A busy bathroom uses a lot of water, and low-flow toilets and showerheads (which have been the norm for a few decades now) have probably saved you thousands of dollars on your utility bills over time.

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Unless your home’s water supply has been cut off—and you have to resort to “flushing” toilets by pouring large buckets of water into the bowl—you may not think about all water you’re using every time ...

Missed your chance at a cheap, low-flow toilet last year? Don’t fret — opportunity No. 2 is here. The Center for ReSource Conservation is bringing back its popular low-flow toilet replacement program, ...

Starting this summer, products that save water can earn a "Water Sense" label from the Environmental Protection Agency, akin to the Energy Star label for appliances. But will the label help American ...

Q: I hate my low-flow toilet, but I rent so I can’t replace it. Is there anything I can do to make it work better? A: Low-flow toilets got a bad reputation after Congress ordered manufacturers in 1992 ...

Q: We have an older toilet that clogs a lot and has to be plunged. We’d like to get a new toilet, but a friend tells us the new toilets are even worse at clogging than the old ones. Is that true? A: ...

July 15, 1946. That’s the date stamped inside the tank of my guest room toilet. That explains a lot. My house was built in 1946, so it’s an original toilet. You can hear the humming of pipes for ...