Naturally unclog a drain the next time one backs up at your house
Recently, one of our master bathroom sinks backed up. I was about to buy a bottle of Draino or Liquid Plumber when I remembered watching a documentary on how millions of man-made chemicals are dumped into the environment each day and how we do not have the capability to study the billions of possible interactions that could occur between these chemicals. However, we do have studies linking a good deal of them to cancer in both animals and humans. That being the case, I decided to look for a way to naturally unclog our drain.
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Toilet water usage is probably more than you expect
Believe it or not, a traditional toilet is a pretty big water waster. According to Caroma, a green toilet manufacturer, each person in your household flushes the toilet four times a day, resulting in toilet water usage of about 20 gallons. If you have a family of four, that is 80 gallons of water a day used just to flush the toilet. Also, the above stats are only for toilets that were installed after the National Energy Policy Act went into effect in 1994. If your toilets are older than that, then they can account for up to 40% of your household water use.
Luckily, there are some easy ways to reduce toilet water usage. Here are four things you can do in less than 10 minutes to help reduce your toilet water usage. Read more on Toilet Water Usage…
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