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Save water with Mister Miser: the tiny toilet

by Brad Linder (Subscribe to Brad Linder's posts)
Oct 4th 2007 @ 10:40AM

Filed under: Gadgets and Tech, Shopping Guide

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I'm going to try to avoid potty humor here, but Mister Miser is a new product that's making a splash. Okay, now that that's out of my system, it's no secret that urinals use less water per flush than other toilets. But Mister Miser takes things to a new low, using less than 10 ounces of water per flush.

This folding toilet conserves more than water. It also saves room in small spaces due to its compact design. You install the toilet directly in a wall, following these instructions (that look like they were written in the 1940s). You can fold your toilet up when you're not using it, and weighs in at just 6.5 pounds, which according to the product website is 86% lighter than other urinals.

A Mister Miser unit will set you back $295, but it comes with a five-year warranty, and the knowledge that you're doing your part to conserve water. And how can you put a price on that?

[via Treehugger]

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10-04-2007 @ 6:16PM

aerosmithlover said...

Where do I sit?

10-04-2007 @ 11:39AM

Brad Linder said...

It's a urinal, so no sitting for you. I think the idea is that you would install this near your standard toilet, and when you don't need to sit down to do your business, you can save some water.

10-04-2007 @ 12:15PM

rsheldon9 said...

Most women, with a little practice in the shower, can learn to use a urinal without accident, so it's not necessarily a sex-discrimination gadget.

10-04-2007 @ 12:52PM

jeb said...

let me be the first to respond.......ew

10-05-2007 @ 8:48AM

Hugues said...

I guess one should consider painting the wall with a pee resistant paint for easy clean-up...

11-28-2007 @ 8:17PM

amuk said...

Easier, cheaper, and more ecologically sound way to save water when peeing:

Yellow: let it mellow.
Brown: flush it down.

Installation cost: 0$
Water saved: about 1.6 gallons per "mellow"

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