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A toilet flush valve controls the flow of water from the tank into the toilet bowl. It is made of a valve body, a flapper, and a chain. When you flush, the chain lifts the flapper and water flows from ...

13:19, Thu, May 7, 2020 Updated: 13:53, Thu, May 7, 2020 A broken toilet is less than ideal in any household, especially during lockdown when we are spending more time at home than ever. There are ...

Fill problems can be caused by a faulty inlet valve. This easy-to-install valve is a quiet, slow-filling valve that ensures ...

The flush handle is pressed, lifting the flapper, setting in motion about 10 seconds of flushing genius. The lifted flapper releases tank water into the bowl via rim jets and the larger siphon jet.

Q: Hi Ed: We’re adding a small powder room and the toilet will be near a wall to the left of the toilet. All the toilets we’ve seen have the flush handle on the left side of the toilet that will be ...

Q: Ed: Read your article on how right-handle flushing toilets can be ordered if the standard left-handle toilet setup is inconvenient for some users. I was a taken back that you did not mention ...

Scientists used lasers to show what really happens when you flush the toilet. Images showed a tall plume of tiny drops of toilet water being blasted into the air. It's not clear whether the plumes ...

A young mother died after doctors repeatedly failed to spot a six-inch long toilet brush handle embedded in her buttock. Cindy Corton, 35, was left with the bizarre injury after a drunken fall in a ...