Video: Dual Flush Toilet, Required in New Buildings, In ACTION!

Today the City Council is expected to, um, pass a bill that would require all new buildings, both commercial and residential, to install dual-flush toilets that have separate buttons for solids and liquid. And according to the scoop in the Post, the bill will also require any replacement toilets purchased for existing buildings be dual flush. So what's a dual-flush toilet? Besides saving water, these dual-flushers can take down just about anything, from 20 golf balls to 11 Water Wigglers (whatever those are). Check out this amazing video of the revolutionary new toilet coming to a water closet near you:

These dual flush toilets have been around a while, so it's great to see NYC finally doubling down on the flushing. According to toilet manufacturer American Standard, these bad boys conserve water by giving you "the flexibility to choose between a mere 0.9 gallon flush or a standard 1.6 gallon flush." And the Post reports that the Council bill will also mandate showerheads, urinals and sink faucets meet federal standards for water efficiency.

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By John Del Signore in News on October 13, 2010 12:00 PM

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sowhtifithppnsitwll

But will the pipes leading out handle that load?

thelexiphane

Suddenly the thought of ingesting 56 chicken nuggets makes me feel queasy.

JacqueMehoff

if it's yellow let it mellow,

if it's brown flush it down.

I'd be worried if my crap came out golf ball sized.

Think2wice

I was pleasantly surprised to see so many dual flush toilets in India while I was there this year. In homes and hotels.

farkas

If the city wants to save water, maybe it should do something about building supers who hose down the sidewalk every single day, sometimes even when it is raining.

Love Your Life

Shit happens!

Cannibal

This has been around for years in just about every country other than here. We are ass backwards

John L

Good! It's about time.

We need to find ways to conserve everything from water to electricity.

Love Your Life

I am having a shitty day!

hellx

Wow...look at all the stuff it flushes. It'd be great for this guy

rammyh

Nice - I doubt most of NYC's old-ass pipes can handle 20 golfballs and a pound of orange peels being sent their way, but that sure is a nice toilet.

Cannibal

haha Ass-pipes!

Dogsbody

"separate buttons for solids and liquid." That's what those seperate buttons are for? All this time, I've never actually known that - I just press both buttons and hope for the best.

ps. Why did I read this during my lunch break? I feel queazy now.