Hello, my name is Professor Toilet. Welcome to my online classroom. I am here to help you learn about the toilet and the science behind how it works. In Flushology, the syllabus is simple. The content here will help you understand:
1. The science (hydraulics) behind a really good flush.
2. The greening of toilet flushing
3. How to fix problems when the laws of physics are over-ruled by a poorly engineered toilet that results in clogging, leaking, ghost flushing and other stress-inducing symptoms.
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Posts Tagged ‘toilet siphon’
Posted: 10.01.2009
How a Toilet Siphon Works
To understanding how a toilet siphon works, think about a train going over a mountain.
As American Standard Chinaware Director James Walsh explains in this video, once a train crests the mountaintop, it heads downhill, pulling the rest of the train with it.
In a toilet, the flushing action pushes water and waste up the s-shaped trapway, until it crests at the top, the part known as the weir. The water then rushes downhill, creating a pull that scours waste and paper from the side of the bowl and out the trapway.
