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2. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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   A flush toilet bowl during flushing action. Typical sound of a flush toilet. A typical flush toilet is a fixed, vitreous ceramic bowl (also known as a pan) which is connected to a drain. After use, the bowl is emptied and cleaned by the rapid flow of water into the bowl. This flush may flow from a dedicated tank (cistern), a high-pressure water ...

3. Pit latrine - Wikipedia

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   Pit latrine. A pit latrine, also known as pit toilet, is a type of toilet that collects human waste in a hole in the ground. [2] Urine and feces enter the pit through a drop hole in the floor, which might be connected to a toilet seat or squatting pan for user comfort. [2] Pit latrines can be built to function without water ( dry toilet) or ...

4. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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   A large well and bathing platforms at Harappa, remains of the city's final phase of occupation from 2200 to 1900 BCE The bathroom-toilet structure of the ruler's house, on Lothal's acropolis c.2350 BCE Bathing platform and communal drain, Lothal's acropolis, c.2350 BCE Well, and drain, Lothal's acropolis, c.2350 BCE

5. 2,200-year-old flush toilet — oldest ever found — unearthed ...

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   The flush toilet is anywhere from 2,200 years old to 2,400 years old, according to the release and China Daily. The exact age is unknown because the ruined palace buildings were used for centuries ...

6. Cistern - Wikipedia

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   The modern toilet utilises a cistern to reserve and hold the correct amount of water required to flush the toilet bowl. In earlier toilets, the cistern was located high above the toilet bowl and connected to it by a long pipe. It was necessary to pull a hanging chain connected to a release valve located inside the cistern in order to flush the ...

7. Aircraft lavatory - Wikipedia

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   A business class lavatory with a window, on board an Air Canada Boeing 777-200LR (2011) An aircraft lavatory or plane toilet is a small unisex room on an aircraft with a toilet and sink. They are commonplace on passenger flights except some short-haul flights. Aircraft toilets were historically chemical toilets, but many now use a vacuum flush ...

8. Squat toilet - Wikipedia

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   Squat toilet. A squat toilet (or squatting toilet) is a toilet used by squatting, rather than sitting. This means that the posture for defecation and for female urination is to place one foot on each side of the toilet drain or hole and to squat over it. There are several types of squat toilets, but they all consist essentially of a toilet pan ...

9. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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   A drain-waste-vent system (or DWV) is the combination of pipes and plumbing fittings that captures sewage and greywater within a structure and routes it toward a water treatment system. It includes venting to the exterior environment to prevent a vacuum from forming and impeding fixtures such as sinks, showers, and toilets from draining freely ...