"In the privy that annoys you, first cause a cistern, containing a barrel or upward, to be placed either behind the seat, or in any place either in the room or above it, from whence the water may, by a small pipe of lead of an inch, be conveyed under the seat in the hinder par...
I've used those toilet cleaning tablets and based on that I do not recommend them. Typical products contain a disinfectant, usually bleach in a solid form that, if the toilet isn't flushed frequently, can eat up and destroy rubber and plastic parts in the toilet tank, leading to flush va...
They can flush in any direction, including upward. Since a vacuum system does not use gravity to move the water, there is nothing to stop the sewer pipe from going straight up. That the pipe does not have to go downward also means you can avoid cutting into the floor to put in new ...
When the toilet is flushed, the resulting aerosol plume scatters light that is imaged from the side with cameras (Fig. 1C). The toilet flush sequence begins with a remote button push that activates a solenoid valve on the flushometer, allowing supply water to enter the flushometer valve (...
invented in 1596 by John Harrington, came into more widespread use. In 1738, JF Brondel introduced the valve-type flush toilet, the technology of which gradually evolved into the cantilever type toilet. From the late 1800s the emphasis was more on aesthetics, a trend that continues even today...
this means that the given quantity of chemical will be discharged during each flush as determined by this water movement. Various different forms of valves have been provided for the plastic container in order to assure the proper release of the chemical, but at best, these cannot be very accu...
that are empty and vented to outside atmosphere, and a functioning condition wherein the discharge leg is opened to the flush pipe by lifting the flush valve, a float, and opening the primer tank for controlled discharge of water over a jet opening of the discharge leg and into the flush...
A bottom douche for flush toilets comprises arms supported with one end on the toilet; spray nozzles carried at the free ends of said arms; duct means for passing water through said arms to said nozzl
flush lever;a valve member mounted to a bottom end of the valve rod and configured to engage the valve seat to seal the top end of the flush water outlet, wherein the valve member is configured such that same sinks in water;a float attached to the valve rod at one of a plurality of...
A water conserving flush valve for use in a toilet tank is described. This flush valve is comprised of a valve, pivoting about an overflow tube contained in the tank, for directing water from the tank