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  2. 10 Reasons Why Your Toilet Won’t Stop Clogging - AOL

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    If the water supply line valve is not fully open, not enough water will be in the bowl for effective flushing. The fill valve, found in the toilet water tank, can also cause problems.

  3. Flushometer - Wikipedia

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    Because the water is gradually shut off, slower water at the end of the cycle that will not activate the siphon serves to refill the bowl. The valve cannot be kept open by holding the flush lever in the activated position, wasting water, because this only sends the main cylinder valve all the way up to its topmost shut off position.

  4. Stop flushing your tampons — they can form huge 'fatbergs ...

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    In the best case, flushing your tampon could clog your toilet. Worse, it could contribute to sewage in your yard, a "fatberg," or a water main break.

  5. Flushing trough - Wikipedia

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    The mechanism of a flushing trough: pulling the flush chain (1) rocks the flush lever (2) and lifts the siphon plate (3), forcing water over the top of the siphon (4) and starting the flush. Water is sucked through a connecting pipe (5) from the timing box (6) and air enters the timing bottle through the vent pipe (7) until the box is empty and ...

  6. Squat toilet - Wikipedia

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    Squat toilet (flush toilet) with water cistern for flushing (Cape Town, South Africa) A squat toilet (or squatting toilet) is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. This means that the posture for defecation and for female urination is to place one foot on each side of the toilet drain or hole and to squat over it.

  7. Toilet plume - Wikipedia

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    Aerosol droplets produced by flushing the toilet can mix with the air of the room, [8] larger droplets will settle on surfaces or objects creating fomites (infectious pools) before they can dry, like on a counter top or toothbrush; [7] [10] and can contaminate surfaces such as the toilet seat and handle for hours, which can then be contacted by hands of the next user of that toilet. [3]