Comments on: Cheaper Than Cheap Tip Of The Week #8 : Don’t Flush The Tiolet

By: Krunk

Krunk — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:32:18 +0000

Many countries outside of America are already using dual flush toilets, where it uses about 75% less water to flush liquids.

How Dual Flush Toilets Work

By: Rinaldo Hasibuan

Rinaldo Hasibuan — Sun, 10 May 2009 20:37:14 +0000

some place in my country still using the river as their toilet,
very very cheap and natural

By: Debt Destroyer

Debt Destroyer — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:46:34 +0000

For our household we look at this as a water saving measure more than a money saving measure.

But like fern mentioned above, be sure not to let the yellow mellow too long.

By: LPN

LPN — Tue, 05 May 2009 20:11:17 +0000

Ken Livingstone, the erstwhile Mayor of London famously suggested the “if it’s mellow…” phrase and was universally condemned.

I have three young kids and they never flush the toilet so I guess we are doing our bit of saving by default. LOL

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By: MoneyEnergy

MoneyEnergy — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:51:52 +0000

Haven’t heard that adage! That pic makes me think, though, you have to keep the seats down because our furry friends don’t understand what the toilet is and they tend to try to drink from it. Even if it’s “just water” they can get really sick from it. But in general, I can see saving the flush for every other “yellow” use.

By: Mrs. Money

Mrs. Money — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:37:52 +0000

We do this at my house. I haven’t noticed any adverse effects from it!

By: fern

fern — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:17:02 +0000

the problem with doing this is that if you let urine-filled water sit too long, the tank gets very dirty and hard to clean.

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:28:58 +0000

LOL – wow, you’ve really entered personal territory for me. I used to be a “daily occurrence flusher” myself until I met my Chinese boyfriend who introduced me to this concept. =)

I drink a lot of water, so most times it’s clear, which doesn’t bother me not to flush anymore. But, having been raised in a family of medical nurses, if the accumulation turns too yellow, I have to flush or I start getting the heebie jeebies.

(If this is TMI, I apologize – this is coming from someone who as a child was used to talking about blood, surgical operations, and watching gallstone operations on video during family dinner.)

On another note, I was having problems posting my comment on the Necessity list in the earlier post. The system kept telling me that I had posted a duplicate comment, but there is none?!