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Toilet flush mechanisms.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:01 pm
I am not a plumber but it seems to me the simple system on older toilets was just as efficient as some of the newer more complicated ones and easier to fix.
Why the change?
Why the change?
This post was edited on 5/31/20 at 2:02 pm
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Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:02 pm to Anaximander
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Why the change?
When people started working from home "ball cock" became NSFW.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:03 pm to Anaximander
My new one has those same mechanisms
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:06 pm to Anaximander
The newest ones try to get more pressure going with less water so your turds make it down the pipe while we can also save the planet.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:08 pm to Anaximander
That old style mechanism worked great when the toilet used 3.5 gallons of water per flush.
With 1.6 gpf the pressure-assisted technologies are trying to be more efficient at cleaning the bowl with less water.
With 1.6 gpf the pressure-assisted technologies are trying to be more efficient at cleaning the bowl with less water.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:09 pm to Anaximander
They had to change it up. Too many sexual terms in there. The inventor must have been some sicko
Ball cock
Rods
Lever
Tube
Rod guide
And lots of other balls
Ball cock
Rods
Lever
Tube
Rod guide
And lots of other balls
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:35 pm to Anaximander
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How is this any different from the way toilets work now?
I just replaced the internals of a toilet that was installed about 5 years ago and the only difference is that the float is integral to the fill valve.
ETA: And it has a flapper instead of a ball. But toilets have used flappers for a loooong time.
This post was edited on 5/31/20 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:41 pm to lostinbr
When the lift rod chain becomes disengaged from the trip lever and you reach in to tank to fish it out and rehook it do you wash your hands after?
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:44 pm to Anaximander
New shite sucks rocks. Old Float worked great.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:51 pm to tigersbb
quote:
When the lift rod chain becomes disengaged from the trip lever and you reach in to tank to fish it out and rehook it do you wash your hands after?
Odd question.. but yes?
Am I missing a euphemism here or something?
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:53 pm to TigerGman
quote:
New shite sucks rocks. Old Float worked great.
2 of 3 toilets in our house are from the 80s. I've held off on replacing them because they work so well.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 2:54 pm to Anaximander
quote:
ball cock
Lol
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