Re:Why Do American Houses Have So Many Bathrooms?
by dehrmann on Monday January 27, 2020 @11:48AM
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A lot of the complexity you see in that image is the trap. It holds water in it to prevent sewer/septic gasses from entering the home. Sinks also have them.
Re:Why Do American Houses Have So Many Bathrooms?
by angry_octet on Monday January 27, 2020 @12:44PM
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Both types of toilets have a trap. The complexity is due to the siphon mechanism.
Re:Why Do American Houses Have So Many Bathrooms?
by samoa42 on Monday January 27, 2020 @10:49AM
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(speaking on behalf of euros)
thank you so much for making this thread make sense!
Re:Why Do American Houses Have So Many Bathrooms?
by chungus_khan on Monday January 27, 2020 @12:37PM
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No poop shelf either.
Re:Why Do American Houses Have So Many Bathrooms?
by pmarreck on Tuesday January 28, 2020 @01:12PM
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Literally the most confusing thing about German toilets, from someone who grew up in the US... WHY would you want your poop to be entirely exposed to the air like this, on an elevated pedestal, as if it is some prize?
Cross section : https://www.maven.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/toilets-00.j...
This is because they use a siphon mechanism, which also results in a narrow diameter pipe. Old style ones use an enormous 14L of water per flush and still jam.
Other countries use gravity flush which has lower water usage and less blockages, but forces you to periodically clean the toilet bowl. Personally I would rather clean than plunge.
This article has a rather biased overview: https://toiletfound.com/siphonic-vs-washdown-toilet-which-is...
Personally I find US toilets need to be flushed repeatedly because you don't want to risk a blockage.