New innovative latrine requires no water to function
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Futuristic folding toilet uses less space & saves up to 50% more water (Video)
Futuristic folding toilet uses less space & saves up to 50% more water (Video) Iota Toilet Cost
Toilets are some of the most water-consuming fixtures in the home, with older models using up to 7 gallons per flush. Various attempts to design a better toilet have ranged from the
, but this water-saving, folding toilet from University of Huddersfield design students
has some interesting ideas for the bathroom of future.
Claiming that it will reduce water use by 50 percent, the Iota folding toilet utilizes a moveable bowl that is lifted up after use, initiating a 2.5 liter (0.6 gallon) gush of water from the top, which helps to transfer wastewater into the now-connected outlet pipe.
It's a pretty clever design that also occupies only a fraction of the space that a standard size toilet would take up, though some of the questions we would ask is whether it would be hard to clean; is it suitable for very large-sized people and whether the mechanics would hold up to years of daily use. But in any case, in terms of re-inventing the standard sit-down toilet, the Iota has some evocative ideas to save water and space in the bathroom. For more info, check out
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