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.

Toilet blockages can occur for many reasons, some more obvious than others. That said, the most common causes of clogged toilets can be boiled down to one of seven possible issues: mechanical ...

SAN ANTONIO — It's amazing how small details can make big differences. Consider the San Antonio Water System's “Kick the Can” program, which will end this month after nearly 20 years of toilet ...

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, ...

A reader contacted me regarding my article reporting the plumbing fixtures replacement law that becomes effective Jan. 1, 2017, and requires residential properties in California that were built prior ...

Let’s talk toilets, shall we? You know you want to. Or maybe you don’t know. In the deluge of water-saving rules that followed Gov. Jerry Brown’s historic statewide mandatory water reduction measures ...

Has anyone ever proved that low-flush toilets actually save water? It seems like the multiple flushes needed to clear my bowl mean they increase water use, at least at my house, not decrease it.

It's a question that's been asked of limbo contestants and criminals, but it's now being asked of that household workhorse in our lives: toilets. Since 1994, the federal government has mandated that ...

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 ...