half of what my previous "1.6 gpf" American Standard toilet
managed--and with no clogging so far.

Reuben Deumling


On 3/27/07, Lawrence Lile <LLile at projsolco.com> wrote:
>
> My experience with the American Standard Cadet 3 has continued to be
> positive.  I believe that the flush volume is about 1.6GPF, not .65.
> Check the link below.
>
> Although my old Kohler clogs up reliably about once every two days, the
> same crew has yet to clog the Cadet model in the new place.  Reuben
> keeps asking me to add bricks to the tank to check on reduced flush
> volumes, and I keep forgetting to do it.
>
>
> http://www.cwwa.ca/pdf_files/MaP%206th%20Edition%20Feb%2010%202006.pdf
>
>
>
> Lawrence Lile, P.E., LEED AP
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amy Bauman [mailto: abauman at greengoat.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:19 AM
> To: 'Reuben Deumling'; Lawrence Lile
> Cc: Greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org
> Subject: RE: [Greenbuilding] Toilets that Work: throttling flush volume
> on goodperformers
>
> Rueben -
>
> I understand that Cadet 3 is a better design, flush-efficiency-wise, but
> does .65 gpf do the job on solids?
>
> Grossed out, but still curious
>
> Amy Bauman
> greenGoat
>