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Many People Still Think That These 2 Buttons Are Just For Flushing

Published on October 19, 2024

Many people are unaware that twin flush buttons are present on modern toilets, despite the fact that they are used for more than just flushing.

The larger button needs approximately 6-9 liters of water to flush solid waste, while the smaller button uses between 3 and 4.5 liters of water to flush liquid waste.

With these buttons, water conservation is possible.

The idea behind dual flush

The idea behind dual flush toilets is that they have two distinct kinds of levers or buttons. Each button has a separate exit valve attached to it, and one is bigger than the other.

It is intended to conserve water

THIS IS FOR WATER CONSERVATION: About 6 to 9 liters of water should be flushed out with the bigger lever, and about 3 to 4.5 liters with the smaller lever. It is obvious that the smaller one is for flushing liquid waste and the larger one is for flushing solid garbage.

What is your water savings?

AVERAGE AMOUNT OF WATER SAVED? A home can save up to 20,000 liters of water annually by switching to dual flushing instead of single flushing, according to calculations.

It is more economical to install than a standard flush, but it is more environmentally friendly and uses less water.

IMPLEMENTATION: American industrial designer Victor Papanek is credited with creating the dual flush concept, which he first presented in his 1976 book “Design for the real world.”

Australia was the first place it was used in 1980.

GET SMART: Thus, flush the toilet according to your needs the next time you use it.

Use the smaller lever if you are just going to urinate. It will either be modest in size or will include an image to identify it as the small flush, like a half circle, small circle, or small raindrop.

You have to press the larger lever, which will again be larger or have visual indicators, if you need to take a dump.