[Greenbuilding] MaP Premium - the best toilets

[George J. Nesbitt]

12" is standard, some toilets come in a 10" version, but much rarer.

On 12/24/2012 4:09 PM, Erin Rasmussen wrote:
>
> It would be lovely if they added a column in the table for how many 
> inches (or cm) the toilet is from the wall to the center of the hole. 
> I just discovered, to my chagrin, that one measurement can make the 
> world of difference when you're replacing an older toilet with a newer 
> one.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Erin
>
> *From:*Greenbuilding 
> [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] *On Behalf Of 
> *Reuben Deumling
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 20, 2012 12:16 PM
> *To:* Greenbuilding
> *Subject:* [Greenbuilding] MaP Premium - the best toilets
>
> This is fun!
>
> The Canadians who have developed a superior test protocol for toilets 
> have recently added a new tier to help us differentiate the toilets that
> (a) use 4 liters or less per flush, and
> (b) score at 600g or above on their test.
>
> This is something I've been interested in for years, and just this 
> morning I heard back from Bill Gauley that they have a page on their 
> website devoted to this. Here it is: 
> http://www.map-testing.com/info/menu/map-premium.html
> and here's the table you can get to from the above link:
> http://www.map-testing.com/assets/files/2012-11-08-MaP_PREMIUM-HETs.pdf
>
> The Niagara Conservation Stealth (0.8 gpf) which I recently purchased 
> is on the list.
>
> What would be even niftier (some day) would be to have a third 
> dimension in this table, list price.
>
> At $225 here in town (before any water bureau rebates) I consider the 
> Niagara Stealth a winner.
>
>
>
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George J. Nesbitt, Environmental Design / Build, Building Performance 
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