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 chain. When you flush, the chain lifts the flapper and water flows from ...

When it comes to toilet etiquette, do you put the lid down before you flush or leave it up? If you said leave it up, the results of a new study by researchers at the Asan Medical Center in South Korea ...

At KBIS 2026, we got a first look at Toto's industry-first Aurora Washlet+, which aims to solve a cleanliness problem that ...

Even if a product is marked as "flushable," it's probably best not to put it down the toilet. In fact, here are several items you should never flush down your toilet.

You might notice I’m particularly obsessed with toilets these past two months. Being cooped up in the house makes the necessaries in the home all the more important. Over the years, there has been an ...

Avoid calling out a plumber: Stop flushing these 11 items down your toilet ...

Here’s one you may not have considered: Flush your toilet with the lid down — even at home. At least two pieces of research — one published in 2013 by the University of Oklahoma and the Centers for ...

A new study by Chinese researchers at Yangzhou University shows how fluid dynamics can predict if flushing a toilet with the lid open could lead to the transmission of a virus. The study titled, “Can ...