Eli5: Why are most public toilets plumbed directly to the water supply but home toilets have the tank?
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Toilets used in commercial applications just have the tank hidden inside the wall.
Source: I work for a major plumbing supplier in Australia.
*EDIT: The reason the flush is stronger is because they use a bigger tank.
Those are called Flush valve toilets (compared to flush tank toilets). Flush valves are preferred in commercial buildings mainly because they have a cheaper maintenance cost (less clogs, less stains on the bowl) so building owners don’t need to spend so much on cleaning/plumbing service calls.
Most house owners don’t mind occasional cleaning, and usually their pipes are not sized adequately anyway to use a flush valve.
If you go outside the city you’ll see more flush tanks because more buildings are on well water without a high pressure city water main.
Those are called Flush valve toilets (compared to flush tank toilets). Flush valves are preferred in commercial buildings mainly because they have a cheaper maintenance cost (less clogs, less stains on the bowl) so building owners don’t need to spend so much on cleaning/plumbing service calls.
Most house owners don’t mind occasional cleaning, and usually their pipes are not sized adequately anyway to use a flush valve.
If you go outside the city you’ll see more flush tanks because more buildings are on well water without a high pressure city water main.
May be an aussie thing but quite often the cistern (tank) is located in a secure area near by, typically behind the wall to prevent tampering.
Sauce: cleaned public facilities for a few years.
Those are called Flush valve toilets (compared to flush tank toilets). Flush valves are preferred in commercial buildings mainly because they have a cheaper maintenance cost (less clogs, less stains on the bowl) so building owners don’t need to spend so much on cleaning/plumbing service calls.
Most house owners don’t mind occasional cleaning, and usually their pipes are not sized adequately anyway to use a flush valve.
If you go outside the city you’ll see more flush tanks because more buildings are on well water without a high pressure city water main.
May be an aussie thing but quite often the cistern (tank) is located in a secure area near by, typically behind the wall to prevent tampering.
Sauce: cleaned public facilities for a few years.
May be an aussie thing but quite often the cistern (tank) is located in a secure area near by, typically behind the wall to prevent tampering.
Sauce: cleaned public facilities for a few years.
Here in Australia, household water is generally supplied by a 20mm connection where commercial properties are connected to 25mm or larger connections giving far greater water availability. The other thing that you’ll find is that many commercial buildings that have public toilets actually do have a standard cistern, only that they’re built into the wall, hidden away to protect them.
Here in Australia, household water is generally supplied by a 20mm connection where commercial properties are connected to 25mm or larger connections giving far greater water availability. The other thing that you’ll find is that many commercial buildings that have public toilets actually do have a standard cistern, only that they’re built into the wall, hidden away to protect them.
Is this USA? In my country it’s all direct to sewage lines.
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