If your toilet doesn't have a chain but it has a flapper, it probably has a lever arm that controls the flapper. The lever arm on a no chain toilet flapper toilet, such as a Mansfield toilet, extends from the flush handle to a rod connected to the flapper. It works the same way a...
The longer I have it the less ‘gross’ it is. (It really isn’t gross at all, I was worried about it initially but reality is different than perception in a good way on this one.) A standard flush toilet is actually more gross and inconvenient to me. If I ...
I grew up doing that because I had a family that lived with huge tanks and you have to do it that way because it’s easier on the system, so it doesn’t bother me. I do flush when I’m out in public, at people’s houses that don’t have big tanks and when we have compa...
I grew up doing that because I had a family that lived with huge tanks and you have to do it that way because it’s easier on the system so it doesn’t bother me. I do flush when I’m out in public at people’s houses that don’t have big tanks and when we have ...
When a toilet doesn't flush well, it's often because the flapper chain is too long or the bowl inlet holes are blocked. However, there could be an obstruction in the pipes that you have to clear with a plunger or auger. Poor flushing can also be caused b
Not using water to flush a toilet also cuts out all the energy expended down the line, from the septic system to the treatment plant. That could be beneficial to our waterways. An example of this is the Chesapeake Bay, which receives approximately 1.5 billion gallons (5.7 billion liters) ...
Maybe thatwasa little too dramatic. But the point is, it can be stressful when the toilet won't flush and nobody should ever have to feel that way. By knowing what causes a toilet not to work properly and how you can fix it, you'll stay calm even when the toilet isn't. ...
I grew up doing that because I had a family that lived with huge tanks and you have to do it that way because it’s easier on the system so it doesn’t bother me. I do flush when I’m out in public at people’s houses that don’t have big tanks and when we have company!
Even though it’s (really, really) gross, forgetting toput down the toilet seat when you flushlikely won’t result in sickness. "The chances of getting an infection from toilet aerosols is really, really low,” said Hill. “The vast majority of microbes in human urine and feces are compl...
I flush a little more often. I grew up doing that because I had a family that lived with huge tanks and you have to do it that way because it’s easier on the system, so it doesn’t bother me. I do flush when I’m out in public, at people’s houses that don’t have big ...