look for
WaterSense® Labeled
Urinals
Urinals can account for a significant portion of indoor water use in commercial
and institutional settings. A typical office building could reduce its water use
from old, inefficient urinals by 26,000 gallons per year or more. While the
current federal standard for commercial urinals is 1.0 gallon per flush (gpf),
some older urinals use as much as five times that amount!
FLUSH WITH EFFICIENCY
Replacing these inefficient fixtures with WaterSense
labeled flushing urinals can save between 0.5 and 4.5
gallons per flush, without sacrificing performance. The
WaterSense label helps purchasers easily identify
high-performing, water-efficient products. Installing
WaterSense labeled flushing urinals will not only
reduce water use in facilities, but also save money on
water bills.
WaterSense labeled flushing urinals use no more than
0.5 gpf and comply with existing standards for flushing
urinals. To ensure adequate performance, urinals must
also be independently certified to ensure that they flush
effectively and have properly functioning drain traps
before they can earn the WaterSense label.
WATERSENSE SAVINGS
Replacing just one older, inefficient urinal that uses 1.5
gpf with a WaterSense labeled model could save a
facility more than 4,600 gallons of water per year.
Nationwide, if all older, inefficient urinals were replaced,
we could save nearly 36 billion gallons annually. That's
equal to the amount of water that flows over Niagara
Falls in 21 hours!
Each WaterSense labeled flushing urinal can save a facility
more than 4,600 gallons of water per year.
LOOK FOR THE WATERSENSE LABEL!
Whether looking to reduce water
use in a new facility or to replace
old, inefficient fixtures in men's
restrooms, builders, designers,
managers, and other specifiers
can look for the WaterSense
label to identify high-performing,
water-efficient urinals. For more information
or a list of WaterSense labeled products, visit
www.epa.gov/watersense.
TO FLUSH OR NOT TO FLUSH?
While there are also urinals that don't use water available on the market today, the WaterSense specification is
only for flushing urinals. WaterSense has posted clarification guidance for its partners on non-water-using urinals;
for more information, please visit www.epa.gov/watersense/partners/urinals_final.html.
PHONE (866) WTR-SENS (987-7367) WEBSITE www.epa.gov/watersense EMAIL watersense@epa.gov
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