Modern Toilet flush rage.

[Getragdogleg]

When did it become the fashion for toilet makers to create cisterns that do not contain more than a cup full of water ?

EVERY time I pass a motion (at my place of work) I find it impossible to get it to flush away, my creation and the subsequent use of paper is not at fault as I do not seem to get the same problems with my 1950s era WC that is in my abode.

I find I need to waste time and effort with a bizarre ~flush-look "no its still there" wait-wait-wait, flush-look "rage, gah, its still there, ARRGGHHHH" WAIT, Wait, "FFS how can a small cistern take so long to fill when the water pressure here would blast rust from the hull of the Titanic" wait, Flush, look. "thank F for that its finally gone"

Seriously, is there some EU law that says we must have no more than 10ml of water at any time ?

Its stupid, 30 trillion tonnes of water fall on England a year and the rivers rage and the dams are full yet my toilet at work is feeble like a dripping dead fish.

[alfa pint]

If this is a celebration of a crowd pleasing, double flush turd, so long you had to crimp it off twice,

THEN WE WANT PICS.

[BarRefaeli]

alfa pint said:

If this is a celebration of a crowd pleasing, double flush turd, so long you had to crimp it off twice,

THEN WE WANT PICS.

Speak for yourself faecal fiend.

[GSP]

Cuts your companies water bill no end.

Water bill for large company 1000+ employee prior to toilet refurbishment.

£7400 a month

After toilet refurbishment.

£3000

[bennyboysvuk]

GSP said:

Cuts your companies water bill no end.

Water bill for large company 1000+ employee prior to toilet refurbishment.

£7400 a month

After toilet refurbishment.

£3000

However, depending on the usage and amount of time required to wait for the cistern to fill between each flush, this could end up wasting enough of the employees time to negate the saving above.

[Getragdogleg]

My Company is me and three others !

The Throne room is new and this toilet is a joke, it requires three flushes to rid itself of a medium turd, a full on epic pan punisher would require a week of flush wait cycles to see it off.

I am thinking of simply crimping one off outside behind the building in future, the rain will take care of it.

[ShadownINja]

bennyboysvuk said:

GSP said:

Cuts your companies water bill no end.

Water bill for large company 1000+ employee prior to toilet refurbishment.

£7400 a month

After toilet refurbishment.

£3000

However, depending on the usage and amount of time required to wait for the cistern to fill between each flush, this could end up wasting enough of the employees time to negate the saving above.

I was thinking that. Plus if more employees have to re-flush it may not be a saving after all. I suppose a good recruitment strategy would be to only employ those who pass movement once a day in the comfort of their own homes. How you ask that and get proof as part of the interview process, though...

[Fish]

A traditional toilet has a 12 or 9l flush. Most modern loos came down to 6l some time ago. With increasing legislation I now fit 4lFull and 2.25l partial flush units. Amazingly these flush better than the 6l because the traps have been redesigned to accomadte less water whereas the 6l traps were just a 9l trap with less water going through.

So they can work! I have a 4/2.25 fitted at home and it is fine.

[clarkmagpie]

Paper down first, create a poo parcel.
Job done.

[Fish]

I'm at work! I'll see if Lisa will post a pic with Custard!!

[Deva Link]

Take a bucket full of water in with you to assist the process.

[El Guapo]

If there are 3 or more people in your workplace leave your production in the bowl and leave. No flush means zero water consumption and you can blame it on one of your co-workers. I cannot see the downside.

[BigBen]

Fish said:

I'm at work! I'll see if Lisa will post a pic with Custard!!

Custart would not present a challenge to even the most feeble flush. I suggest half a pound of mashed up Dundee cake.

[Targarama]

clarkmagpie said:

Paper down first, create a poo parcel.
Job done.

LOL! Only on Pistonheads do you get to read advice on successfully releasing hostages the first time while eating lunch.

[stormrider2]

If its one of those button flush ones, just hold the button in for a few seconds. Works on ours. Otherwise a nice present is left for the next occupant.

[hooperpride]

Could always try to flush the turd first, then clean the back door and then flush again?

Works for me, unless it is a monster.

[Deva Link]

BigBen said:

Fish said:

I'm at work! I'll see if Lisa will post a pic with Custard!!

Custart would not present a challenge to even the most feeble flush. I suggest half a pound of mashed up Dundee cake.

That wouldn't present a challange for the Cadet 3 (warning: some of these clips are a bit too similar to poo!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJSj379Ky_I

[dilbert]

Fish said:

A traditional toilet has a 12 or 9l flush. Most modern loos came down to 6l some time ago. With increasing legislation I now fit 4lFull and 2.25l partial flush units. Amazingly these flush better than the 6l because the traps have been redesigned to accomadte less water whereas the 6l traps were just a 9l trap with less water going through.

So they can work! I have a 4/2.25 fitted at home and it is fine.

Right!

But what when they're too long, and rigid, to go round the bend.

I'm sure that some PC, b'stard somewhere is saying.... "Sorry, but in the name of the environment, you'll just have to hold it in".

[Getragdogleg]

BigBen said:

Dundee cake.

I can only imagine the havoc that would cause, I would need the pressure washer if I put that down the loo.

Would battenburg be an alternative ? its a bit lighter but has that horrible yellow waxy gak around it, I could mould that into approximate shapes for better comparison.

I like the bucket idea as well, st in the bucket and drop the contents into the toilet while flushing, Gravity + poo travelling at speed + water already moving = possible success.

Maybe I should st standing up.

[Glade]

Sceptical about costs savings on water use.

I had a chiller break down so needed to cool my production line using an open "town water" system - basically dumping water at a horrendous rate.

We struggled to justify the cost of installing a new chiller ~£15k on the cost of annual water wastage.

Say 1p for 10 litres = 0.1p/litre.
"In England and Wales our drinking water costs around 1p for 10 litres"
http://www.water.org.uk/home/resources-and-links/w...

1000 employees * 3 turds * 9 litres = 27000 litres a day.
(maybe it's a curry factory or something, so poo rate is high )

27,000 litres * 0.1p = 2700p = £27.... a day.

So £9600 if effluent is flowing at full capacity.... and the queues for the bog would be horrendous.