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Guest guest Posted October 4, 2007 Report Share Posted October 4, 2007 I dont want to change my cistern so my next best is: I have a 2l plastic bottle full of water inside my cistern!!! Then when the cistern fills up it always fills up less the 2l. So we save alot of water this way. Hope some of you can use this idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 This was popular here years ago. These days, the new toilets use a lot less water, so noone does this anymore. I'd still like to use even less with one of these new toilets! Cyndi In a message dated 10/4/2007 1:53:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dehningc writes: I dont want to change my cistern so my next best is: I have a 2l plastic bottle full of water inside my cistern!!! Then when the cistern fills up it always fills up less the 2l. So we save alot of water this way. Hope some of you can use this idea See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I guess what bothers me is that if you change your cistern then how much water do you have to save before the enviro impact of the manufacturing of the new cistern is balanced out. Im sure it 'costs' the envro for highly for the manufactering and distribution of this 'new and improved' cistern. I wonder what the difference is between the saving I make and the saving that the new cistern makes?. Having said this I do think they are great, and if i break mine or build a new enviro house one day then I will definately install one Have a great day! Carle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 I pondered over this when we got our new, high efficiency, low water usage washing machine. But we recycled the old washer, and we're saving water with the new one, and I needed a new one anyway, so the choice was clear. I agree with you about considering the enviro impact for getting a new one, but there are considerations that offset that.. Carle, have you ever heard of Freecycle? It's mainly a USA thing, I think, but I'm just curious if you have anything like it in SA. You can read up on it at freecycle.org if you're curious. Maybe you can be the driving force to start it up in SA. :-)Cyndi In a message dated 10/4/2007 10:50:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dehningc writes: I guess what bothers me is that if you change your cistern then how much water do you have to save before the enviro impact of the manufacturing of the new cistern is balanced out. Im sure it 'costs' the envro for highly for the manufactering and distribution of this 'new and improved' cistern.I wonder what the difference is between the saving I make and the saving that the new cistern makes?.Having said this I do think they are great, and if i break mine or build a new enviro house one day then I will definately install oneHave a great day!Carle See what's new at AOL.com and Make AOL Your Homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2007 Report Share Posted October 5, 2007 Thanks Cyndi... I will check it out and give an SA response later Carle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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