I was just reading that you should use clean toilet water to mop the floor. It is supposed to conserve water and be more convenient. Have you ever heard of such a thing?

No, but I've had parties in my youth when guests cut out the middle man!

No, I've never heard of it and I would never do it. Euuw!

I can't find a green getting sick icon.

I can't imagine that any toilet water is really clean, unless you use water from the tank. Ick.

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Originally posted by Elexina:
I can't imagine that any toilet water is really clean, unless you use water from the tank. Ick.

On the other hand, if it's good enough for the dog to drink....

I am missing the point of the water conservation - are you meant to take the water from the actual toilet bowl? If you were to take it from the tank then the tank would just refill to the level of the float valve... it wouldn't save any water at all.

And who has enough water in their toilet bowl to mop a floor with? And furthermore, how would you conveniently get it out of the bowl?

It seems like a great way to spread germs around your house if you are supposed to take it out of the bowl... gross.

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Originally posted by FredPuli:

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Originally posted by Elexina:
I can't imagine that any toilet water is really clean, unless you use water from the tank. Ick.

On the other hand, if it's good enough for the dog to drink....

Not in my house, Mister, this is a Mercedes!

I won't post where I read it since it is another forum.

The post was this:

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I have an odd way of mopping but I think I get cleaner floors with this effort. First, I clean a toilet. Then I mix the cleaner with hot water in a container and spill a little on the floor in a small area. After I mop the area, I rinse the mop out in the toilet and flush the dirty water away. Then I move to next area and repeat. This prevents me from putting the dirty mop into the bucket with the cleaner which causes one to mop with dirty water. Each time the mop goes back into the cleaner with the dirt on it, the cleaner water gets dirtier and dirtier. With my method, you never use dirty cleaner/water solution on the floors.

Thanks for the replies. I thought it was pretty gross too.

Hmmmm...Interesting, since I would never have thought, first of all, that my mop head would fit into the toilet. And once my toilet was clean, why would I put my MOP into it???

This person is definitely a clean freak.

Oh...and my own daughter is a clean nut(but short of a freak), and she laughed at this idea. Her first question was..."What about the KITCHEN floor???"

I had to put this here. It just seams so fitting.

Dad a little 3 year old Billy where horsing around like most sons and dads do. Pretty soon this came to a end. Dad was thirsty. Little Billy said he would get dad a drink of water.

Billy came back with a little glass of water and dad asked for another. Soon Billy appeared with another glass of water.

Mother came home and dad was just elated that Billy was able to get him some water so he told mom.

Mom then asked where Billy was getting the water since he could not reach any sinks in the house?

It occurs to me that perhaps the confusion here stems from new water saving technology that uses greywater for toilet flushing. The idea is to have your house plumbed such that bath water and lavatory sink water is used for the function of toilet flushing - these devices produce greywater (or graywater) and this is a new building technology.

In studying for the LEED exam, which is the professional accreditation exam for Green building design, I have never seen anything to suggest using any water from the toilet anywhere else. Toilet water is likely to carry infectants that would be spread throughout the house... water from a toilet (used water) is called black water. Kitchen sink waste water and dishwasher waste water are not included in greywater use but laundry water can also be tied in.

Maybe this is where the idea stems from and got mixed up along the way.

For those that are interested, the use of greywater is also suggested to serve outdoor irrigation - the average household uses about 60 to 100 gallons of water a day so capturing the shower water and laundry water alone can make a huge difference when it comes to the very non-green green lawns we all seem to have.