I was reading an old plumbing code book from the 80s and found something wild

It said a standard toilet flush from back then used about 5 gallons of water. I just checked my new one and it's 1.28 gallons. That's a huge drop I never thought about. Found the book in a box of junk from my dad's garage. Has anyone else come across old specs that made you do a double take?

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troy_palmer765d ago

Yeah always figured older stuff was more efficient. That toilet stat proves me wrong, big time.

elliotjenkins5d ago

Man, my grandma's old fridge was basically a power plant...

luna755d ago

Wow, that's a crazy difference! I had the same shock with my old water heater. The manual said it used something like 80 gallons a day on standby, and my new one is a fraction of that. It's wild how much basic home stuff has changed without us really noticing. Makes you wonder what else we're using way less of now.