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  2. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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    Each of these plumbing fixtures has one or more water outlets and a drain. In some cases, the drain has a device that can be manipulated to block the drain to fill the basin of the fixture. Each fixture also has a flood rim, or level at which water will begin to overflow. Most fixtures also have an overflow, which is a conduit for water to ...

  3. Pit latrine - Wikipedia

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    The vent pipe should have an internal diameter of at least 110 mm (4¼") and reach more than 300 mm (12") above the highest point of the toilet superstructure. Typically, the pit is at least 3 metres (10') deep and 1 to 1.5 metres (3' to 5') in diameter, depending on the number of users.

  4. Toilet - Wikipedia

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    A typical flush toilet is a ceramic bowl (pan) connected on the "up" side to a cistern (tank) that enables rapid filling with water, and on the "down" side to a drain pipe that removes the effluent. When a toilet is flushed, the sewage should flow into a septic tank or into a system connected to a sewage treatment plant.

  5. 12 Things You Should Never Flush Down the Toilet - AOL

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    Many people use bleach to clean their toilets, but it’s a harsh chemical that can damage plastic or rubber parts of your toilet or septic system, and can be corrosive to pipes over time. Vinegar ...

  6. Outhouse - Wikipedia

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    On August 29, 2007, the highest outhouse (actually, not a building at all, but a pit toilet surrounded by a low rock wall) in the continental United States, which sat atop Mount Whitney at about 14,494 feet (4,418 m) above sea level, offering a magnificent panorama to the user, was removed.

  7. Latrine - Wikipedia

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    4) Wall 5) Window 6) Divider 7) Washbasin. A latrine is a toilet or an even simpler facility that is used as a toilet within a sanitation system. For example, it can be a communal trench in the earth in a camp to be used as emergency sanitation, a hole in the ground (pit latrine), or more advanced designs, including pour-flush systems.

  8. Video shows how far germs travel when flushing toilet - AOL

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    How toilet water sprays when we flush - carrying potentially deadly germs into the air - has been revealed in a series of experiments.Scientists say the 'invisible plume' - containing microscopic ...

  9. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.