The toilet is arguably the most important fixture in any home. Failure to flush can be a nuisance, but fortunately, it's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A toilet flush valve controls the flow of water from the tank into the toilet bowl. It is made of a valve body, a flapper, and a ...

From running toilets to weak flushes, many common bathroom issues can be fixed with the right know-how and tools. Learning how to diagnose problems, choose the right parts, and follow proper ...

A well-running toilet is essential to a bathroom that's clean, useful, and odor-free. But toilets aren't invincible. Like other parts of the home, toilets need intermittent repairs, especially to ...

File this one under “Studies We Wish Had Let Us Remain Ignorant.” Scientists at the University of Arizona decided to investigate whether closing the toilet lid before flushing reduces ...

Just like the great debate over which way the toilet paper roll goes, there is a similar spat over flushing: lid open or closed? Scientists have weighed in with their own woeful conclusion: Neither is ...

To flush or not to flush. That was the question that designers and ecologists were asking each other this week as hundreds of people — who spend a lot of time thinking about these things — convened ...

Toilet lids are weird. Some toilets have them, while many others don’t. And whether or not you are supposed to use them is its own can of worms. Evan Floyd, professor of occupational and environmental ...