Taiwan-made water-saving ‘super toilet’ to hit the U.S.

Chen Wei-lung, an assistant professor in Chaoyang University of Technology’s Department of Industrial Design, developed the toilet in cooperation with local industry.

The “super toilet” uses just 4 liters of water per flush, two-thirds of the amount used by standard water-saving toilets. Regular toilets use about 9 liters of water per flush.

Despite using less water, however, the “super toilet” packs the same punch as a regular toilet. In a test of its effectiveness, the super toilet flushed away 99 of 100 resin balls, exceeding the standard of 95 set for new toilets.

According to Chen, the toilet will be manufactured in China and go on sale in the United States early next year.

He said the new product would not likely be introduced to Taiwan’s market in the near future because the price of the “super toilet” would be significantly higher than that of a standard unit and the size of the domestic market is limited.

Chen’s invention won an award at a Ministry of Education-sponsored exhibition held earlier this month featuring products developed through the cooperation of academia and industry.

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