how is it, that when you add, say 2 or 3 gallon's of water, to a toilet, it keeps the same level...?

Question

or if you add the water, real fast, it flushes...

Answer 1

The water level you see in a toilet is actually the top surface of the water forming a water trap. This is simply a U shape in the piping system. When water is added to one side, the water spills over the top of the U on the other side maintaining the same level and keeping sewer gas out of your house.

Answer 2

There are really small "Toilet Elves" in the toilet, just lounging around on the other side of the water trap. When you pour water in the bowl, they just drink it really fast. This is why you will see the water rise for a moment and then go back to the same level. Only the best and fastest drinkers in the land of Toilet Elves get this job.

Sometimes, if you put the water in really fast, instead of being able to drink the extra water quickly, the elves get flushed down the pipe, and as they are being whisked away by the water flow, they grab at whatever they can, and sometimes all they can grab is the flush handle. So the toilet will then flush! Of course you can't see them grabbing the handle on the inside of the toilet, why, they ARE elves, after all!

Well, it's either that or the whole trap thing other people mentioned....

Answer 3

The key is to stay calm and be consistent. Use treats or praise to reward behaviors so she knows she's done something good, use corrections when the dog misbehaves. Any correction done should match the offense. For example, for me and my dog a bark would warrant a small leash correction (just a twitch) and a "quiet" command followed by a treat when she quiets down. Lunging is corrected by her collar (prong collar) so i don't even have to do anything, i just give her a treat when she sits by my side and ignores what she lunged at. Do NOT correct a dog for not going through with a command - IE when you say sit, don't correct when the dog doesn't sit. Instead take a deep breath and try again - there are many different methods of getting your dog to do a command, so try all of them! You should never hit, kick, step on, alpha roll, or otherwise hurt your dog. Leash corrections should never move the dog - jerk it up off it's feet, swing it around, yank it into it's side. In the home a squirt of water, a rattle of coins in a can, other loud noises can also be considered corrections. A nip can be corrected by ending play, a jump by turning around and ignoring the dog, and rough play with a fellow dog could mean putting her in another room to cool off. As far as how much slack the dog should get... well, when you issue a command the dog HAS to follow through. No matter what. A sit means sit, stay means stay. Be consistent and use praise when the dog gets it right. But that doesn't mean you need to be a drill sergeant! My training sessions are short - about the length of a string of commercials on TV - and not frequent (4-5 times a day.) I also surprise her with commands at random point during the day (like staying when i open the door, sit when i give a treat, etc.)

Answer 4

Your toilet bowl like your sinks has a trap built into it shaped like a U, it serves 2 purposes, the U will make sure the bowl will hold a certain level of water in the bowl and keep sewer gases from coming back through bowl, Example: take a glass and fill it to the top with water, hold it under faucet add water to it slowly, what you will notice is even though you are adding water to the glass the level will be the same from the time you started because the glass will only hold a certain level so at the same time you are filling the glass you are also forcing the same amount out, think of your toilet bowl as the glass of water.

Answer 5

In the toilet there is a trap, and when you add more water, it just flows down the drain, and maintains the same level. The water will hold back the fumes from the sewer line. good luck

Answer 6

look at fordman's answer. anyway, It's funny you ask that. My brother asked basically the same thing like a week ago.

Answer 7

It's because of the ballcock float, which opens the flush valve.

Answer 8

Cowboy you ain't just rite. Know what I mean?