No, not that kind of green.
I know that probably about 96% of my readers follow Young House Love and saw their toilet post yesterday, but I just had to share it for the other 4%.
Did you know that you can buy a little $20 kit to convert your toilet into a dual flusher? Neither did I! I thought I’d have to just wait until I needed a new toilet to get one of the water-saving dual flushing ones. And have no fear if you don’t fancy yourself a handyman or handywoman- the installation is tool-free, and according to John, only takes about 20 minutes. The one they bought is here.
And for anyone out there using cloth diapers, their post also includes another little bonus that will probably make your life a lot easier. They are a very thorough bunch and explain things very well, so if you’re even remotely interesting in greening your john, head on over and check them out.
I think it’s pretty cool that someone figured out how to convert existing toilets, rather than encouraging everyone to toss theirs in a landfill to buy a new one. Yay toilets!
May 20, 2010 at 8:49 am
I’m so going to get one of those. We should get a few for dad too then he won’t feel guilty about not leaving all the toilets in the house yellow.
Also, I’ve noticed that if you leave the yellow so it can mellow, it makes your toilet get dirtier faster so, a nice economically & environmentally sensitive flush would be nice.
May 20, 2010 at 8:55 am
Yeah, or peeing outside “to save a flush”.
May 20, 2010 at 11:51 am
If I could pee outside at my house without risking being put on the Ogden sex offenders list, I so would. Some day I’ll have a place out in the country and never waste a flush on pee again.
May 20, 2010 at 10:59 am
Thank you for sharing! I actually don’t read YHL on a daily basis, so this was new to me!
May 20, 2010 at 10:29 pm
Jon, before we come to visit you at your home in the very secluded countryside, we will call first! And I will make sure to walk only on the sidewalks. I’m actually excited to see what this green toilet business is all about. It’s not just dumping a brick into the tank, I’m sure.
May 20, 2010 at 11:20 pm
Thank you for the music! I love Jose Gonzalez, and hadn’t ever heard any other version of Heartbeats. Sorry I’m late in commenting, but wanted to be sure you knew your music post didn’t go unnoticed. You’re house looks smashin!