James A. Parcell – The Washington Post Thursday, September 28, 2000; Page H01
Some artists create on canvas. Xenia Zampolli prefers the wet porcelain of just-molded toilets and sinks. These she embosses, embellishes, carves, signs and numbers; when they dry, she paints, glazes and fires them in a kiln for eight hours.
Leopard spots. Zebra …
Continue reading Flushed With PrideThe Chain Is Pulled on Britain’s Crapper
July 26, 2000
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has flushed Britain’s claims to have invented the water closet down the pan with the discovery of a 2,000-year-old toilet complete with running water, a stone seat and a comfortable armrest.
Archaeologists found the antique latrine in the tomb of a …
Continue reading First Toilets?courtesy of The Washington Post, Saturday, July 1, 2000; Page G01
Sandra Fleishman – Washington Post Staff Writer
The first time water poured through the ceiling of Margaret Rudy’s 50-year-old house in Chevy Chase, she and her husband, Peter Weiss, were away for Christmas.
The flood last December–accumulated water from a pinhole leak in a …
Continue reading And the Leaks Go On…by Rob Heselbarth – Supply House Times Magazine, May 2000
Above average satisfaction levels were reported by customers using 13 different models of low-flow toilets in a study conducted by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
The Ultra-Low-Flush Toilets: Customer Satisfaction Survey, published in December 1999, differed from previous studies in that its sole …
Continue reading Consumers Satisfied With Low-Flow ToiletsThe reputation of 1.6-gallon toilets rises as complaints go down the drain. The results of PM’s Water Conservation Survey.
Chris King – P & M Magazine May 2000
Today’s 1.6-gallon toilets might not be perfect, but they sure have come a long way in the last few years, according to our recent survey. The last …
Continue reading High Marks For Low-Flow Toilets