Toilets Toilets Everywhere But One Ought Stop And Think - April 15, 2016

The old toilet tank cracked. Off toilet shopping, my first stop was the internet. I was overwhelmed with choices. Actually, I became quite underwhelmed after eliminating all the features I didn't care about.

Looking at toilets with 1.28 GPF (gallons per flush) for around $100, I felt, somehow, that I was only marginally improving my water savings from the old 1.6 GPF. I then found a toilet made by a Niagara Conservation that I had never heard of and consumed only 0.8 GPF for $150.

With some very rough math for a family of five, I calculated that 0.8 GPF would actually save about $150 within 6 months compared to 1.6 GPF. I wanted one fast. I checked where to buy and one Home Depot near me had three. To my disappointment, there was none when I went there. The manager said, “Those Niagaras just fly off the shelves. Contractors come in here every week and buy several at a time."

I ordered one though, it arrived with the following week’s inventory, and I am very glad to have found it!