To save water my wife and I do not flush the loo every time we do a small wee. Is this hygienic?
Question:We of course do not follow this practice if we have visitors or if we are visitors. If carried out nation wide the saving of water supplies would be astronomical. I know its rained a lot lately ..anticipation of some answers
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Of course if done properly and the WC is kept clean. A drop of sterile pee is totally harmless. Don't do it if you have visitors though, and flush before you go out. Good idea. Environmentally friendly
How do you determine a small wee?
i think its ok
i pee in the shower to save water too!
the water is recycled so u don't need to do that!
lol got to say this quote from meet the fokers
"if its yellow let it mellow if its brown flush it down"!
do we really save water by doing this think about it.
water gets sucked out the river and purified then comes out of our taps then where does it go back into the river for the next town to drink it so you aint wasting it are you
Thats not nice ! do you not wash your hands either to save water ?
we do the same in my home we put the lid down after each use and clean toilet regulary
if thats what you want to do and it saves just a small amount of this precious commodity then good on you. hygiene isn't an issue in your own home
think of the limescale build up!
I flush each time.
My in-laws used to do this, and it didn't harm them in any way, but personally I'm not keen - I just don't like to see yellow when I lift the lid! I would worry about it getting a bit smelly too. Maybe a compromise solution would be the old 'brick in the cistern' idea - so you use less water when you flush. In Japan some loos have a little cold water tap above the cistern - so you can wash your hands in the flowing water as it travels down via a little bowl and then a hole to refill the tank.
Yeah thats fine but I hope you dont get divorced!!
Urine comes out sterile, you can use it to wash wounds out in emergencies, letting it hang around for a few hours in the loo won't do any harm.
my parents do the same, but they do it when I visit with my son. It's not very nice walking into a toilet with about 6 wees in it that aren't yours, and it smells. If it's only you and your wife, then I guess it's up to you two
Most loos where I live have a dual flush system. Not much water for a pee, somewhat more for anything else. Not a bad system. I think you'll find they are available in the UK.
If its yellow, let it mellow, if its brown, flush it down. You could also ask your water supplier to send you a special bag you put in your cistern which ultimately makes the flush use much less water (not sure how) than it normally would, with the same effect. They should be free.
You could put a brick in your cistern which would raise the water level and so reduce the amount of water released by flushing. Or install the twin flush system which looks as though it may be mandatory in Oz and NZ since I've never seen a single, all or nothing, flush there.
Until the bacteria start to get at urine it is usually pretty well safer than much of the World's drinking water; gypsies always recommended that a baby's eyes were only wiped with a newly wetted nappy because that was purer than the well or stream water to which they had access.
Urine is sterile when it leaves the body so as long as there are no "pennies" on the seat I spose u cd gt away with it
We do the same. It is not un-hygienic. We follow pretty much the same protocol as you do.
Waste water is not 100% recycled, there is loss from leaking sewers, etc. In our area, the cost of water and sewage treatment has gone up drastically, so if you can save 5-10 gallons a day, it adds up.
Skipping four flushes a day of a low flow, 1.6 gallon per flush toilet saves over 2300 gallons per year.
You be better of cutting a drinks bottle open put a stone in it put in water tank.Flush loo bottle says fillup and you use less water.But as long as loo seat is keep clean and smell free no real harm is done. X Cindy
I'm glad to see this question!
Saving water is a really big thing now in Australia due to water shortages and drought, and no new toilets can be installed without a dual flush.
I find that the "yellow let it mellow" system is the done thing here; it's become socially unacceptable in Sydney to be seen wasting water!
My family have the same system as you, and we find we're using a lot less water.
We just keep the lid down, but here you can buy toilet deodorisers, similar to a fragrance brick type thing that you hook into the bowl of your toilet, that actually neutralise the odour instead of just covering it up with a horrible flowery scent.
Another water saving idea is to keep a bucket in your shower to catch the cold water while waiting for it to heat up, you can then use this to water the garden or even flush the toilet.
Umm not sure.
You may be better to put a solid object (like a brick) in the cistern, so that each flush uses less water.
I'm sure it's not very sanitary but your not the first to do this. If you have a cistern or well water that relies on rain to keep the water level up for use then you have to do these things every once in awhile to get by.
I would be a good neighbor if I were you and tell your friends to call before they come over.
Ick. just flush it.
Ooh, this bothers me on so many levels certainly unhygienic comes to mind specifically. Flush the toilet!!
i think the better alternative for this is to put bricks or better yet a big empty bottle of water or soda (a size which will fit the cistern, maybe 2-3 liter plastic bottle) and put water on it then close well and put it inside the cistern. this way you're using less water for flushing. we're using this method (the second option) for quite some time and we observed the big difference, we really saved water a lot than before we didn't do this, i hope i helped, have a good day! : )
there is a flush that u can control and u can hold it down so u will not flush all of the water inside. this flush is a water saver.
It is a good idea - if worried about bacteria just pour a touch of clorox in toilet water after 2-3 pees so bacteria won't have much time to discolor the side of the bowl
Water is going to be the OIL of the 21 century, Mark my word's. do your bit :) :) :)
Honestly, I think it's gross!!
My husband likes to do this. Let's say, I don't really care for the "surprise" when I walk in the bathroom, it stinks and is disgusting.
On the other hand, if you and your wife agree, then you agree, just do it.
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