Bob, An old friend of mine who's father was a plumber found one in the back of his dad's old shop. It was never used so Bill had it slightly upgraded. He had the tank and chain highly polished and lacquered. When he remodeled his home he built the "King and Queen's room" off the new rec room. He had to place the bottom on a 3" platform to allow for the drain. He called it the real throne and made a replica of a scepter to hold the paper. He finished the water closet in red with a red sink and highly polished brass fixtures. And a sign that states that it is the King and Queen room. I think that Australia is far ahead of us as far as water savor toilets. A few years ago when we were there I was surprised to find the toilets with two buttons on top. One for low flush and the other for a high flush. I am getting ready to replace the four year old Colar with the comfort height version because of my wife's arthritis. I think that it will help her. I was looking for one with two flush levels but can't find one in our area. ----- Original Message ----- From: chiliblindman To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 8:18 AM Subject: Re:[BlindHandyMan] water saver johns
Spiro, the standard toilet that most of us probably know, have the valve in the bottom of the tank operated by the flush handle. The valve less have a kind of tank or bucket inside the tank that tilts to dump. The push to make water saver toilets resulted in small tanks that didn't work and inserts into older ones that didn't work right. They displaced water volume in order to displace water usage. The newer ones kind-a have the same tank size and some have the same water volume; but, only the top part of the water is used. The water, located in the upper portion of the tank has the power and momentum. The water mass gives pressure even if it is not all used and the height of drop adds power to flush faster. I hope that makes it a little clearer and not muddied the whole idea. The real old toilets with a water tank near the ceiling always flushed good with a smaller water volume plus a roar and a half. Do you remember those? It would not surprise me if they came back in designer fashion. ....................bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
