No, not quite. Unless that's something newer and high powered. Most don't have a pressurized hose from the tank to the bowl, it is channeling in the ceramic.
Is that a contraband toilet? They used to have toilets that fed to a clear box prisoners might be forced to use so they couldn't smuggle drugs in the prison wallet. Maybe this is similar?
iirc, the test for aircraft toilets is measures in "number of golf balls" and I think the bar is about 15+. Long time ago, and my memory's been flushed.
Toilets work by the Greedy Cup system. When the water in the bowl gets higher than the water in the pipe, gravity takes over and pulls all the water down into the sewage system. Because physics.
It's true that most toilets function using just gravity, but the pressurized ones don't need pumps. They depend on the pressure of the water supply to pressurize a closed tank. They're great at getting large loads to flush with minimal water, but they're loud, and commonly will shred loose material and leave bits floating in the bowl. Also, there are anecdotal reports of pipes clogging because the flush doesn't provide enough water to carry the waste on down the pipe.
A lot of toilets as still do this, but with plumbing diverting some of the water from the tank as you flush IIRC. If you look at your toilet at home, it should have a small outlet in a similar area that water will flow from when you flush, just at substantially lower pressure.
I have encountered commerical toilets with this pressure-assisted flush. It's probably less likely to clog if you are shooting a water jet down the outlet pipe. Consider that occasional pile of dietary unpleantness which has to soften a bit before the weight of a bowlful of water can start the siphon action, and the anxious customer watching the water level rise (or not watching, while it floods). A tradeoff between cleaning costs versus maintenance costs.
That is basically the answer for every "Why do we do X instead of Y?" question when it comes to mechanical things. Because Y is more complex and more points of failure. Easy to fix will almost always beat out feature rich.
Once upon a time, I got smoked out by my old roommate and then ate an entire tray of grocery store cupcakes; before I remembered the kaleidoscope of food coloring, I though "I am shitting pure, concentrated Evil. I knew this day would come. I thought I would've been ready for it. I was wrong."
A ghost themed breakfast cereal that stretches the definition of “cereal”… it’s supposed to be blueberry flavored, but it tastes more like blue air freshener than any berries… there’s also Count Chocula and Frankenberry…
YourMotherApproves
I just waffle stomp my turds down the shower drain
DarkSock
When you really really want to see how shit goes down…
jackattack67
DarkSock
I have seen some shit in my life…
MegaDeuce
Hold the camera still, dammit.
GoddoG9001
So this is how airplane toilets terrified me as a kid
skipweasel
That's unlike any toilet I've ever seen - and I've fitted dozens.
Shoutrr
dude, you need to see a doctor, shitting so hard you break toilets isn't healthy
walaishy
This is a terrific idea for a toilet as long as it's never dirty.
richardstinks
No, not quite. Unless that's something newer and high powered. Most don't have a pressurized hose from the tank to the bowl, it is channeling in the ceramic.
richardstinks
Wait, is it an airplane toilet?
thelazyspud
Absolutely is, good spot
dorkyducks
Ugh, all I see is portions of the clear toilet getting filthy, and I can't reach to scrub it.
thekingfiphtin
modus0
Shitter's unclogged.
howshegettinon
Is that a contraband toilet? They used to have toilets that fed to a clear box prisoners might be forced to use so they couldn't smuggle drugs in the prison wallet. Maybe this is similar?
DrR5
I bet I can clog it.
blwoodcock
And if the drain is clogged with a turd, the spray hits it and sprays everywhere.
youforgotyourleftoversagain
“Rate my set up”
greggbert
That is not how most toilets work at all
RedBearAK
Aye, and it's a tankless job, me boyos.
SmartAverageBear
It's a good way to verify 0 spiders, snakes, or chuds in poop chute range
32FGWolfhound
Snooj
Not usually. This is how that one works.
Hatseflats01
stonecoldstevebuschemi
Imagine owning this while stoned and having a high fiber diet. Sign me up.
stoots24
Reminds me of the old iMacs.
PremiumCola
Maybe just a bit over-engineered
CreamyJalapenoSauce
I don't like these kinds. That blower hole won't let a plunger do its job.
yeahhedugit
I bet it doesn't work during a blackout.
IAlwaysEatGlue
Have you thought about disconnecting it from its connection in the cistern and using a hose clamp or tape to seal it shut while you plunge?
SomebodythatIusedtonope
Yes but..how many billiard balls can it flush?
TsubakiTragic
iirc, the test for aircraft toilets is measures in "number of golf balls" and I think the bar is about 15+. Long time ago, and my memory's been flushed.
SomebodythatIusedtonope
There you are..
BurnieCinders
How many can you eat?
Krashtestdummy
NinjaCongo
What if modded with a poop knife?
yourelivingalloverme
How many broken jars can it flush?
lpooptoomuch
retire the poop knife with that toilet
theskepticinme
That’s how that one works
richaMarblePrince
I could also show you how to stop it working.
mike13815
Note that the pressured assist is possible on most toilets, you just have to get a tube down into the assist path. Worked wonders on mine.
mike13815
SometimesISayDumbShit
How do you get the toilet back together once you cut it in half to put the tube in?
Steeveeo
Flex Tape
mike13815
The trick is to buy two toilets and glue the good halves together.
SometimesISayDumbShit
Brilliant!
TurnsOut42WasASlightMiscalculation
I would have thought seeing the complete siphon process would have been important to showing "how it works inside"
mike13815
I'm thinking this is to demonstrate the model's pressure assist between bowl and trap, not the traditional "let gravity do it" approach.
BrdCdn
Yeah I'm well fucking aware of how the bowl part works. I've seen a toilet or two flush. Terrible filming.
dwarfinathonginacaskinthewaterwoooo
this
fnoigy
Why do I want this? WHY DO I WANT THIS?!! WHY DO I WANT TO SEE MY POOP GO DOWN THE CLEAR TOILET?!!
EggFooYung
Yes. I do also.
Emuc64
What do you say to corn before you eat it?
"See you later."
...
Later: "Long time, no see. Well, bye bye. Have a good trip!"
Pryde217
Trust me, you don't want it. It'd be cool to see; but imagine being able to always see the parts you can't possibly clean...
fnoigy
EVEN BETTER
DontNeedAWeatherManToKnowWhichWayTheWindBlows
I think most toilets work more via gravity than having a pressurised pump.. which is why the tank is typically above the seat in the back.
BishlamekGurpgork
Well, most toilets people just know how it works. It's a siphon, and it works like a siphon.
Thus I think this is "so that's how this specific kind of toilet works," not "this is a normal toilet that is in every home."
nation543
Toilets work by the Greedy Cup system. When the water in the bowl gets higher than the water in the pipe, gravity takes over and pulls all the water down into the sewage system. Because physics.
tgeliot
It's true that most toilets function using just gravity, but the pressurized ones don't need pumps. They depend on the pressure of the water supply to pressurize a closed tank. They're great at getting large loads to flush with minimal water, but they're loud, and commonly will shred loose material and leave bits floating in the bowl. Also, there are anecdotal reports of pipes clogging because the flush doesn't provide enough water to carry the waste on down the pipe.
pak0chu
When the regular toilets are clogged, they fill the bowl. When this one is clogged, it paints your bathroom
5NoteHalf
I think this is like those public bathroom toilets at parks and malls. It's not a pump, per sé it's just using the pressure in the water line.
minipancho94
A lot of toilets as still do this, but with plumbing diverting some of the water from the tank as you flush IIRC. If you look at your toilet at home, it should have a small outlet in a similar area that water will flow from when you flush, just at substantially lower pressure.
Psycopaz
Most home toilets are that way. This style is used in restrooms that want the toilet usable faster.
FallingStar7669
I had one of these; uses a lot less water, but, is a good deal louder and more expensive.
fantabuloustimewaster
I have encountered commerical toilets with this pressure-assisted flush. It's probably less likely to clog if you are shooting a water jet down the outlet pipe. Consider that occasional pile of dietary unpleantness which has to soften a bit before the weight of a bowlful of water can start the siphon action, and the anxious customer watching the water level rise (or not watching, while it floods). A tradeoff between cleaning costs versus maintenance costs.
MarkOfTheCovenant
We install pressure pumps in toilets for basement remodels if the builder didn't plum the space
myotheralt
And macerators.
MarkOfTheCovenant
Good ole poop knife
Metallica93
This. A pressurized pump is more parts, more work, and more to go wrong.
Cutwail
As someone who work for a national rail company, yeah literally not a day without a broken toilet, in fact 3 so far this night.
SwagicalYololord
How else am I gonna flush my massive logs?
Metallica93
Was the poop knife Imgur or Reddit? Either way, there's your answer.
echonite
That is basically the answer for every "Why do we do X instead of Y?" question when it comes to mechanical things. Because Y is more complex and more points of failure. Easy to fix will almost always beat out feature rich.
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AlabamaBlacksnake
Just about every toilet in an industrial or commercial building does, in fact, work like this.
pointsForNothing
Not one toilet in Germany that is not on a train or plane works like that.
DaveSamsonite
Correct
transhumanisticrecluse
power toilets. only time i encountered one was on a 400km train ride.
IndustrialSparks
How was it?
transhumanisticrecluse
the pump is loud, but since then i want a stainless steel loo with the power washer flush. especialy when i start birthing chocolate shai hulud again.
TheSilverSeraph
And it varies from country to country. I travel a lot for work, and this is a system more common in the US than elsewhere
Akurei00
Wait, gravity is a system more common in the US? Because that's almost exclusively what I've seen here.
epithymetic
Have you seen the food?
DogGuyInCatWorld
I ate a bunch of Boo Berry cereal this weeked and it made my poop this green-ish purple.
TheAziz
Greenish purple? You're seeing the color of magic.
DarthWaiterSE
Once upon a time, I got smoked out by my old roommate and then ate an entire tray of grocery store cupcakes; before I remembered the kaleidoscope of food coloring, I though "I am shitting pure, concentrated Evil. I knew this day would come. I thought I would've been ready for it. I was wrong."
KellyCrazyCatLadyinTraining
Lol. Now THAT is a quote, LMAO.
HotDogPantsX
ThatShiftyMonkey
I love when purple food makes green poop.
Try an all Grape Faygo diet for a day.
HurricaneShade
Bet you didn't need the Poop Knife
ThatPug
but you didn't take a video of it so how can we believe you
BigSkyJimbo
I had the same experience with Cap'n Crunch All Berries. At first I thought maybe I was sick.
GotBannedOnThe29th
What's boo berry?
CallMeMcGyver
A ghost themed breakfast cereal that stretches the definition of “cereal”… it’s supposed to be blueberry flavored, but it tastes more like blue air freshener than any berries… there’s also Count Chocula and Frankenberry…
modus0
Last time I had any of those cereals, a couple of years ago, the non-marshmallow bits made me think I was eating flavored packing peanuts.
Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
Pics or it didn't happen
DogGuyInCatWorld
I have more cereal. If you want pics, I can provide.
kn1fe79
do it!
DogGuyInCatWorld
I shall put aside the health of my digestion for internet points kind stranger.
extraDimensionalAnxiety
Damn we don't even gotta get your comment to the front page?
JayL80
OliverKlozoff1269
Fuckin eat the whole box mayne!