I have always complained that I have to flush several times with the 1.6 gallon flushers. I got a new toilet that does really good with one flush. But I have been talking to some plumbers who say I need to keep flushing several times anyway. They say the 1.6 gallons is plenty to flush the toilet, but it won't get the solids to the septic or sewer main. One guy showed me a video of the inside of a sewer line. You could see where the paper and solids just stopped and dried out, then more would accumulate on top until the sewer line was clogged. He said if those people would just flush 3 or 4 times, solids would make it to the sewer main and he wouldn't have to snake or replace the clogged lines.
What say ye experienced plumbers? Is 1.6 gallons enough? Or is this just another water saving feature that doesn't really save water?
What say ye experienced plumbers? Is 1.6 gallons enough? Or is this just another water saving feature that doesn't really save water?