Replacing outdated toilets with new high-efficiency models can drastically cut home water consumption
DENVER, CO – There a few things more vexing in maintaining a home than a leaking or antiquated toilet, and in these summer months when water conservation is key a new toilet will not only drastically cut water use, but also guarantee there won’t be any lifestyle adjustments due to malfunctions in one of the most important rooms in the house, the bathroom.
The plumbing professionals at Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Denver point out that outdated toilets, particularly in older homes where the fixtures haven’t been updated in years, can consume up to 19 gallons of water per day per person in normal use, and if they are leaking or running they can waste as much as 200 gallons of water every day. A new high-efficiency toilet will stop the leaks and cut normal water usage by more than a third, to just 12 gallons of water each day per person.
Also, says Steve Jusseaume, owner and founder of the 32-year old Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Denver, the new types of toilets on the market today are also more efficient in evacuating solid waste and are better for a home’s sewer system as well.
“Contrary to the common misconception that so-called low-flow toilets don’t flush as well as old-school toilets and require more flushing and a lifestyle change, the new high-efficiency toilets we install actually operate at higher pressures and greater efficiency,” adds Jusseaume. “If fact, our customers report that their new high-efficiency toilets are like what they are used to in their office buildings or other commercial settings. They love them.”
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program, toilets are by far the main source of water usage in the home, accounting for nearly 30 percent of an average’s home’s daily indoor water consumption. The EPA estimates that if everyone in America switched to a WaterSense labeled toilet it would save nearly 2 billion gallons of water a day across the country.
Ben Franklin’s Jusseaume notes that the new toilets on the market are also quite stylish, and there’s a model to meet the demands of any décor, to replace an existing toilet or to be a beautiful complement to a fully remodeled bathroom.
“Ben Franklin Plumbing of Denver just replaced our old toilet with a very beautiful model from a company called VitrA,” says a plumbing customer in Denver. “They were able to perfectly match the color of our existing sink and shower fixtures. We couldn’t be more pleased.”
Ben Franklin Plumbing of Denver carries, in stock, toilets and other bathroom fixtures from the top brands in the industry, including Toto, Kohler, American Standard, Crane, Elger, Briggs, and Vitra, and the firm will work with designers and suppliers to find any toilet that meets a customer’s need.
The VitrA brand is from a company headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey that was founded more than 70 years ago to create a wide variety earthenware products, from tea cups to electrical sockets. Today VitrA is an international brand inspired by the “sociable, luxurious Turkish Hamman culture,” says the VitrA website, and the company makes a wide array of plumbing fixtures, bathroom furniture, tiles and building chemicals. VitrA has won numerous design awards for its products, including garnering four prestigious design awards in 2006 alone:. The İstanbul Collection by Ross Lovegrove won the Wallpaper Design Award for Best Bathroom, a Good Design Award and a Red Dot Design Award; distinguished designer Defne Koz was also recognized with a Red Dot Design Award for her İznik Collection were also recognized with a Red Dot Design Award. For more information visit www.vitra-usa.com.
Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Denver was founded in 1978 as Deer Creek Plumbing and became a member of the Number 1 residential plumbing franchise in America, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, in 2005. Still family owned and operated, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing of Denver employs fully licensed plumbers and performs a full complement of plumbing services, from the repair and installation of boilers and water heaters, to repairing and replacing sewer lines, water mains and more. The firm also specializes in home remodeling projects for the kitchen, laundry room, basements and bathrooms.
For more information on new high-efficiency toilets and the full spectrum of home plumbing services available from Benjamin franklin Plumbing of Denver, call 1-866-PUNCTUAL or visit http://www.benfranklinplumbingdenver.com/.
July 7th, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Hello! I just had my second new toilet installed by Ben Franklin Plumbing, Denver Metro area. I love these appliances and services provided. Something that I would like to suggest to Ben Franklin, if they really want to WOW their customers. If you have reached the level of customer satisfaction and do not wish to exceed that level, then you do not need to read the rest of this message. I am a member of your “preferred” customers. When I contact your office to set up an appointment, I do not feel like your preferred customer. This is not “all” due to your receptionist who answers your phone for appointments (who is generally very polite but sometimes confused). I think you just need some new software or an update of software. When a customer calls, either given by name or address, your receptionist should be able to access “everything” about that customer to include but not limited: services performed/and dates/service person; products purchased/dates/service person; warranties on products to include warranty end date/ last serviced, etc; and membership/date signed up and expiration/under which business they signed up, etc. When I explained that I was a member and signed up under One Hour Heating, Ben Franklin had no information. If the three businesses operate as a “team” then this information SHOULD BE shared. This has happened twice where I had to explain to your receptionist that the three businesses shared this membership program. If you do not have your membership number in front of you, you will be put on hold several minutes after being told that One Hour Heating has nothing to do with Ben Franklin “but I will check – please hold”. Now this is due to training for your receptionist. Next, I am “again” put on hold to see if the appliance purchased is still under warranty. If your software shows your receptionist everything she/he needs to know about that customer, then the customer is not put on hold but is told the product is under warranty and will be taken care of. Then you can continue setting up the appointment. I just don’t feel valued when I am told “let me check on this/that” and “I have no record of your membership”, etc. etc. Also if the customer has someone they prefer to work with (as I like to build relationships and history of services), they should not be told that this person is on their way and will arrive shortly. When the door opens, someone else is standing there. Again, to the “valued” customer, this should not happen. I understand that your service person may get tied up, but when told “they are on their way”, this is wrong. And maybe this is a problem of the service people trying to cover for each other. I’m hoping that you can use this information and try to WOW your customers. The three businesses should have the availability to pull up their customers’ data and share ONLY the membership number. Thank you.
August 20th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Thanks for the advice.. This was a good article!
-jack