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Toilet Paper
by Seventh Generation
Bathroom tissue from recycled paper.
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January 2, 2009
Chlorine and Chlorine Gas
During the installation I encountered problems with the rocker device that fits inside the toilet tank. I called Water Saver Tech and got Mark Saunders (the inventor) on the line. After discribing the illfitting part to him, he told me that I probably got ahold of some old stock and promptly sent me a newly designed rocker assembly. A week later, after recieving the new part and assebling the unit I can say that it worked. (sort of). There are electrical points that go inside the toilet tank that are exposed to moisture. These points activate the pump when the water level drops in the toilet tank. They will need regular attention. This design error is exaserbated by the chlorine in the water that causes most metal parts to corrode quickly. This coats the points and causes them to not make a good contact.
Secondly, the only way that the toilet bowl can fill is if that water comes from the fresh water fill of the toilet. So you are only really saving about 3/4 of a gallon per flush. The fresh water going into the bowl gives the impression that the water entering the tank is fairly clean, but it's really pretty funky because there is virtually no filtration of the water coming from the sink. This means that your toilet flapper is going to need to be cleaned about once a week.
The biggest design flaw in this product is the use of 3" chlorine tablets placed in the drain line to disenfect the sink water as it goes to the storage tank. When the water passes over the chlorine tablets it creates chlorine gas. This chlorine gas comes up through the drain pipe and stings your nostrels pretty good. Since there is no sink trap between the sink and the tank there is nothing to keep the gas from escaping back into the bathroom. That isn't the biggest danger though. The biggest danger is if someone is cleaning the bathroom
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January 3, 2008
Nice idea, but the impact is small
I'm all for grey water recycling. And in the interest of full disclosure, I represent Brac systems which are a whole house grey water recycling solution. I like the idea of Aqus and support it for retrofit applications where water is scarce. But given the cost and the fairly small impact I wouldn't put one in my house. It only takes water from one hand basin and sends it to the neighboring toilet. If you don't use a lot of water at the sink, then there's not much impact. I'd rather go with a system that draws from showers and baths too.
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Bruce B. says:
I agree with Paulo. I am the Brac Systems distributor for N. California, "Being Water L.L.C". I actually bought an Aqus with the thought of selling it as an alternative to a whole house system in situations where it... more »