Re:Gates Foundation spent $200M funding toilet research
by freehunter on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @11:25AM
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But unlike an NES system, if your septic tank develops a problem you now have liquid and solid waste flooding your yard and home, and your toilets, sinks, and showers are useless until it's fixed.
Re:Gates Foundation spent $200M funding toilet research
by jrockway on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @11:38AM
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I feel like the failure mode for electronics is "randomly catches on fire" which can be just as devastating, if not moreso. Nobody has ever died because their toilet backed up. Their house burning down in the middle of the night is a different story.
Re:Gates Foundation spent $200M funding toilet research
by canhascodez on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @12:57PM
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People die from diseases caused by sewage, but it's usually a downstream issue.
Sometimes legal departments force them to include those recommendations in order to err on the side of "absurdly overcautious." And sometimes the recommendations are merely prudent! I'm not saying you can wait longer, just that installers may have a motivation to exaggerate.