Airline flyers are familiar with how intense an airplane toilet sounds when flushed but thanks to the BYU researchers, the problem will soon be resolved. It took two years, three academic publications ...

A toilet flush valve controls the flow of water from the tank into the toilet bowl. It is made of a valve body, a flapper, and a chain. When you flush, the chain lifts the flapper and water flows from ...

Most of us know to how to scrub a toilet, but did you know the tank — i.e., the back part, where the flushing mechanism is — also needs to be cleaned occasionally? It’s true and doing so can save you ...

In the age of the coronavirus pandemic and amid all the precautions one must take to help contain the spread of the virus, new research indicates we should also probably close the lid before we flush, ...

Led by Prof. John Crimaldi, the scientists started out by setting up a brand new lidless toilet, of the type commonly used in North American public restrooms. It was connected to a conventional ...

Fill problems can be caused by a faulty inlet valve. This easy-to-install valve is a quiet, slow-filling valve that ensures ...

PORTLAND, ORE. BuildingGreen Inc., publisher of the GreenSpec Directory and Environmental Building News, selected its Top 10 green building products of 2004. The third annual award, announced in ...

Here’s one more behavior to be hyper-aware of in order to prevent coronavirus transmission: what you do after you use the toilet. Scientists have found that in addition to clearing out whatever ...