Low-flow toilets cause a stink in SF
Skimping on toilet water has resulted in more sludge backing up inside the sewer pipes, said Tyrone Jue, spokesman for the city Public Utilities Commission. That has created a rotten-egg stench near AT&T Park and elsewhere, especially during the dry summer months.
From an Engineering point that just doesn't make any sense or even seem plausible. As that old saying goes:
Sh*t flows downhillAnd that saying is a truism as sewer systems function because of that Law of Physics called Gravity. If you look at a map of SF and where AT&T Park is located, any 'sludge buildup' there cannot be blamed on Low Flow Toilets. Even the first generation models that weren't exactly engineered correctly - thanks to congress and their deadline mandate.
FWIW we have a 'Low Flow' toilet in our Powder Room. I installed it when I remodeled the Room a few years ago. The wife wanted a Kohler and I wanted American Standard. She won - naturally - and I put the Kohler in. More important; It's never had to be 'Double Flushed'. And when you flush it, you know it's being flushed. It's a 'Man Flush' ;-)