Product Review

EcoPower Faucet Relies on Hydropower

Toto, Ltd. of Japan and its U.S. subsidiary Toto USA, Inc. now offer the EcoPower line of sensor-activated faucets that rely on tiny hydropower generators to keep the manganese dioxide lithium batteries charged.

Toto is the world’s largest manufacturer of toilets. They have 80 affiliated manufacturing facilities worldwide and over $4 billion in annual sales. They entered the U.S. market in 1990 and now have two manufacturing plants here. Their water-saving toilets consistently perform at or near the top in performance surveys of 1.6 gallon-per-flush (6 liter-per-flush) toilets.

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Published January 1, 2003

(2003, January 1). EcoPower Faucet Relies on Hydropower. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/product-review/ecopower-faucet-relies-hydropower