2006-09-10 17:59:50 · 5 answers · asked by chrissy 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Of course there is a petcock in a toilet.
Petcock - Def. - A small, manually-operated faucet or valve for draining off liquids or releasing air pressure.
The ballcock is a petcock operated by a ball float.
I like to use fill kits like this instead:
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2006-09-11 18:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by Frust Parent 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A petcock is a small valve used to control the flow of liquid or gas. Although petcocks are used in a wide variety of applications, the following passage will describe one of the most common applications of the petcock which is the control of gasoline on a motorcycle engine.
Most motorcycles have a fuel petcock valve mounted on or nearby the gas tank to control the supply of gasoline. The petcock typically has three positions: ON, OFF, and RESERVE. The reserve position accesses the bottom portion of the gas tank. The reserve position functionality of the petcock is especially useful on motorcycles because they often don't possess a fuel gauge.
When operating a motorcycle the fuel management process often procedes as follows: Especially when regarding vintage motorcycles the petcock is set to the off position when the motorcycle is not being operated. This is to eliminate fuel overflow and leakage via the carburetor(s). Before starting the engine the petcock is turned to the ON position in order to provide gasoline to the fuel delivery system.
While operating the engine there will reach a point at which fuel consumption causes the level of gasoline in the gas tank to fall below that which can be accessed by the petcock in the ON position. At that time continued operation of the engine can be maintained. This operation is acheived by accessing the remaining fuel in the gas tank via rotating the valve in the petcock to the RESERVE position.
2006-09-10 18:06:58 · answer #2 · answered by markl_farkl 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most toilets don't have a petcock in them, unless your letting yor pet do something strange with your toilet!
Most toilets do have a ballcock valve in them. It is the piece that the float attaches to and controls the entry of water to the tank.
2006-09-11 10:24:45 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe the term that you are using is wrong. A toilet has a ballcock inside to control the start and stop of water flow to fill the tank.
It is also possible that the water valve (on your floor or wall) that controls the water coming into your tank is being refered to as a petcock.
2006-09-11 10:10:09 · answer #4 · answered by united9198 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you see the ball float that shuts off the water when the ball rises?
well, it's the valve it attaches to. They are easy to change and are less than ten smackers.
2006-09-10 18:59:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋