by Bruce Burkhardt – May 6, 2002 CNN
Laboratories are using new methods to test how well toilets are designed.
Since Congress mandated the low-flow toilet in 1992, Americans haven’t exactly felt flush with confidence about their plumbing.
These days, the double flush — or the “courtesy flush,” as Jerry Seinfeld put it — has …
Continue reading Experts overflowing with ideas for ideal toiletby Mia Penta, Associated Press, July 28, 2001
BURIEN, Wash. (AP) A suburban Seattle shopping center was rocked by a water heater explosion that hurtled concrete chunks for a block, shattered business facades and injured four people.
The water heater at a video store in the shopping plaza rocketed through the building’s roof, over a …
Continue reading Exploding water heater rocks suburban Seattle shopping center, injuring threeToilets-on-wheels take to Phnom Penh streets CNN – June 13, 2001
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Authorities in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh have rolled out the city’s first public toilets.
The toilets-on-wheels are being introduced in a bid to discourage residents from relieving themselves on sidewalks and municipal parks.
The first models began roaming the …
Continue reading Toilets on WheelsEditor: Becky Bray – May 4, 2001 – NASA
Have you ever wondered about plumbing in space? Which way does water flow in a weightless environment? Can toilets flush in free-fall? Here on Earth, plumbing is something most of us take for granted. Turn the faucet and water comes rushing out. Flush the toilet and …
Continue reading Plumbing in Outer Spacecourtesty of P & M Magazine – 2001
In another attempt to “get the federal government out of our bathroom,” Rep. Joe Knollenberg, R-Mich., reintroduced his bill proposing amending water conservation laws. The bill, HR 1479 was introduced by Knollenberg and 34 co-sponsors to the House of Representatives on April 4. The bill seeks to …
Continue reading Knollenberg Resurrects Bill To Amend Federal Low Flow Toilet LawJames 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