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Willy The Londoner:
When I stayed at his place last year he was continually going to the toilet with book tucked under his arm.
I thought he was well read but then I noticed he had forgot to bring the book out with him on one occasion. I thought I would see what he was reading. Then I found that he had been standing on a book just so he could reach the target!
(Look even a squat toilet can be a bit high for him).
Willy
Vince G:
--- Quote from: fivetrout on May 29, 2013, 01:05:23 am ---Question! Are there P-traps on the plumbing to control odors?
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Yes, P traps and a Backflow (U shaped outside in the ground) Keep not only odors but more importantly Gases (Carbon monoxide mostly) from entering the home.
Gerry the amount of water in toilets is adjustable. If it has a float type shutoff in the tank. Adjust the float to shut off at a higher point. Make sure the feed hose (small hose) is in or clipped onto the filler tube.
Pineau:
Vince.
I was talking about the squat toilet. It did not seal well. It sometimes let gasses back into the house. The standard toilet worked fine.
There was no traps in the sinks or washing machine drains. There was just a hole in the floor that you ran your flex pipe into. I wrapped the end in plastic bags but the smells still came back up into the sink. On a windy day you get quite a variety of fragrances coming into the house. The only way to stop the smells was to put a stopper into the sink drain but you had better not forget.
I contemplated installing traps into the plumbing between the sinks and the drain and sealing up everything leak proof. The trouble with that was that the hole in the floor was not only for the sink but it was also the shower drain and the drain for water that you used to wash down the floor in the kitchen. The best thing to do would be to re-plumb the entire house using western methods but the landlord would never go for that. So we just lived with it.
Vince G:
No matter what country, plumbing has to have a vent (usually through the roof). That's how pipes drain. Otherwise it's like filling a straw with a liquid and holding your finger over the top. It stays in the straw (and stays in the drain pipe). Now I have no idea how the plumbing construction is there or even if they go by any codes?
But if the odors are backing into the home? It may not be vented correctly or the vent is to far from the source? (Main drain) I don't know what you can do about it there? Maybe see if the landlord can check the roof vents? Maybe someone closed if off by putting something on top of it like clothes? That's a no cost fix. Another thing might be something got in there and is obstructing the vent? It sounds like the odors are seeking an escape and finds the nearest vent.. your floor drain/sink.
Robertt S:
--- Quote from: Vince G on May 29, 2013, 07:59:02 am ---
--- Quote from: fivetrout on May 29, 2013, 01:05:23 am ---Question! Are there P-traps on the plumbing to control odors?
--- End quote ---
Yes, P traps and a Backflow (U shaped outside in the ground) Keep not only odors but more importantly Gases (Carbon monoxide mostly) from entering the home.
Gerry the amount of water in toilets is adjustable. If it has a float type shutoff in the tank. Adjust the float to shut off at a higher point. Make sure the feed hose (small hose) is in or clipped onto the filler tube.
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Vince,
That would work if they had holding tanks for the squat toilets like western toilets do. Many squats do not have holding tanks, most use a simple water valve to supply water as needed or a bucket full of water with a small pail for ladling water as needed to flush. Most only retain a small amount of water after they are flushed due to their design.
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