Low flush toilet

Low flush toilet

A low flush or low flow toilet is a flush toilet that uses significantly less water then a normal flush toilet, using as little as 1.6 gallons per flush as opposed to 7 gallons. They came into use in the United States in the 1990s with water conservation concerns.cite web
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title = The Lowdown on Low-Flow Toilets
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