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Originally Posted by Jbabl
You've never repaired a toilet I guess-or depends what part of the world you live
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Different plumbing types and infrastructure.
The American old-fashion tanks which were elevated 4ft on the wall are probably much more efficient and give a high pressure blast.
Not sure why we still don't use those..
Those flapper valves can be cleaned but always leak eventually. Bad design. Not redundant seals.
Now I know why the urgent "No Toilet Paper In Toilet" were there on the wall overseas on vacation.
(I thought it was for water conservation only)
https://www.ricksteves.com/travel-tips/health/toilet-tricks
Some countries, such as Greece and Turkey, have very frail plumbing. If you see an wastebasket near the toilet with used toilet paper in it, that's a sign that the sewer system isn't up to snuff. Put your used TP in the wastebasket instead of flushing it. (The rule of thumb in those places: Don't put anything in the toilet unless you've eaten it first.)