Right now there are several areas of North Georgia, including Gwinnett County, that are issuing rebates for 'water saver' toilets.
While this might not be terribly exciting, it is pretty cool... especially when combined with a deal at Costco on one of the listed toilets...
The Duluth Costco has a dual flush (4L/6L) model available for $99.65, including tax. It is eligible for a $100 rebate. It isn't listed as being available on Coscto.com, but the store had 25+ toilets a couple of days ago. I do not know if they will be restocked, or when.
There are some specific limitations, so check that out on the linked website PRIOR to buying the toilet if you are counting on the rebate. The goal is to reduce water consumption, so it is aimed at older homes with older toilets. There is also a limit of two rebates per household... but honestly, the toilet is a pretty good deal BEFORE the rebate.
And since it comes with a seat and wax ring, there is no need to buy anything else to install as a replacement.
The only thing missing is a porcelain recycling program. I haven't been able to find an active recycling program for the porcelain. There are some organizations that may accept the old toilet, but it is for re-use... kind of defeating the purpose of replacing it to lower water consumption. In fact, it is a requirement of the rebate that the toilet not be re-used.
Just as an aside, our old toilets used 5 gallons per flush... the new one only uses about 1.1 gallons for most flushes.
Good luck!
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Lane - Several municipalities in the Greater Toronto Area are offering rebates to use the new water saving toilets. Thanks also for linking to the article in one of our four major local papers - The Toronto Star.
I find when purchasing toilets and the cheaper spectrum you have to be aware of the internal passageways, which tend to be smaller, and the toilet clogs more then ever!
Vick - I have been 'testing' it by just using the lower 4L flush rather than the 6L flush... I haven't even slowed it down. A friend got one a few months ago... same result. I wouldn't have bought the second one if I didn't feel it was evacuating the goods (so to speak)...
;^ )
Nice article, I like the disclosure "for most flushes" this excludes the double and scary triple flushes when needed. :]
So, effectively, after the rebate the toilet is free?
Lisa - Actually, after the rebate I got paid 35 cents to install each of those bad boys... ;^ )
No recycling method? You mean you don't use the old toilet as a porch chair? Sounds like a great program to get water consumption reduced. Makes my 1.6 GPF toilets seem obsolete :)