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GOOD toilet that flushes in ONE flush?
Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more
flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks i |
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Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or
more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Toilets used to have 3-gallon tanks. Then the ecology people got a law passed that made 3-gallaon toilets illegal (to buy new). Now we are saving water. I guess they need a new law to make it illegal to flush twice, but that is another issue. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? A 3-gallon tank might still be found at auctions and such. eBay? |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 15:05:18 GMT, Bert Byfield wrote:
Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Toilets used to have 3-gallon tanks. Then the ecology people got a law passed that made 3-gallaon toilets illegal (to buy new). Now we are saving water. I guess they need a new law to make it illegal to flush twice, but that is another issue. Good joke, and what you said makes a lot of sense. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? A 3-gallon tank might still be found at auctions and such. eBay? Are you saying that I can no longer buy a 3-5 gallon tank? That's kind of outrageous. i |
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Buy a Toto Drake and you will be very pleased. This toilet blows away any
other toilet in its priced range. We are paying just under $200.00 here in AZ. Craig "Ignoramus17503" wrote in message ... Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks i |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:13:45 GMT, cm wrote:
Buy a Toto Drake and you will be very pleased. This toilet blows away any other toilet in its priced range. We are paying just under $200.00 here in AZ. Thanks. Do you know what makes it better than others? i |
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Ignoramus17503 wrote: Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks. I bought 2 of the new low water volume toilets (Kohler) when I remodeled. Boy, was I ****ed at the performance! Then I noticed in Lowes that they sold separate flappers for LV and standard tanks. On a whim, I replaced the LV flapper with a standard flapper and it made a big difference. Not quite like the old tanks, but a LOT better than it came out of the box. One flush now works about 90% of the time versus about 20% before. Bob |
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All the passageways are smooth porcelain and maybe engineered for better
flow. There was a thread in the past month or so that had a link to Canadian and US government toilet testing and the Toto Drake did very well. Craig "Ignoramus17503" wrote in message ... On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:13:45 GMT, cm wrote: Buy a Toto Drake and you will be very pleased. This toilet blows away any other toilet in its priced range. We are paying just under $200.00 here in AZ. Thanks. Do you know what makes it better than others? i |
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Ignoramus17503 wrote: Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks i American Standard, Champion model. There are other brands that do well also - I just have first hand experience with this one. One thing to keep in mind is that many of these "mega flush" type models don't clean the bowl as well as regular toilets, and can be noisy during flushing (this may or may not matter to you). Good luck, Budman |
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GOOD toilet that flushes in ONE flush?
Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more
flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? Kohler Wellworth is a good choice. I've replaced 2 of our terrible early 90's era low flow toilets with these and am very pleased. I have also tried the American Standard Champion, it's also very good, but does not wash down the bowl as well as the Wellworth. The Champion also has a loud "clunk" when the handle is pressed that takes some getting used to. I ended up replacing it with a Wellworth because the Champion required constant bowl cleaning. -- Paul |
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Ignoramus17503 wrote:
Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks i In the old days just about any design would flush with all the water they used. Today they are required to use less water. Not a bad idea. However in order to work well, they need to be well designed. Look for a trap size larger than 2 inches and a fully glazed trap. While there are a number of other factors, you are not likely to find one that fits those two things that does not flush well. The unglazed 1¾ traps don't do well. You do not need to spend a lot of money. Many of the very expensive models have poor mechanical designs, but they look fancy and that is what tends to sell them. You can also check out Consumer Reports and other rating sources. -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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"Ignoramus17503" wrote in message ... Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks i Look into toilets by Toto. I put a couple in my house about a year ago and since then, I've lost my plunger. http://www.cwwa.ca/pdf_files/MaP%206...010%202006.pdf cheers, cc |
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The OLD style flushers are still available BRAND NEW on e bay from
canada. To the OP did your toilets work OK for years and then go bad? or did they never work good? if you use a bucket of water do they flush well? if they used to work good and dont anymore but work good with a bucket theres a 5 buck fix you can try before replacing the toliets. |
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By and large, the most important spec is the trap diameter. Many have 1.5"
and they are the ones that clog. 1.75" is better but 2" seems to be the largest. I got an Elger one piece toilet with a 2" trap and it has never clogged yet. "Ignoramus17503" wrote in message ... Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks i |
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Ignoramus17503 wrote:
Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks i Toto. They cost more and they are worth it. We have three and in 2+ years there has only been one clog. |
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PipeDown wrote:
By and large, the most important spec is the trap diameter. Many have 1.5" and they are the ones that clog. 1.75" is better but 2" seems to be the largest. I got an Elger one piece toilet with a 2" trap and it has never clogged yet. http://www.americanstandard-us.com/p...&prodID=162 5 2 3/8" fully glazed trap. "Ignoramus17503" wrote in message ... Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks i -- Joseph Meehan Dia duit |
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GOOD toilet that flushes in ONE flush?
In article , Ignoramus17503 wrote:
Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? Flush volume. Any toilet made before the ridiculous 1.6-gallon limit took effect flushes just fine -- and as far as I know, they are still legal for sale in Canada. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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On 12 Jun 2006 09:33:17 -0700, "Bob" wrote:
I bought 2 of the new low water volume toilets (Kohler) when I remodeled. Boy, was I ****ed at the performance! Then I noticed in Lowes that they sold separate flappers for LV and standard tanks. On a whim, I replaced the LV flapper with a standard flapper and it made a big difference. Not quite like the old tanks, but a LOT better than it came out of the box. One flush now works about 90% of the time versus about 20% before. That's very strange. Do you have ANY idea what the difference is in the flappers? Bob |
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Budman wrote: Ignoramus17503 wrote: Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks i American Standard, Champion model. There are other brands that do well also - I just have first hand experience with this one. One thing to keep in mind is that many of these "mega flush" type models don't clean the bowl as well as regular toilets, and can be noisy during flushing (this may or may not matter to you). Good luck, Budman Although I'm a little embarassed to admit it........I tend to notice toilet brands & how well (or poorly) they preform. Based on my unscientific study the toliet the Budman suggests is probably the only low water usage toilet that worked...... Champion model. by American Standard is the only one I would buy. Get this model you will be pleased with it.. Rather impressive since my 1930 house house the original American Standard toilets. cheers Bob |
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cm wrote:
All the passageways are smooth porcelain and maybe engineered for better flow. There was a thread in the past month or so that had a link to Canadian and US government toilet testing and the Toto Drake did very well. Craig Here's the test report: http://www.cuwcc.org/uploads/product...on-2-10-06.pdf |
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Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well
Our 3 Kohler Wellworth 'Comfort height' elongated bowl toilets work well. We also had them in our last house we built in 1998. They were highly rated then and all 6 have done a great job for us. I'd buy them again. I read that the Toto pressure tank ones work well too but they were more expensive. |
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A two hole outhouse always flushes.........
Otherwise find and old used toilet from the 1960's or older. None of the new toilets flush well. You are supposed to save water, so instead of using 7 gallons like the older toilets, you only use 4 gallons, and after you flush twice, you use 8. It took a 20 year college educated professional to figure this would save water and the government was so happy to mandate this nonsense. I bet they have reams of pages explaining all of this too.... On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:31:05 GMT, Ignoramus17503 wrote: Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? thanks i |
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On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:05:33 GMT, Roy Starrin wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:31:05 GMT, Ignoramus17503 wrote: Obvious jokes aside, are there any toilets that flush very well (other than commercial style toilets that seem to have vacuum). What is a characteristic that we should look for? Tank volume? You have gotten good replies. Toiletology 101 may also help: http://www.toiletology.com/index.shtml great site, thanks a lot! i |
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wrote in message ... A two hole outhouse always flushes......... Otherwise find and old used toilet from the 1960's or older. None of the new toilets flush well. I disagree. My Toto's flush very well. Cheers, cc |
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Our toilets do not flush very well. Meaning that it may take 2 or
more flushes to really flush the ****. The tanks properly fill and properly release water, but it seems as though there is just not enough of water to do the job right. A trick to use on a regular 1.5 gallon tank is to hold the handle down until enough water enters the bowl to make a whirlpool and carry everything away. |
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"James \"Cubby\" Culbertson" wrote in
: wrote in message ... A two hole outhouse always flushes......... Otherwise find and old used toilet from the 1960's or older. None of the new toilets flush well. I disagree. My Toto's flush very well. Cheers, cc You might want to consider a Flapperless toilet,Google will find the site. I've had one in my apartment for 5 years with only a rare need for a double flush. There's hardly anything to go wrong with them. -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
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On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 12:05:33 GMT, Roy Starrin
wrote: You have gotten good replies. Toiletology 101 may also help: http://www.toiletology.com/index.shtml ROTFL! On their intro page, it reads: "Please come in and find a seat" I doubt if the pun was intended. -- -john wide-open at throttle dot info |
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You pee 5 times a day, you **** once in 1-2 days. It makes sense to conserve water on those pee flushes. The slight inconvenience of having potentially flush twice far outweights the gallons of water wasted on those pee flushes. Seems to make perfect sense to me. Raymond In calif in the early 80's, I heard this: If its brown, flush it DOWN; if its yellow, let it mellow. Now, this question: Using your (or equivalently the above) suggestion, I recall that some kind of smelly urine-slime would accumulate (under the water) on the sides of the bowl. So you were always having to use the toilet-bowl brush. Question: That chemical soap-bar-like thing you hang in the tank, that turns the water blue -- does that eliminate the problem? And, in general, what *do* that blue stuff do for you? Thanks, David |
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In the last three years we have installed 5 Toto "Drake" ADA height 2
piece toilets, two in our home and 3 in rental units, replacing a variety of newer (less than 5 years old) units. These were all locations were I had been plunging frequently, I've not had to plunge any of these bathrooms since - the difference is really quite remarkable. Michael Thomas Paragon Home Inspections, LLC Chicago, IL mdtATparagoninspectsDOTcom 8four7-475-5668 |
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:17:49 -0500, JimL wrote:
On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:27:03 -0400, Goedjn wrote: On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:50:09 +0000 (UTC), (David Combs) wrote: In article , wrote: You pee 5 times a day, you **** once in 1-2 days. It makes sense to conserve water on those pee flushes. The slight inconvenience of having potentially flush twice far outweights the gallons of water wasted on those pee flushes. Seems to make perfect sense to me. Raymond In calif in the early 80's, I heard this: If its brown, flush it DOWN; if its yellow, let it mellow. Now, this question: Using your (or equivalently the above) suggestion, I recall that some kind of smelly urine-slime would accumulate (under the water) on the sides of the bowl. So you were always having to use the toilet-bowl brush. Question: That chemical soap-bar-like thing you hang in the tank, that turns the water blue -- does that eliminate the problem? And, in general, what *do* that blue stuff do for you? Mostly, it screws up the flush-mechanism. Very true. You want to shorten the life of every item in the tank, then use those blue things. What flush mechanism? The only moving part is the flapper over the hole from tank to bowl. There are no moving part for the siphon that starts the flush once there is enough water in the bowl and there are no passages under 2" in diameter. Are you suggesting that there's a full inch of accumulation on all the walls of the water going from bowl to drain? Are you proposing that tank filling water valve is somehow affected by stuff in the water, that that stuff somehow migrates past 90psi of water shooting past the valve? |
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:32:03 GMT, AZ Nomad
wrote: On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:17:49 -0500, JimL wrote: On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:27:03 -0400, Goedjn wrote: On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:50:09 +0000 (UTC), (David Combs) wrote: In article , wrote: You pee 5 times a day, you **** once in 1-2 days. It makes sense to conserve water on those pee flushes. The slight inconvenience of having potentially flush twice far outweights the gallons of water wasted on those pee flushes. Seems to make perfect sense to me. Raymond In calif in the early 80's, I heard this: If its brown, flush it DOWN; if its yellow, let it mellow. Now, this question: Using your (or equivalently the above) suggestion, I recall that some kind of smelly urine-slime would accumulate (under the water) on the sides of the bowl. So you were always having to use the toilet-bowl brush. Question: That chemical soap-bar-like thing you hang in the tank, that turns the water blue -- does that eliminate the problem? And, in general, what *do* that blue stuff do for you? Mostly, it screws up the flush-mechanism. Very true. You want to shorten the life of every item in the tank, then use those blue things. What flush mechanism? The only moving part is the flapper over the hole from tank to bowl. There are no moving part for the siphon that starts the flush once there is enough water in the bowl and there are no passages under 2" in diameter. Are you suggesting that there's a full inch of accumulation on all the walls of the water going from bowl to drain? Are you proposing that tank filling water valve is somehow affected by stuff in the water, that that stuff somehow migrates past 90psi of water shooting past the valve? yep. |
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On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:59:01 -0500, JimL wrote:
On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:32:03 GMT, AZ Nomad wrote: On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:17:49 -0500, JimL wrote: On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:27:03 -0400, Goedjn wrote: On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 18:50:09 +0000 (UTC), (David Combs) wrote: In article , wrote: You pee 5 times a day, you **** once in 1-2 days. It makes sense to conserve water on those pee flushes. The slight inconvenience of having potentially flush twice far outweights the gallons of water wasted on those pee flushes. Seems to make perfect sense to me. Raymond In calif in the early 80's, I heard this: If its brown, flush it DOWN; if its yellow, let it mellow. Now, this question: Using your (or equivalently the above) suggestion, I recall that some kind of smelly urine-slime would accumulate (under the water) on the sides of the bowl. So you were always having to use the toilet-bowl brush. Question: That chemical soap-bar-like thing you hang in the tank, that turns the water blue -- does that eliminate the problem? And, in general, what *do* that blue stuff do for you? Mostly, it screws up the flush-mechanism. Very true. You want to shorten the life of every item in the tank, then use those blue things. What flush mechanism? The only moving part is the flapper over the hole from tank to bowl. There are no moving part for the siphon that starts the flush once there is enough water in the bowl and there are no passages under 2" in diameter. Are you suggesting that there's a full inch of accumulation on all the walls of the water going from bowl to drain? Are you proposing that tank filling water valve is somehow affected by stuff in the water, that that stuff somehow migrates past 90psi of water shooting past the valve? yep. Nope. |
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You want to shorten the life of every item in the tank, then use
those blue things. On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:32:03 GMT, AZ Nomad wrote: What flush mechanism? The only moving part is the flapper over the hole from tank to bowl. There are no moving part for the siphon that starts the flush once there is enough water in the bowl and there are no passages under 2" in diameter. It plugs the holes in the bowl part... so that the water cannot leave the tank back fast enough to create a good siphon/rinse. I'm thinking that might be one thing wrong with our upstairs loo. (wife used to put them in until i told her about the problems) -- May no harm befall you, flip Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch? In my email replace SeeEmmYou.EeeDeeYou with CMU.EDU |
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On 12 Jul 2006 11:28:16 -0400, Philip Lewis wrote:
You want to shorten the life of every item in the tank, then use those blue things. On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:32:03 GMT, AZ Nomad wrote: What flush mechanism? The only moving part is the flapper over the hole from tank to bowl. There are no moving part for the siphon that starts the flush once there is enough water in the bowl and there are no passages under 2" in diameter. It plugs the holes in the bowl part... so that the water cannot leave the tank back fast enough to create a good siphon/rinse. No it doesn't. It is just bleach and food coloring. If a turd from a 400lb man won't clog it, neither will some food coloring. |
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AZ Nomad writes:
It plugs the holes in the bowl part... so that the water cannot leave the tank back fast enough to create a good siphon/rinse. No it doesn't. It is just bleach and food coloring. If a turd from a 400lb man won't clog it, neither will some food coloring. i'm not talking about the bowl to sewer connection, I'm talking about the jets which allow the tank to empty into the bowl. don't take my word for it: http://www.toiletology.com/blue-goo.shtml -- May no harm befall you, flip Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch? In my email replace SeeEmmYou.EeeDeeYou with CMU.EDU |
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I don't know about that. I weigh less than half that and I've had a few
turds that have clogged the toilet. Good thing plungers are available. "AZ Nomad" wrote in message ... On 12 Jul 2006 11:28:16 -0400, Philip Lewis wrote: You want to shorten the life of every item in the tank, then use those blue things. On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:32:03 GMT, AZ Nomad wrote: What flush mechanism? The only moving part is the flapper over the hole from tank to bowl. There are no moving part for the siphon that starts the flush once there is enough water in the bowl and there are no passages under 2" in diameter. It plugs the holes in the bowl part... so that the water cannot leave the tank back fast enough to create a good siphon/rinse. No it doesn't. It is just bleach and food coloring. If a turd from a 400lb man won't clog it, neither will some food coloring. |
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GOOD toilet that flushes in ONE flush?
"Philip Lewis" wrote in message ... You want to shorten the life of every item in the tank, then use those blue things. On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:32:03 GMT, AZ Nomad wrote: What flush mechanism? The only moving part is the flapper over the hole from tank to bowl. There are no moving part for the siphon that starts the flush once there is enough water in the bowl and there are no passages under 2" in diameter. It plugs the holes in the bowl part... so that the water cannot leave the tank back fast enough to create a good siphon/rinse. I'm thinking that might be one thing wrong with our upstairs loo. (wife used to put them in until i told her about the problems) -- May no harm befall you, flip Ich habe keine Ahnung was das bedeutet, oder vielleicht doch? In my email replace SeeEmmYou.EeeDeeYou with CMU.EDU We have a vacation house where the toilets are getting clogged at the rim with hard water deposits. The guy at the hardware store suggested we use 2000 flushes in the bowl to clear it, I wanted to use a little muriatic acid. The 2000 flushes made it worse, a lot worse. I got rid of the 2000 flushes and flushed the toilet about a dozen times each time adding a couple of tablespoons of muriatic acid to the tank The tank had already needed an overhaul prior to this as there was a constant leak into the bowl partly because the flapper didnt seat properly and partly because the valve would not shut off. The acid made easy work of the clogged rim and the overhaul stopped the wasted water. I am happy. |
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