Bring back the old 3.5 gpf toilets? Forget about it. Judging from the largely pessimistic opinions expressed in a recent PM survey, you’d think that the ideal toilet must be a 20 gpf model. Call it The Niagara. No stoppages. No multiple flushes. No “skid marks.” No callbacks. No problems.
Three years after federal mandates regarding 1.6 gpf toilets first went into effect, 59 percent of our respondents think current installation regulations should be relaxed. Not content to wait, many contractors are simply taking the matter into their own hands. A third admit they still have access to 3.5 gpf toilets; and three-quarters of these contractors still install them. Furthermore, 26 percent said they were aware of other contractors in their area installing 3.5 gpf toilets.