Comments on: Going Green With Your Plumbing Business

By: Susanna

Susanna — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:12:54 +0000

I have used the low flow toilets with exceptional results. And going green with my plumbing business has brought on an amazing amounts of new business! Thank you for this article

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:32:15 +0000

Great! Thanks so much for this article and subsequent discussions- it has really helped my business attract new clients for the ‘green’ kitchen/bath

By: Mark Denotti

Mark Denotti — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:50:20 +0000

Re: Rick–
If you are looking for a high-efficiency toilet (the industry doesn’t like the negative connotations of “low-flow”) check for the Environmental Protection Agency’s “WaterSense” label. These are all high-efficient toilets. As a plumber, I personally like to install American Standard Cadet 3 Flowise HETs or anything in the Caroma Sydney Smart series. Also, if you are looking for your plumber to be green conscious, I recommend hiring an Accredited GreenPlumber: http://www.greenplumbersusa.com/consumers/find-greenplumber

Hope that helps!

Regards,
Mark D.

By: John

John — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:58:45 +0000

Rick,
Thank you for your input. I do have to disagree however, according to another website the difference is truly in the newer versions. Gone are the double flush and triple flush machines.
http://www.terrylove.com/crtoilet.htm is a Redmond, Washington native who seriously ( not kidding) seriously reviews toilets! …His recommendation? ( no association to him or the toilet manufacturers)
My favorite toilet is the UltraMax by Toto. Toto calls this a “G-Max” toilet. The model number is MS854114S. It is a good looking one-piece that incorporates a 3″ flush valve instead of the standard 2″. The fill valve can be found in any hardware store. It meets commercial requirements, works well in a home and is quieter than the air assisted models. The long sweeping trapway is good prevention against clogging from stuck objects that can get caught in the standard shapes. This is a homeowner favorite too.

Some of the gravity toilets work very well with one flush.
Excellent are the Toto Drake and Ultramax series.
Also good are the Caroma, Toto Dalton, toilets.

Briggs has a model called the Vacuity, that uses the WhisperVac flushing system. (WhisperVac is a patented vacuum assist) The water surface area is 10″x12″.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:58:54 +0000

From our experience as expert plumbers in South Florida, I would like to give my thoughts on going green with plumbing. Although it mostly a great idea, we make more money and spend more time on unclogging the low flow toilets. In todays word, they make the toilet paper so thick and comfortable that it does not break apart when flushed. The problem I see is that the volume of water in a flush is too low to flush and break apart the heavy paper to wash it down the drain. We advise our customers to flush twice. When they do this, the first flush pushes the waste through the toilet and the second one helps wash it away. If they don’t then they call us an end up paying us to unclog their toilet. More money is spent paying the us the plumber to educate them on this than they would have spent had they had the old fashion toilets which flush great. I love the environment and Green thinking but the reality is the more water you have to flush the better your drains willl function. Next I will talk about waterless urinals.
Thanks,
Rick
drainexpert@gmail.com

By: Katrina

Katrina — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:28:26 +0000

The benefits of all companies ‘going’ green are low in investment and high in return. This will be the wave of the future! Good post!
http://www.elocalplumbers.com/blog/green-plumbing-business-335