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WaterSense® Labeled Toilets

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Toilets represent the main source of water use in the home, accounting for nearly 25
percent of an average home's indoor water consumption. Older, inefficient toilets that use
as much as six gallons per flush can be a major source of wasted water in many homes,
but even today's standard toilets use more water than they need to.

Flush Facts

Design improvements have allowed toilets to use
1.28 gallons per flush or less while still providing
equal or superior performance. This is 20 percent
less water than the current federal standard of
1.6 gallons per flush. WaterSense labeled toilets
are independently certified to meet the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's criteria for
both performance and efficiency. Only toilets that
complete the third-party certification process can
earn the WaterSense label.

WaterSense Savings

By replacing all old, inefficient toilets with
WaterSense labeled models, the average family
can reduce water used for flushing toilets by 20 to
60 percent—that's 13,000 gallons of water savings
per home every year! They could also save $170 per

Get a Handle On Leaks

Does your toilet have a silent leak? Place a
few drops of food coloring in your toilet's tank
and wait 10 minutes. If the dye shows up in
the bowl, you have a leak that can probably be
fixed by replacing a worn toilet flapper. Don't
forget to flush to avoid staining! For more
information about fixing leaks, please visit
www.epa.gov/watersense/fix-leak-week.

year in water costs, and $3,400 over the lifetime of
the toilets.

Nationally, if all old, inefficient toilets in the United
States were replaced with WaterSense labeled
models, we could save more than 260 billion
gallons of water per year, or the amount of water
that flows over Niagara Falls in about five days.

Look for the WaterSense Label

Whether remodeling
a bathroom, starting
construction of a new home,
or simply replacing an old,
leaky toilet that is wasting
money and water, installing a
WaterSense labeled toilet is
a high-performance, water-
efficient option worth considering. WaterSense
labeled toilets are available at a wide variety of
price points and a broad range of styles. If you opt
for a WaterSense labeled dual-flush toilet, you
can save even more water by choosing a "reduced
flush" mode that uses a smaller volume of water to
remove liquid waste. In many areas, utilities offer
rebates and vouchers that can lower the price of a
WaterSense labeled toilet.

For more information or a list of WaterSense
labeled products, visit www.epa.gov/watersense.

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To learn more about WaterSense, visitwww.epa.gov/watersense.
(866) WTR-SENS (987-7367) \ watersense@epa.gov

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832-F-24-008
May 2024

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