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Toilet Rebate advocates the use of Ultra Low Flush (ULF) / High Efficiency Toilets (HET) toilets for all residential and commercial applications. The flushing performance exceeds that of conventional models as technical improvements over the past few years has elevated the industry significantly. Further, in normal installations, the lower flow rate from ULF / HET plumbing fixtures does in fact discharge sufficient water into existing plumbing lines to keep the drain-lines from backing up.

Toilet Technologies

Gravity toilets, whether low flush or conventional function the same way. It relies on head pressure exerted on the height and volume of water within the tank. By depressing the lever, a flapper lifts forcing the water into the bowl to fill the "trapway" initiating the siphoning action and causes the toilet to flush.

Pressurized toilets use high water pressure to push waste material out of the bowl into the drain-lines. Using a flush-o-meter valve, pressurized water is forced into the rim of the toilet bowl. Another similar system, with a flush-o-meter tank uses a ceramic tank as an aesthetic cover to hide the pressurized device inside. The airtight device is connected to the water supply from the facility and as the water fills the device, it compresses the air inside causing a strong flushing action.

Vacuum-assist toilets are the newest of the flushing methods available today combining gravity with innovative technology to increase the siphoning action. Head pressure from the height of the water in the tank works in conjunction with components inside the tank which are connected to the "trapway" of the bowl. When activated, air is evacuated from the top of the "trapway" and a vacuum is created when the water passes from the tank to the bowl. This results in a strong siphoning action.

The distinction between "Watersaver" and "Low Consumption" toilets are as follows:

A toilet having an average water consumption not exceeding
3.5 gallons / 13.25 litres per flushing cycle is considered a "Watersaver" model
vs.
A toilet having an average water consumption not exceeding
1.6 gallons / 6.0 litres per flushing cycle is considered a "Low Consumpton" model.