Testing flush toilets

Jul 10, 2011 11 Replies

High on the list of things I really didn't need to know is how engineers test a flush toilet's "load". According to Popular Mechanics, their unit is a condom full of 50 grams of miso paste. "Engineers flush six units to simulate a typical man's demands. At trade show demos, folks toss in 10 units at a time. The 1/2 kilo test proves the loo can handle even the toughest encounters."



I used to like Japanese food, but now...



HB


I tend to stop up toilets. Perhaps that's why that guy said I was full of.......... never mind.

TDD

See, that's the problem.

A condom is not the proper thing to use to simulate a log of s*it in a toilet. These "condom logs" will have very little friction with the toilet bowl, and between each other.

5 or 6 Taco Bell burritos may be a better test

I have 2 Kohler Cimerrons and have really tried, but never succeeded to make them not flush. I also have never held to flush lever down .... you know, to get that extra bit of water. The one serious problem is that they have slow/soft closing seats. We always close them to keep our pets out. So, when visiting other people and using their facility, you might hear B A N G, when we not so gently drop the seat.

I had read that years ago canned dog food was used as "toilet test matter".

Well, that is what it looks and smells like when you open the can. No wonder some dogs eat their own turds- they can't tell the difference.

Higgs Boson wrote the following:

I was thinking of buying those toilets and then I saw some commercials. I don't play golf, so I don't need a toilet that can flush golf balls

But did they use the smooth condoms or the ribbed?

Robert

The troop ship I rode to Alaska on my first deployment had such a system. No privacy at all. With a line waiting there were no 'contemplative moments' :)

Harry K

They never show a test with gobs of toilet paper in the mix.

Greg

I was wondering what that stream of liquid I see squirting out the side of troop ships was as they mosey on down the shipping lanes. ^_^

TDD

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