How do urinals flush? (in the UK)
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2021
- To most people urinals are a bit of a mystery. They seem to have a mind of their own and flush themselves almost at random (making them difficult to film).
Have you ever wondered how they work? Probably not, but to fill a huge gap in UA-cam I've tried to put together a few animations to explain the basics for anyone curious, including examples of how the most commonly used water saving devices work. Better just say I'm not a professional plumber so please let me know in the comments if you think I've got something wrong.
Hopefully back out filming loos soon.
I’m scared of the urinals with cistern because of the dripping sound.
I've heard of this before. You're not alone. Hopefully understanding how they work helps a bit.
Thanks for this video, I was always curious as to how our auto flush urinals worked exactly here in the U.K. It always was a surprise when the urinals flushed when present. I always wondered how long it was between flushes? The sound of urinals flushing sound so much different to a standard toilet. I quite like these sounds in British traditional toilets. The modern ones just do not have the same appeal.
It varies enormously. Some of the older ones flush every few minutes, but typically it’s three or four times an hour. I think it’s Pizza Hut restaurants where there’s a sticker on the cistern saying they only flush once every six hours to conserve water.
I wonder if the sound can be reduced by sound baffles that 'tune' or soften the sound. The sudden rush of water produces the instant shock sound effect.
I don’t know why Urinals in the UK can’t have a sensor flush rather than a timed flush, because a timed flush comes unexpectedly and is terrifying when it happens (if your someone like me that has toilet phobia, it’s a bloody nightmare).
Completely get it… actually it’s kind of what sparked my interest! Hopefully watching this video and understanding how it works makes it a bit less terrifying.
In newer installations, sensor flushes are common - a large reason for the timed kind is because of legacy. Sensor flushes haven't been around for very long and before that, this was the only way to flush urinals automatically. Why rip out something that works perfectly well when a PIR sensor, a simple retrofit, will work well at saving water?
As an infant school caretaker, I am trying to 'bang the drum' for the retention of urinals as they use less water(?), cheaper to retain than repace with fewer bulkier wc cubicles and the concept, when done right and well maintained, is sound. I came here for useful information for what could develop into a strategic battle
It's an old video, but hope you find something useful here. Don't have kids or know what the situation is in infant schools, but my guess is urinals are a lot less common now, so you're going to end up with kids going out into the "real world" not knowing what they are or how to use them, and having all sorts of anxieties about them as I did.
@@jesseshanks98 The campaign starts tonight with my explaining the case for retention ( no pun intended).
This design is very good.We have other better products that are used in toilets.
Growing up in the upper midwest of the U.S. during the 70's and 80's, it was more common to find the self-flushing cister-fed or on automatic timer urinals. The manual-flush urinals were the more rare type.
That's interesting. I've never seen them in the U.S. before, always thought they were more common in Canada.
@@jesseshanks98 Come to Wisconsin. In any original bathroom in buildings built before the early eighties, they're very common. Especially restaurants, schools, public buildings, etc.
Was in Madison a couple of years ago. Obviously didn't visit enough restrooms. Guess they work the same way as the UK ones.
@@jesseshanks98 Madison is probably the one city in Wisconsin that would have most of the restrooms updated. I'm surprised that they're not all water-free types there.