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  2. Dual flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    There are also dual-flush toilets that use a siphon valve operated by a lever rather than buttons, with a ≤ 6L full flush, and a ≤ 3L half-flush if the flush handle is held down [8] or released immediately after flushing. [9] Tipping bucket. The tipping bucket cistern can operate in a dual flush mode when the lever is rotated halfway 2.5/5 ...

  3. Cistern - Wikipedia

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    In this arrangement, the flush mechanism (lever or push button) is usually mounted on the cistern. Concealed cistern toilets, where the cistern is built into the wall behind the toilet, are also available. A flushing trough is a type of cistern used to serve more than one WC pan at one time. These cisterns are becoming less common, however.

  4. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    A flush toilet (also known as a flushing toilet, water closet (WC); see also toilet names) is a toilet that disposes of human waste (i.e., urine and feces) by collecting it in a bowl and then using the force of water to channel it ("flush" it) through a drainpipe to another location for treatment, either nearby or at a communal facility.

  5. Toilet rim block - Wikipedia

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    Location photo and close-up shot of a toilet rim block in its holder. A toilet rim block is a substance in the shape of a block that is used in flush toilets, which slowly dissolves in water. The blocks usually come in a small holder that is attached over the rim of a toilet and hangs down into the bowl, so as the toilet gets flushed, the water ...

  6. Portuguese Cistern (Mazagan) - Wikipedia

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    The Portuguese Cistern is a historic cistern in El Jadida, Morocco.It is located beneath the citadel at the heart of the historic Portuguese fortified city of Mazagan. It is a classified cultural heritage monument in Morocco [1] and, along with the rest of the old walled city, forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  7. Toilet - Wikipedia

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    A dry toilet (or non-flush toilet, no flush toilet or toilet without a flush) is a toilet which, unlike a flush toilet, does not use flush water. [20] Dry toilets do not use water to move excreta along or block odors. [21] They do not produce sewage, and are not connected to a sewer system or septic tank. Instead, excreta falls through a drop ...

  8. Impluvium - Wikipedia

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    A domus, with impluvium numbered 7. The impluvium (pl.: impluvia) is a water-catchment pool system meant to capture rain-water flowing from the compluvium, an area of roof. [1] [2] Often placed in a courtyard, under an opening in the roof, and thus "inside", instead of "outside", a building, it is a notable feature in many architectural traditions.

  9. Category:Roman cisterns - Wikipedia

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