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Toilet Advisory
Well, this is sorta a gear thread.

If you have a "Flushmate" system in your toilet beware.

The system is a pressurized flushing mechanism, we have it not because of the "volumes" we put in the commode, but because of low water pressure.

Saturday night the system failed and water just kept running. When we call the company on Sunday, naturally they were not in.

They returned our call early this morning, they're sending out a new unit & tank free of charge because there is an 'advisory.' (Not a recall mind you.)

During the phone call I was given specific instructions what to do until the new system is installed, because the tank and base 'have been known to seperate!'

So if you have said pressurized system, call the company or you might have a 'problem.'
ChicagoMark
10:22:31 AM
4/11/05

Are we talking a problem like "a lot of water on the floor" or a problem more like "sewage geyser in your bathroom"?
bitpusher
10:25:35 AM
4/11/05

Oh, S.....
I'd hate to be sitting there when the "problem" happened.
canoeman
10:28:04 AM
4/11/05

bitpusher
Guess it could be both if the two parts seperate the moment you flush.
ChicagoMark
10:30:41 AM
4/11/05

Look at it this way: if it happens, you can always tell your wife that you got her that bidet she wanted.
bitpusher
10:34:51 AM
4/11/05

I don't think she would be happy if the sewage geyser was her bidet.
ChicagoMark
10:37:23 AM
4/11/05

lol, no, probably not.
bitpusher
10:39:15 AM
4/11/05

That problem is only with their "Old Faithful" model.
Geobeet
12:19:38 PM
4/11/05

Watch your ass if you go to Denny's

http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20050728-090224-7657r.htm
Bison
10:08:08 AM
7/29/05

Just another reason to use a seat cover.

Anyway, the Washington Times is a crappy newspaper.
Phaedrus
10:13:32 AM
7/29/05

What a sore ass.
lumberzac
10:14:56 AM
7/29/05

Use the washington times as a toilet seat cover. Solves two annoyances at once!
last edited: 7/29/05 10:17:00 AM
Phaedrus
10:16:45 AM
7/29/05

Game theory tackles the toilet seat problem

Note: If math makes your head hurt, avoid reading this.
bitpusher
10:58:52 AM
2/09/06

Too funny I thought it was going to be about germs.

I just read a blip the other day announcing that the cutting board in the kitchen has more microbial activity than a toilet seat.
hiking
1:19:31 PM
2/11/06

Didn't make it through the article.

Toilet seats are relatively non-porous and cold. Not a friendly environment for microbes.

Doorknobs have more microbes. Think about that next time you cover a public seat but grab that doorknob/handle while you leave.

;)
bearmagnet
2:45:15 PM
2/11/06

i cringe everytime i open the door of a public bathroom. makes me wonder why i washed my hands.
Roam Around
2:53:36 PM
2/11/06

it's the one thing I'm really...............anal about (no other way to put it)

If I can help it, I touch nothing in a public restroom with my hands. I use a paper towel to open the door. If there's no trash there I fling it on the floor. No towels then I half grip the very top of the door handles.

I've seen too many Men come out of stalls and not wash their hands.
bearmagnet
3:00:29 PM
2/11/06

okay all you guys, Most of you go straight to the head , whip it out and wohooooaaaaa alala........Did you ever think about what you already had on your hands before you did your thang!!!!!! Now momma has it.........
The Fridge
3:27:08 PM
2/11/06

Yeah, I had blue-green Fungus growing out my nose once because I picked it without thinking...
bearmagnet
3:32:37 PM
2/11/06

The nose of an organ.
refrigerator
7:06:18 PM
2/11/06

If your immune system can't handle a few bathroom germs, you've got bigger problems.
Owl
7:11:15 PM
2/11/06

Right on!
“okay all you guys, Most of you go straight to the head , whip it out and wohooooaaaaa alala........Did you ever think about what you already had on your hands before you did your thang!!!!!! Now momma has it.........”
The Fridge
I learned to wash my hands before going wohooooaaaaa alala........
nowslimmer
7:54:05 PM
2/11/06

If your immune system can't handle a few bathroom germs, you've got bigger problems.”
Owl
8:11:15 PM
2/11/06


It doesn't take more than a few to get hepatitis. healthy immunes system and all.
bearmagnet
11:11:38 AM
2/12/06

bearmagnet
12:10:42 PM
2/12/06

Did you go blind as well?
Nimblefoot
12:13:37 PM
2/12/06

I wear contacts.
bearmagnet
6:43:23 PM
2/12/06

I'm going to be a bit more nervous about wooden toilet seats.
And why then don't they make cutting boards out of toilet seats? (*thinking about patent*)
Kevforprez
7:10:45 PM
2/12/06

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