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Every toilet I've ever seen, until today, has the water inlet holes at the top of the bowl.
Today I saw toilets with only one large water inlet hole -- which was located at the water line, close to the bottom of the bowl.
I was fascinated by the design but couldnt find a manufacturer/brand name anywhere. The house was a rental and the tenants didnt know anything about the toilets.
Has anyone here ever seen, or does anyone know anything about, toilets with this design? I'm interested in replacing my two toilets and would like to get more info on this brand/model.
Sounds like Gerber's.
Most of their toilets have a "duel-fed jet assist"- or something like that.
But my initial thought was a "wash-down" type toilet- those that are found in the EU. But here in the states "syphonic" toilets are the standard. So, maybe a Gerber but I'm sure there are probably other manufacturers of similar designs-
How many ways can you design a toilet?
Before you think the obvious, the U.S. Patent Office holds literally hundreds of patents for toilets! Go figure!
But eventually it All comes to the number one rule in plumbing-
"STUFF" runs downhill!
Thanks so much, K'ledgeBldr and elnina. I looked at gerberonline.com but didnt see any toilets with the inlet hole at water level. And, elnina, you always find the best links but I didnt see any there either.
This toilet looked exactly like any other except that, when you flush it, the water enters the bowl from one large hole located close to the bottom of the bowl. No water enters the bowl from the rim area. The tank innards looked like any other but the tank itself was fairly small.
The only other toilet I can think of that has that feature is one piece low profile toilets.
Because the tank is so low it's hard to generate enough head pressure with so little gravitational force. So they use the "jet" outlet at the entrance to the trapway to "assist" with the evacuation of the bowl.
The only other toilet I can think of that has that feature is one piece low profile toilets.
Because the tank is so low it's hard to generate enough head pressure with so little gravitational force. So they use the "jet" outlet at the entrance to the trapway to "assist" with the evacuation of the bowl.
Interesting. This toilet had great flushing ability so maybe that's it. I'll google the one-piece low-profile toilets. Thanks again!
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but I didnt see any there either.
