Friday, November 8, 2013

Toilet Replacement Parts - Toilet Quiz - This Old Toilet - Phone: 650-483-1139

 

 Most Toilets take about how long to flush?

 3 seconds - 5 seconds or 10 seconds

 
Answer

3 seconds

Flushing the toilet releases a valve which then allows water to fill the bowl, activating the siphon within about three seconds to flush water and waste away.
 

How much water does a standard toilet tank hold?

 1 gallon - 2 gallons or 3 gallons?

 
Answer

2 gallons - An ordinary toilet tank holds about two gallons of water.

 
How is it possible to flush a toilet if there is no water in the toilet tank?

 
Fill the bowl with 2 cups of water?
Pour a bucket of water into the bowl?
or
It I impossible to flush without water in the tank?

 

Answer

Pour a bucket of water into the bowl?

 
If the water supply has been cut off temporarily, it is possible to flush a toilet manually by just pouring a bucket of water into the bowl. This activates the siphon effect and flushes the toilet.

source: http://home.howstuffworks.com/toilet-quiz.htm

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