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I'll bet you never thought my head would be this close to one of these things
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Well, as my producer says, I'm a real commodian. Well, what we're going to talk about today, though, seriously, are toilets and really how they work
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And it's important to know this because today, toilets use only 1.6 gallons of water to actually
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flush all the waste away that's in the bowl. This is the business end where everything starts with a toilet
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This is the tank and water, as you know, is stored in here and that energy allows the toilet
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to flush when we flip the handle to open up that flapper valve and that water then exits
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the tank and goes down into the bowl. When the water leaves the tank, where does it go
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It starts its journey right here at the back of the bowl through this giant hole that's
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covered up by the tank. The water rushes into this hole and it goes
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two places. It goes to a siphoned jet hole, which is at the bottom of the bowl. Also
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the water starts to empty out through holes underneath the rim of the bowl, and that creates
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the circular motion inside the toilet that helps sanitize and clean the bowl
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Now, where does all that waste and any of those kids' toys go when you flush the toilet
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Well, it starts right here. This is called the colon, and that waste travels through a passage
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way here. It goes up, comes down. It goes over here. And
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Finally, it exits the bottom of the toilet right through this hole
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Toilets 101, you can see why I'm flush with excitement about toilets
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I'm Tim Carter, Ask the Builder. If you want to discover more home improvement tips, go to askthebuilder.com
