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Residential Toilet Replacement Program Helps Secure Melbourne’s Water Resources
2/12/2009
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The Program offers customers the opportunity to upgrade their old single flush toilet suite with a new 4-star WELS (Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards) rated dual flush Caroma or Stylus toilet suite at a significantly reduced price via a rebate.

This price represents a saving of more than 35 per cent for the cost of a new toilet suite and includes installation by a licensed plumber from Schultz Plumbing and the removal of the old single flush model. A water efficient showerhead and flow control valve can also be fitted at no extra cost to help further reduce household water consumption.

Customers wanting to take part in the Program need only to register online or via the 1300 number and Schultz Plumbing and their appropriate water retailer will handle the rest.

Single flush toilet suites are one of the biggest users of water inside the home and if replaced with a 4.5/3 litre Caroma Smartflush® suite can save the average household up to 35,000 litres of water every year.

The Program is designed to assist homeowners save water and help achieve Target 155.

According to David Oliver, State Manager, Caroma Dorf “There are approximately 440,000 single flush toilets in the Melbourne area. Replacement of these inefficient toilets with water-saving 4.5/3L dual-flush models could help save up to 15 gigalitres of water every year.”*

The Toilet Replacement Program makes water efficient toilet suites more accessible to homeowners and we are pleased to be working with the Melbourne water retailers on this important initiative,” Mr Oliver added.

In 1982, Caroma introduced the world’s first dual flush toilet - a leading innovation which has been adopted around the globe. Since then, Caroma has continued to refine dual-flush technology to achieve maximum flushing power from minimum water use.

The company has also introduced a number of other water-saving firsts including the Caroma Profile 5 Toilet Suite with Integrated Hand Basin which is Australia’s first 5-star WELS rated toilet suite, and the Caroma Cube 0.8L Urinal Suite, Australia’s first 6-star WELS rated urinal.

Caroma Dorf has state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in Wetherill Park (NSW) and Norwood (SA) producing market-leading water saving toilet suites.

For further information on the Toilet Replacement Program please visit www.dualflush.com.au or call 1300 2 FLUSH (1300 2 35874).

For more information on Caroma products, visit www.caroma.com.au

Media enquiries can be directed to:
Diana Bauer
City Public Relations
(02) 9267 4511
dbauer@citypublicrelations.com.au


* Source: 2006 study conducted by the Institute for Sustainable Futures, “The Water Conservation Potential of an Australia Wide Toilet Retrofit Program.