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You could also just try using Baby wipes?
It's a bad idea to flush those. They don't degrade, and end up blocking sewers and ruin septic systems.
They help Fatbergs to form.
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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A0RHSJO/ref=oh_aui_deta... $35 and you can install it in about 5 minutes flat. It's terrific, can't go back to TP ever.
Honest question: How do you dry your butt afterwards? Do you keep a butt-towel next to the toilet? Shared or one per person?
Toilet paper. You'll still cut down your consumption (60% on average from my personal numbers) and you'll need it for visitors who are not into 'that bidet thing'
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#93Middle-eastern countries have used water for centuries to clean after the act. Nowadays, they are converting to western style as it seems luxury!
No, they are not. A shouf (water hose) is always next to the toilet in Middle Eastern countries and in public facilities.
Always.
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#94Interesting how Maduro's Venezuelan toilet paper crisis could be solved with soap and water.
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Japanese washlets heat it up, as well as your seat. Including temperature and pressure control. Pretty awesome, I wonder why everyone else thought around 1970 that toilets are good enough now.
Anything heating up water, makes it necessary to to install a water softening plant or either the device - and/or the piping is in for a change after 15 to 25 years (depending on the lime levels in your water table). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_softening PS: Dont be fooled to buy a system with mandatory ion-exchanger cartdrige. All one needs is salt to rejuvenate the ion exchanger.
Why is it a problem to change the device every 15-25 years?
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#97Something I find quite strange is how South American countries pervasively discourage people from flushing used toilet paper (instead preferring to have a little wastebasket to collect it and later throw it away in the trash). The usual account of the reason for this is that the plumbing can't handle it -- which you also hear about some old buildings in the U.S. OK, but this norm persists even in buildings that were…
And restrooms in stores along the U.S. border where people cross from Mexico often have to have signs in Spanish telling people to please flush their toilet paper and not throw it on the floor beside the toilet or go out into other parts of the store and drag trash cans into the restrooms to dispose of it in. (This is not intended as a criticism of Mexicans, merely a comment on the fact that just across the border su…
And now I know why when I was at Fleet Farm yesterday there was a trash bin in the stall. Had never seen that before.
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#98Toilet Paper is obsolete and just plain nasty and Wet Wipes are causing expensive clogs in the sewers and septic systems. With modern plumbing we should all be washing not wiping and the best way to do that is with a Hand Bidet Sprayer. Far cleaner, healthier, saves money and you never run out. See www.bathroomsprayer.com.
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That's interesting, but doesn't algae need light to grow? The tanks are solid porcelain. Even our fish tank, if not near a window won't grow algae, move it near a window and 2 days later it's turning green. Also, I looked in the tank, and it was spotless. I think any concerns of growth of anything in the tank are far outweighed by the water savings. I'd guess millions of gallons a year across Japan with just this one…
No, some algae does not- they only need a source of energy (carbonhydrates). Google heterotrophe for more Info. PS: That is why algae can grow in sewers.
Well, I guess maybe in Japan that is of little concern, as it's a common toilet design.
lol, I googled "heterotrophe in toilet tank from soap" and your comment came up. :P
I did some searching, I simply can't see any problems with this. Worst case it seems you have to clean your tank.
Besides, doesn't the water and soap from your sink end up in the sewer anyway? Just not seeing the problem.
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If the signs say don't flush anything down, they usually mean anything other than toilet paper and bodily excretions. Flushing tampons, pads, condoms, whatever the hell else is in your pocket is common and that is what those signs are discouraging. Toilet paper is designed to basically disintegrate once it gets wet, so it is not causing any problems in plumbing
In Cuba, we were told in no uncertain terms not to flush toilet paper (or anything else, of course).
That may be because you are using paper which isn't designed to disintegrate upon contact with water. My anus does recall travels in South America where provided toilet products were rough and relatively ineffective. At least in North Africa and China you are living in a capitalistic market where toilet products of varying qualities can be readily had.