Doing this renovation process has given me a new found respect for hard labor. (It really is hard!) I've been feeling pretty guilty about tearing up so much stuff in the house, but I'd have to admit, I'm not feeling guilty at all for getting rid of the house's old water guzzling toilets.
These old toilets used over 4 gallons per flush. With us being in a drought year and EBMUD offering up to $150 as a toilet replacement rebate, it made sense to switch to a more eco-friendly and sustainable toilet option. I've decided on picking up the Toto Eco Drake. It is a HET (high efficiency toilet) that only uses 1.6 gpf (gallons per flush). That's less than half than what the old toilets used. According to the EBMUD website, these HET toilets use a pressurized flush system that allows for a very fast and reliable flush compared to traditional toilets. The downside is though that they are slightly more noisy. The Toto Eco Drake is ranked by Consumer Reports as the best budget toilet. With it's price at about $240 and the $150 rebate, you're getting a deal on a great toilet and doing your part to make the world a better place. All in a day's work.
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