What is a flushing valve?
The flushing valve is a mechanism used to rinse the toilet or urinal. The valve and associated hardware are located in the toilet tank or in the body of the urinal. Most toilets have a lever activator or buttons that are used to control the flushing valve. As the user flushes the toilet using the lever, the string connected to the lever lifts the flap at an angle. When the flap is lifted, fresh water from the tank plunges down into the toilet bowl. This forces existing water and the waste material down through the S -shaped pipe at the toilet base.
As soon as the tank is empty, the clapper falls back to the position above the hole between the tank and the toilet. The separate refilling valve allows fresh water back to the tank, where it will be stored until the flushing valve is activated with one again. Although there is no limited number, how many times the flushing valve can be activated in a given period, the toilet will not be flushed if there is not enough water in the tank to fill the bowl.
Many problems that occur with these valves are very easy to fix and can be easily repaired by the average owner of the house. If the valve does not activate when you press the lever, it is possible that the string is postponed from the flap. Remove the tank lid and re -connect the chain to correct this problem. If the toilet seems to be running continuously, Klapper is unlikely to close all the time. Try to easily shorten the string so that the clapper can lie flat or replace the flap completely if the edges are frayed or damaged.
Many modern commercial toilets use a flushometer instead of a standard flushing valve. These toilets do not require a tank, so the water enters the bowl directly from the building's water supply. When the toilet is rinsed, a special one -way valve opens, which brings fresh water to the toilet. There is no way to leave the waste back the water pipe so it is rinsed via standard vyStrown pipe. While these units occupy less space than standard toilets, they are also quite inefficient due to the large amount of water needed for flushing.