<span class="entry-title-primary">Toilet</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">How Can Homeowners Get More Years Out of Their Toilet?</span>
Saying that everyone has used a toilet is redundant, but saying that most people do not know how a toilet works is a valid statement. Most of the time, the only part of a toilet that people deal with and therefor know about is the handle and the bowl!
So how exactly do toilets work? Without filling your mind with filthy details, A toilet system is actually not that complicated.
When talking about a toilet, Spring Hill residents probably know the two main contents: the toilet bowl and the toilets tank. The toilet tank is where most of the actual work is being done- out of sight and out of mind. Some of the parts that are must to know about when talking about a toilet tank are:
-Flush valve
-Overflow tube
-Refill tube
-Ballcock
-Float ball
-Lift chain
When you flush a toilet, Spring Hill residents use the handle, which is pulls on the the lift chain, which happens to be connected to the flush valve. Essentially when you flush, the valve open and forces the water from the back of the tank down into the toilet bowl where the waste is carried into the sewer or a septic tank.
It is safe to say that water is the driving force behind tank system toilets. But once the water is out of the tank, how does it fill up and know when to stop filling?
Believe it or not, but a toilet is designed to not overflow when refilling with the help of a siphon.
While the tank is filling up, the overflow tube directs water where it needs to go while the float ball acts like an emergency cutoff if the water level becomes too high in the tank.
Keep in mind that not all toilets are the same because there are many different systems for a toilet; Spring Hill residents will most likely have a tank system that in a sense powers there toilet.
*Disclaimer: The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of 1st Choice Plumbing Inc*
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