by Shakes » Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:54 pm
I fail to see how an automatic toilet limits the amount of water you use. It uses the same amount of water to flush as a manual toilet, plus if the sensor is located too high on the toilet, slight movements, such as turning you body to reach for toilet paper, often causes the toilet to flush prematurely. Since it will inevitably flush again when you exit the stall, this seems like it would actually use more water...
I can see how this make sense for automatic faucets in sinks, as one can't forget to tun off the faucet and leave the water running, that definitely save water. But water conservation doesn't make sense for the automatic toilet. Also, as I stated above, the auto-toilets can all be flushed manually at any point as well, so one could flush them as many times as his or heart desires, (or how ever much their butt requires. Which ever comes first.) Yeah. I'm calling shenanigans on that idea. It really makes more sense to have auto-toilets to simply make sure that they are flushed, as not only does this keeps facilities more sanitary, but would also help keep the toilets from clogging and or over flowing. Anyone who's ever had a #2 emergency and gone to the nearest restroom to find a toilet that some left all their crap in (literally, not figuratively.... though I would like to find the latter... someone's personal affects floating around in the toilet... watch, family pictures, loose change. heh --- like in some old rpgs. Why can I search the toilet? and why is there stuff in it?) will most likely flush before sitting down. Otherwise, if you do your business on top of the existing... business, the toilet might stop up and over flow and well, yeah. gross. Having seen that happen first hand, I've never walked into a restroom with auto-toilets and had evidence of the previous occupant floating around to say "hello! come to bring me some friends, eh? Marvelous!"
I fail to see how an automatic toilet limits the amount of water you use. It uses the same amount of water to flush as a manual toilet, plus if the sensor is located too high on the toilet, slight movements, such as turning you body to reach for toilet paper, often causes the toilet to flush prematurely. Since it will inevitably flush again when you exit the stall, this seems like it would actually use more water...
I can see how this make sense for automatic faucets in sinks, as one can't forget to tun off the faucet and leave the water running, that definitely save water. But water conservation doesn't make sense for the automatic toilet. Also, as I stated above, the auto-toilets can all be flushed manually at any point as well, so one could flush them as many times as his or heart desires, (or how ever much their butt requires. Which ever comes first.) Yeah. I'm calling shenanigans on that idea. It really makes more sense to have auto-toilets to simply make sure that they are flushed, as not only does this keeps facilities more sanitary, but would also help keep the toilets from clogging and or over flowing. Anyone who's ever had a #2 emergency and gone to the nearest restroom to find a toilet that some left all their crap in (literally, not figuratively.... though I would like to find the latter... someone's personal affects floating around in the toilet... watch, family pictures, loose change. heh --- like in some old rpgs. Why can I search the toilet? and why is there stuff in it?) will most likely flush before sitting down. Otherwise, if you do your business on top of the existing... business, the toilet might stop up and over flow and well, yeah. gross. Having seen that happen first hand, I've never walked into a restroom with auto-toilets and had evidence of the previous occupant floating around to say "hello! come to bring me some friends, eh? Marvelous!"