In American Standard toilets, you will find the float inside the water tank. It is attached to the valve that controls how much water refills the toilet. If you flush the toilet, this system will release water into the bowl. Then, the float falls until it reaches the valve that activates...
Korky doesn't actually manufacture toilets, but it is well-known for manufacturing replacement parts for toilets of other brands, including Kohler, American Standard and many more. Replacement parts include fill valves, flappers, flapper-style flush valves and seals for canister-style flush valves th...
Another way to retrofit a toilet is to use a displacement dam. These plastic dams are wedged into the tank on both sides of the flush valve to decrease the amount of water per flush. One advantage they have over homemade displacement devices is that they're less likely to move around in...
The engine requires some time to warm up before it can produce useful power. The engine can not change its power output quickly. These shortcomings all but guarantee that it won't replace the internal-combustion engine in cars. However, a Stirling-engine-powered hybrid car might be feasible....
When it's time to put on the finishing touches, you can paint the walls, screw on switchplates, replace the glass shower door, and, yes, pick up the debris rather than paying someone else to do it. The money you save on labor can pay for some of those luxurious material upgrades you...
Below you can see, in our first photo, the end of the flush lever that, lifted by the flush handle, pulls a chain that lifts and opens the flush valve. If you need to replace the toilet flush handle and/or flush lever (they come together as an assembly) see details at TOILET F...
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Instead of the long shaft that's used in a multi-cylinder car engine, there is a single hub -- all of the piston's connecting rods connect to this hub. One rod is fixed, and it is generally known as the master rod. The others are called articulating rods. They mount on pins that...
Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) VRLA lead-acid batteries — often referred to as deep-cycle or sealed lead acid (SLA) come in two types: absorbent glass mat (AGM) and gel cell (gel battery). Average Depth of Discharge: 70-80% Risk of over/undercharging: Permanent damage and decreased...
Doing more with less, Ford introduced a new 215.3-cid overhead-valve six with 101 horsepower as standard for Mainline/Customline. The flathead V-8 was tweaked to 110 horsepower. Dearborn observed its Golden Anniversary in 1953, proclaimed on Fords by special steering-wheel-hub medallions. But...