Do you have problems with your water?

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

A government official in the United States is indicating that due to water use regulations enacted in 1992, "People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times" and "You can't wash your hands, practically, there's so little water that comes out of the faucet".

I'm curious if this is actually true for anybody.

The only time I have trouble with too little water coming out of the faucet is at rest stops with their stupid automatic cut off. Push down... Again... Again....Again...One more time.....
If someone is flushing a toilet 15 times, uh try a little metamucil or get a new toilet.

 

[Meriweather]

Only a problem at the moment, it will be fixed.
One toilet keeps turning the water and and refiling the tank. We've had this problem with other toilets and DH will fix it.

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

We did pressure adjustments in our house (from the base that builders do) but that's common in our neighborhood. We're on top of a hill and the pressure of the water that comes from the bottom of the hill may vary from house to house. We just upped the pressure a tiny bit. Most people do that with respects to sprinkler systems or to help with showers and whatnot on the second story.

But in terms of what's contained in the original comment..uh no there's no need to flush that much. We do own toilets that are lower in terms of water.

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

Agreed. It's fake

Not fake. There's video of him actually saying that. The content, well, that is definitely not true, but he did say it.


Plus, we have problems with water that comes down from the sky. It's called rain. We don't know what to do with it.

ETA: I posted yes, because I do have problems with my dishwasher. It's not the water, as much as it was improperly installed; the landlord won't have someone come out to figure out why it's not getting enough water pressure/flow. Everything else is just fine for pressure and flow.

 

[China Expat]

I think the official was complaining about low flow toilets and the loss of the older lightbulbs.

 

[wgeo]

We redid our bathrooms last year and the toilets are definitely low water usage - but dang if they don't work amazing. I haven't had to use a plunger not even one time in any bathroom in the house since we put in the new toilets. Amazing.

Edit to add - I am not a huge fan of the low pressure shower head though - I do think it takes longer to get the shampoo washed out of my hair.

 

[bcla]

I LOL'd when I read that comment. It's ridiculous. My son moved into a condo with an old toilet from the 1970's. It's appalling how much water that thing takes! Water saving toilets are an excellent item.

We replaced our ancient ones with 1.28 gpf models. Fully glazed, wider traps, a 3 inch wide adjustable, rigid flapper, etc. I also added an adjustable bowl refill tube to save even more. The tank itself is about 3 gallons, but it's only designed to flush 1.28. We also got a water bill rebate from our local utility.

The ancient ones (from the 50s and 60s) were horrible even if they used 4-5 gallons per flush. We were using a plunger about every other day. They had narrow traps and a 2 inch flapper. Technology has gone a long way where less water can actually flush better. I guess the idea back then was maybe the flush lasts 3 times longer (than today) but it didn't work at all.

Now what didn't work was when old techniques were used with low flow. I know someone with "low profile" one piece toilets. They look great but the flush is bad. They have a one piece toilet that's a little bit higher and flushes better.

 

[bcla]

Only a problem at the moment, it will be fixed.
One toilet keeps turning the water and and refiling the tank. We've had this problem with other toilets and DH will fix it.

Depends on the issue. Usually it's a leaky flapper. I've replaced a few, but the first step is to just clean the edge since they build up slime. When the rubber gets hard, then they'll just keep on leaking when they can't form a good seal.

My current toilets have a rigid flapper that uses a silicone gasket. I couldn't figure out why it was leaking but it eventually stopped.

 

[bcla]

Our water is fine. It's Sierra Nevada runoff that's really low mineral content. I compare that to the hard water I remember from city wells when I lived in Santa Clara, California. That stuff was horrible. It had an odor, looked somewhat yellow, and left mineral deposits everywhere including dishes and toilets. The city said it was safe to drink though.

 

[littlejimmy]

sort of depends how big my dump is

 

[bcla]

sort of depends how big my dump is

I guess for some it might take 15 flushes.

 

[MillauFr]

Not fake. There's video of him actually saying that. The content, well, that is definitely not true, but he did say it.


Plus, we have problems with water that comes down from the sky. It's called rain. We don't know what to do with it.

ETA: I posted yes, because I do have problems with my dishwasher. It's not the water, as much as it was improperly installed; the landlord won't have someone come out to figure out why it's not getting enough water pressure/flow. Everything else is just fine for pressure and flow.

He’ll fix the dishwasher issue too

 

[mrodgers]

Ex wife had an issue with water a few weeks ago. I had to go fix it since she was at work and my daughter was there alone.

She (daughter) texted me saying there's a leak. I was trying to figure out what she meant describing it when she sent me a video. 1 inch solid gush of water coming out of the disconnected pipe coming from the pump

With a picture of the breaker box, I got her to shut off the breaker. Grandpa came and it was the pump switch which overpressurized the tank and popped off the inlet pipe with the pump going strong. Basement probably would have had 4 feet of water had it not been caught.

Ex texted me and asked if I would run out to install the switch. She works at Lowes in town near me and already bought the switch, so I stopped after work and ran out there. Walked in with a tool bag full of tools and found the girls and my oldest's 25 year old lump of a boyfriend playing xBox. I asked, "anyone want to learn how to fix a water leak?" Nothing. When I was 25 dating my ex wife, if her dad showed up to fix the water, I would have been right next to him working. Nothing but a waste of flesh he is. Kicking myself every day for getting my daughter a summer job at my work instead of part time at the grocery store since that's where she met this worthless pile.

 

[Moliphino]

We have low flow toilets and very rarely have to flush more than once.

We do have a water issue at our new house - radon in the water. We need to have a filtration system installed before we move in.

 

[NYCgrrl]

I'm more worried about lead content in water as opposed to water consumption. NYC started water consumption measures back in the late 80's/early 90s so most people either understand the reason for it or think low flush toilets are the norm. My locality has some of the highest water costs in the country so just another reason to not be overly generous with it.

 

[MomOfDisneyPrincess]

So, I have the older toilets and only ever flush once. But my child only flushes IF she remembers. So, I'm pretty sure between the two of us, we're saving water without having to install special toilets. LOL

 

[bcla]

Anyone have a high-mounted toilet? That's supposed to help (even with modern low-water requirements) because there's more static pressure from the drop in height.

I guess the traditional style is a wall-mounted tank going down a tube, and pull chain.

Kohler and others have a wall-mounted seat with a high tank that needs to be buried in the wall.

One model looks like this with two buttons for 0.8/1.6 gpf.

It looks like this inside the wall:

 

[DisneyHardin]

We often have to flush the toilet in our main bathroom twice, but I think it is a problem with the toilet and not the water pressure.

 

[dclpluto]

IMO, it should be illegal to waste water on grass.

Do you have grass?

 

[Searc]

Do you have grass?

We sure do, half an acre, and we don't waste one drop of water on it. If it turns brown, it turns brown.