New toilets that actually flush
Discussion
Does anyone have any idea where I can buy toilets that are guaranteed to flush properly? I have a couple of very old Armitage Shanks loos which work fine but are pale green....they look old fashioned but everyone comments that you never, ever have to flush twice. In work we have these stupid modern loos with dual 3/6 litre flush which are a joke. I just want something that looks good and works. I couldn't give a flying .... about water conservation.
Even though I don't really want to, if required I could push the boat out on the budget.
Maybe I just need to cut down on my fibre intake....
Even though I don't really want to, if required I could push the boat out on the budget.
Maybe I just need to cut down on my fibre intake....
talk about bulls
I've got 2 newish toilets within the last couple of years. The bathroom is from b and and the downstairs bog was from Aldi of all places. Both will flush anything I'll put down them and my s
t doesn't stink but it does like to float lol.
Bigest prob I have with new toilets is the way they funnel Down to quickly and the back and the st always ends up smudged down it.
t doesn't stink but it does like to float lol.Bigest prob I have with new toilets is the way they funnel Down to quickly and the back and the s
t always ends up smudged down it.I was in a cafe the other day that had an old outdoor loo with high level cistern-
It was like Niagra Falls when I pulled the chain! I am sure you could have stuffed a rolled up newspaper in there and it would have been propelled into the sewer at supersonic speeds
Why did we get rid of them again?
It was like Niagra Falls when I pulled the chain! I am sure you could have stuffed a rolled up newspaper in there and it would have been propelled into the sewer at supersonic speeds
Why did we get rid of them again?
Here's a siphonic pan that can flush away 56 chicken nuggets!
Edited by Laurel Green on Monday 24th December 10:25
essayer said:
I was in a cafe the other day that had an old outdoor loo with high level cistern-
It was like Niagra Falls when I pulled the chain! I am sure you could have stuffed a rolled up newspaper in there and it would have been propelled into the sewer at supersonic speeds
Why did we get rid of them again?
Because the small amount of extra water they use compared to a modern khazi is much, much worse for the environment than wasting billions of gallons of the stuff through leaky water mains. It was like Niagra Falls when I pulled the chain! I am sure you could have stuffed a rolled up newspaper in there and it would have been propelled into the sewer at supersonic speeds
Why did we get rid of them again?
miniman said:
essayer said:
I was in a cafe the other day that had an old outdoor loo with high level cistern-
It was like Niagra Falls when I pulled the chain! I am sure you could have stuffed a rolled up newspaper in there and it would have been propelled into the sewer at supersonic speeds
Why did we get rid of them again?
Because the small amount of extra water they use compared to a modern khazi is much, much worse for the environment than wasting billions of gallons of the stuff through leaky water mains. It was like Niagra Falls when I pulled the chain! I am sure you could have stuffed a rolled up newspaper in there and it would have been propelled into the sewer at supersonic speeds
Why did we get rid of them again?
It's a bit like the 'A' rated super-efficient washing machines, that consume a relatively low amount of energy per hour, but end up taking twice as long to do the job as my old, inefficient machine.
I'm not sure who 'they' think they're fooling.
MrCheese said:
Right, looks like I'm going to have to decorate the house in lime green to match the loo! Does anyone know if high end poncey stuff like Starck is any good, I don't see mutch detail on the online specs.
Your paying for design and build not the power of the flush although that will be optimised to the eu 3/6 litre allowance. Modern, dual flush toilets (and also single, low flush toilets) need to be set up properly in order to work. The vast majoirity of the time the care hasn't been taken to correctly adjust the syphons etc....
They can also be set, very easily to flush more water.
Indeed, with concealled cisterns, that are not part of a plumbing system like Geberit's Duofix system, you can set the cistern higher up the wall for a gain in head for a more powerful flush.
They can also be set, very easily to flush more water.
Indeed, with concealled cisterns, that are not part of a plumbing system like Geberit's Duofix system, you can set the cistern higher up the wall for a gain in head for a more powerful flush.
MrCheese said:
Right, looks like I'm going to have to decorate the house in lime green to match the loo! Does anyone know if high end poncey stuff like Starck is any good, I don't see mutch detail on the online specs.
If you're not worried about looking ultra modern then grab some old white stuff from a decent reclamation yard.We're currently planning a refurb of the bathrooms and will probably keep the existing white loos.
Nothing worse than spending thousands on a trendy refurb then having a permanent teddy bears leg (or torso) bobbing around.
mk1fan said:
Modern, dual flush toilets (and also single, low flush toilets) need to be set up properly in order to work. The vast majoirity of the time the care hasn't been taken to correctly adjust the syphons etc....
They can also be set, very easily to flush more water.
Indeed, with concealled cisterns, that are not part of a plumbing system like Geberit's Duofix system, you can set the cistern higher up the wall for a gain in head for a more powerful flush.
How does one adjust the syphons? They can also be set, very easily to flush more water.
Indeed, with concealled cisterns, that are not part of a plumbing system like Geberit's Duofix system, you can set the cistern higher up the wall for a gain in head for a more powerful flush.
'syphons' was my way of simply meaning the flush unit in the cistern.
Depending on the actual unit you can adjust the point at which the '6 litre' flush stops so allowing more water through. You can also adjust the '9 litre' flush to allow more through. Read the instructions for the unit and it should be easy to figure out what to do for that unit.
I did one in my OHs house over the weekend.
It should also be noted that a 6-litre flush pan should also be used. Retro fitting these cisterns to older pans does lead to poor flush performance.
Depending on the actual unit you can adjust the point at which the '6 litre' flush stops so allowing more water through. You can also adjust the '9 litre' flush to allow more through. Read the instructions for the unit and it should be easy to figure out what to do for that unit.
I did one in my OHs house over the weekend.
It should also be noted that a 6-litre flush pan should also be used. Retro fitting these cisterns to older pans does lead to poor flush performance.
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