Back in my day, the inside of a toilet consisted of little more than a big bulbous copper float and a simple but ridiculously over-designed mechanical valve. Nothing was made of plastic, and they never failed. You were expected to pass those toilets on to your great grandchildren. Nowadays,...
Locate the shutoff valve, which stubs out of the wall just under the toilet tank. Turn the handle clockwise as far as it will go. If you can't get it to turn, spray it with lubricant, wait for 10 minutes and try again. Still no luck? You may have to turn off the water to the...
2005 - Testing Flushometer Valve/Bowl Toilet Fixture Combinations August 2005 – While there has been considerable research into the performance and water savings related to residential toilet fixtures, little work had been completed by 2005 on flushometer valve fixtures for commercial applications. This...
A toilet tank holds water that drops down into the bowl when the flush valve is pressed. The water moving through the bowl then pushes the waste through the trapway. Most gravity-feed toilets utilize a siphoning action in the bowl. The motion of this flush is designed to help clean the ...
Bad toilet tank fill valve or valve adjustment: look into the toilet tank - a toilet fill valve that runs continuously and does not shut off will send water over the top of the toilet and down into the toilet bowl. If you see water running into the top of the overflow tube (and lucki...
Overflow tube– evacuates water if the fill valve or float ball and rod fail The anatomy of a toilet tank is compact, yet has enough space to hold sufficient water for flushing the toilet. Parts of a Toilet Bowl The components of a toilet bowl are built into the structure and don’t ...
I went to a new Home Depot and got some parts I’d need to be able to connect a garden hose to the toilet to test it, and after connecting it, I turned on the water and found that the valve, although leaking, didn’t seem to be leaking enough to have caused the puddles of wate...
Composting and dry toilets, which typically use no water at all, are also increasingly available. Home Depot sells a waterless composting toilet for $1,299. Loowatt is a U.K.-based startup that converts waste into natural gas and fertilizer. The company is setting up pilot systems in sub...
they're lodged in the trap or inside the closet bend (the pipe just under your toilet). Removing the toilet is a two-person job. With the water valve off and the bowl empty, disconnect the toilet connector tube from the wall. Have a bucket on hand to collect any water still in the...