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  2. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    The toilet then gives its characteristic gurgle as the siphonic action ceases and no more water flows out of the toilet. A "true siphonic toilet" can be easily identified by the noise it makes. If it can be heard to suck air down the drain at the end of a flush, then it is a true siphonic toilet.

  3. Clear Out Drains in Showers and Sinks With These Editor ... - AOL

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    An affordable yet durable drain snake is good to have on hand for more serious drain clogs that require a bit of elbow grease, like in your bathtub, or if you have to unclog very frequently and ...

  4. Plumbing fixture - Wikipedia

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    In some cases, the drain has a device that can be manipulated to block the drain to fill the basin of the fixture. Each fixture also has a flood rim , or level at which water will begin to overflow. Most fixtures also have an overflow, which is a conduit for water to drain away, when the regular drain is plugged, before the water actually ...

  5. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    The common myth often refers to the draining action of flush toilets and bathtubs. In fact, rotation is determined by whatever minor rotation is initially present at the time the water starts to drain, as the magnitude of the coriolis acceleration is negligibly small compared to the inertial acceleration of flow within a typical basin.

  6. Dad makes shocking discovery when daughter says her bathtub ...

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    A teenage girl complained to her father that her bathtub was taking a long time to drain — and what he discovered is going viral!. Dad and TikToker Shawn Weiss (@shawnweiss8) gained over two ...

  7. Bathtub - Wikipedia

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    A bathtub, also known simply as a bath or tub, is a container for holding water in which a person or another animal may bathe. Most modern bathtubs are made of thermoformed acrylic, porcelain-enameled steel or cast iron, or fiberglass-reinforced polyester. A bathtub is placed in a bathroom, either as a stand-alone fixture or in conjunction with ...

  8. Drain (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    A drain cover is a cover with holes (e.g. a manhole) or a grating used to cover a drain, to prevent unwanted entry of foreign objects, or injury to people or animals. It allows drainage of liquids but prevents entry from large solid objects, and thus acts as a coarse filter. A sink drain cover is a drain cover used to cover the sink drain.

  9. Trap (plumbing) - Wikipedia

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    Trap with copper drain pipe at underside of firestop packing in two-hour fire-resistance rated concrete floor slab Typical P-trap. Maintaining the water seal is critical to trap operation; traps might dry out, and poor venting can suction or blow water out of the traps. This is usually avoided by venting the drain pipes downstream of the trap ...