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Everything You Never Knew About Plumbing

EVERYTHING YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT PLUMBING! E. WATER WASTE IN THE U.S. Less than 2% of the water in the world is fresh water. Only 1% is available for drinking water. These statistics show water usage in the U.S. and how much this precious resource costs. more water used 127% today than in 1950 18,000 GALLONS Į GALLONS wasted by leaving the faucet on while you brush your teeth per year can be saved with a low-flow toilet 3,000 GALLONS per year wasted by a faucet that leaks one drop per second 3 GALLONS used per flush by old toilets GALLONS per year wasted by leaks throughout the home 1 GALLON used per flush by new toilets That's enough water to fill a swimming pool 1 TRILLION GALLONS of water leaked by U.S. homes per year That's the same as the combined water usage of Los Angeles, Chicago, and Miami 200 GALLONS wasted per day by a toilet that runs constantly 10% of homes waste 90 gallons of water per day 95% of water used in homes goes down the drain Fixing leaks can lower monthly water bills by 10% 22222 FUN PLUMBING FACTS The word "plumbing" comes from the Latin plumbum, meaning "lead" Water pipes used to be made of lead Evidence of indoor plumbing dates back as far as 250o B.C. in ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptians used copper piping for plumbing Copper pipes are still in use today The Plumbers and Steamfitters Union named Albert Einstein an honorary plumber after he said he'd be a plumber if he could do it all over again Sir John Harrington invented the first flush toilet in 1596 Only two were produced- one for himself and one for his godmother, Queen Elizabeth 200X More than 5.3 million miles of copper plumbing have been installed in the U.S. since 1963 That would cover the earth's circumference more than 200 times Thomas Twyford made the first porcelain toilet in 1885 Before then, most toilets were made of metal and wood INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: LARIZONA PROFESSIONAL PLUMBINGhc. ARIZONA PROFESSIONAL PLUMBING www.azproplumbing.com SOURCES: http://www.prier.com/blog/blog/just-plumb-interesting.html http://bathtubhistory.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/bathtub-an- cient-history-tales-of-the-bathtub/oldtoilet/ http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/pubs/fixleak.html http://www.chelseagreen.com/content/ten-facts-about-the-water-we-waste/ http://www.sscwd.org/tips.html

Everything You Never Knew About Plumbing

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Old toilets use nearly three gallons of water per flush while their newer counterparts use just one gallon of water! Find more reasons to upgrade your toilet and other home features on this infographi...

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