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Flushing the toilet after every wee.

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Squirrelchops1 · 08/02/2026 20:24

10 litres per flush is a huge amount of water per wee (that's what I believe our cistern holds).
I don't think it's necessary to flush after every wee. My friend thinks I'm tight and unhygienic.
What's your view...
Are you a 'if it's yellow let it mellow'...I am reasonable
Or...'eww you filthy sod'..I am unreasonable

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Squirrelchops1 · 08/02/2026 20:33

NoArmaniNoPunani · 08/02/2026 20:31

Isn't that why the buttons now have 2 sides to them, the big part for poo and the small part for wee?

I think so
..short or long flush
We only have 1 button though.

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NoArmaniNoPunani · 08/02/2026 20:31

Isn't that why the buttons now have 2 sides to them, the big part for poo and the small part for wee?

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Squirrelchops1 · 08/02/2026 20:31

Christ people....if we've visitors of course we flush each time but ordinarily it's just me here 4 days a week as partner works away and only home x 3 days a week.

Is now the time to confess to sharing bath water too lol

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Ohfudgeoff · 08/02/2026 20:30

Always flush. I seethe when DH "forgets".

AllMyFaultt · 08/02/2026 20:30

Yes flush

Thepeopleversuswork · 08/02/2026 20:29

Sorry but I don’t like going to the toilet on someone else’s piss. Its gross. Particularly for people visiting.

I see your point about water wastage but not prepared to live like that.

sweetpickle2 · 08/02/2026 20:29

Always flush here, unflushed pee in a loo smells.

Ninerainbows · 08/02/2026 20:29

If I don't flush it clings to the limescale and we get a lovely grey cementy coating forming under the waterline so yes, we flush!

Alwaysontherun · 08/02/2026 20:29

I’m sorry but I have to agree with your friend. Who wants to use a toilet that has pee in it from the last person who used it!

1Messycoo · 08/02/2026 20:27

No we don’t.
If it’s brown flush it down.
If it’s yellow let it mellow.
We don’t flush every time, to save water !

Burningbud1981 · 08/02/2026 20:26

My mum was like that didn’t flush after every wee. I can’t I just can’t. I can always smell when my boys haven’t flushed the toilet

Barrellturn · 08/02/2026 20:25

Night time we don't as the DC wake at the sound of a pindrop but apart from that then yes, every flush. You can get limiter things to put in the cistern to reduce the amount of water per flush.