Energy Conservation Project Intro

Energy Conservation Project
Mellow Yellow

How much water can a house with three guys living in it save by only flushing when necessary?

Google:
• Toilet water consumption accounts for 40% of household water usage.
• In 1992, Congress passed regulation limiting toilet tank size to 1.6 gallons, significantly reducing water waste.
• Other options to reduce toilet water waste are dams and displacement devices.

Data needed:
• Amount of water used by our toilet.
• Amount of flushes avoided by letting it mellow over 7 days.
• Amount of flushes over 7 days.

Data Collection Methodology:
There will be a tick sheet taped above the toilet and for 7 days anyone who uses the toilet will make a mark. Either they used the toilet and did not flush, a “no flush”, or they used the toilet and needed to flush, a “flush”.