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Old 09-12-2017, 03:48 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BLSTIC View Post
Flushing ability has more to do with cistern height than anything. It's not about volume flushed but flow rate. Kind of like expecting to be able to flush a poo with a piss, a slow flush is useless. Think of water blasters using next-to-no water compared to a hose
That might be why the flapper valve is raised a number of inches off the bottom of the tank. The water below that point will never leave the tank...couldn't figure out what the point was. This is a good theory.

As of yet. I have yet to be able to slow it down, let alone plug it...quite impressed.
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