You know how the saying goes – the older the toilet, the larger the flush volume.

No? It must be a plumber thing then.

Basically, what we are trying to say is that if your toilet isn’t down with the practise of saving water, flushing uses about a third of your entire household water usage.

Quite literally, down the toilet.

While the average person spends a decent amount of time on the toilet during their lifetime, no one ever gives much thought to how much water the system uses – basically between seven and 13 litres per flush, depending on the size of your cistern.

But 13 litres? That just doesn’t cut it in the Cape’s current water crisis, so what can you do?

There’s the brick trick, but most of the time they end up destroying the inner workings of your cistern, or you can get one of these:

Go on, Save-A-Flush – here’s what you need to know about the product:

Features & Savings

• Fits all toilets
• Comes in a 1Litre to 1.2 litre Water Saving Bag
• Saves on average 12 litres per day
• Lifespan of 3 – 5 years, saving up to 7 000 litres annually in just one toilet

Directions

• Simply remove the lid of the cistern, and drop the lightweight envelope into the cistern.
• The device will soak up water, thereby displacing 1 – 1.2 litres of water (depending on the device you have) with every refill, reducing water flushed away with every flush.
• Absorbing the full amount of water can take up to 6 hours, and it will sink to the bottom of the cistern as it fills.
• Fits all toilets, including dual-flush systems.

Available from sustainable.co.za (along with a multitude of other water-saving products, such as greywater systems and rainwater storage), the Save-A-Flush is just the latest product that South Africa’s leading Eco Store has brought to SA to encourage us to lead a more eco-friendly lifestyle.

Do it. Do better.