Low Flow Toilets Become Law For Everyone

For a number of years Los Angeles has requires that Low flow toilets and showerheads be installed when a home is sold. As of January 1, 2017 it will be required that ALL homes be retrofitted with 1.6 gallon toilets and 2.5 gpm showerheads whether you are selling or not. If you wait until after January 1st you won't be able to even buy a 1.6 gallon toilet because under new mandatory standards toilets sold in California can't use more than 1.28 gallons past that date.

What does that mean to you? It is unreasonable to think that someone is going to knock on your door and ask to inspect you toilet but if you want to do any work on your home from replacing windows to building an addition or anything else that requires a city inspector to come out, you will have to be in compliance with all the water conservation standards in order to get final approval.

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