Sitting on the toilet

[ericbear]

When I last did a bathroom over, I discovered that the toilet manufacturer (Kohler) at that time offered an option called -EB, for "elongated bowl" on many models. The -EB option gave a bowl which was much larger front-to-back, and gave a lot more room. This didn't affect the water level any, but did give more room to arrange things, as well as better access to cleanse yourself after the act. That particular toilet was also quite tall, and had no problems with the water level. However, different styles of toilet give varying distance above the water. In the house I have now, I often get baptized in the toilet in the master bath (which was picked out by a woman), but not in the guest bath, which is a taller toilet, with more clearance above the water.

When in the shrowroom or store buying a toilet, you can often get a good idea of how high the water level will be by looking at the side of the back part of the base. In some toilets, you can see an outline of the serpentine trap passage that the water flows through to the drain. If the toilet is working correctly, the bowl will refill to the level of the lower side of the upper bend of this passage. Certain low-flow units may work differently, however.

 

[jonb]

Originally posted by a_8_in_ruston@Jul 21 2004, 03:32 PM
It's because it's American and we can!... Why is Texas such a big state?? Because we want it that way. LOL

Let's not forget about not agreeing to a law against genocide until folks added the clause that Americans could be immune.

 

[13788]

suaige: Yeah I hit the water a bit especially when resting my elbows on my knees, so I agree with the position thing. Also I often hit the front and agree just gross. Urinals are great. -- but exaclty how do you go into Home Depot to see if the toilet is deep enough. Yeah, um sir I'm well hung will this toilet work? Let me just drop my pants and try it out. ??

 

[13788]

suaige: squatters work well for solving this too especially if they flush to the front but hey if they can stink till you flush.

 

[larry66]

It happens to me all the time - My wife makes me sit when I pee - like a woman- so as not to spray all over the place- But I m getting used to adjusting the way I sit. Bathroom is much cleaner now!!

 

[ericbear]

Originally posted by suaige@Aug 3 2004, 11:03 PM
but exaclty how do you go into Home Depot to see if the toilet is deep enough.

It's actually not that difficult to judge where the water level will be from a dry display model. On many toilets, if you look at the base from the side, you can see an outline of the serpentine trap passage through which the drain water flows. The water level in the bowl will come even with the lower surface of the upper bend of this passage. Knowing that, you can judge how far below the seat it will be.

 

[alexx]

Originally posted by lacsap1@Jul 21 2004, 10:36 PM
Yes Ollie,

Told you, it's an "American" problem...but is true, the first time I visite the States I was also very supriced. But nobody could tell me why they made like this and why there is so many water ??

The logical reason is of course that Americans have shorter dicks than Europeans!

 

[Donk]

Originally posted by alexx+Aug 12 2004, 12:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (alexx @ Aug 12 2004, 12:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-lacsap1@Jul 21 2004, 10:36 PM
Yes Ollie,

Told you, it&#39;s an "American" problem...but is true, the first time I visite the States I was also very supriced. But nobody could tell me why they made like this and why there is so many water ??

The logical reason is of course that Americans have shorter dicks than Europeans&#33; [/b][/quote]
That theory is easily refuted by the fact that, as far as I know, America is the only country where you can get 10" condoms.

 

[ericbear]

I think it&#39;s mostly an American problem not because of anatomy, because of differences in philosophies about water use and conservation. When I lived in Vienna in the early 70&#39;s, I was surprised to find that most toilets used very small volumes of water, both in the bowl and in the tank. But in those days, the US was standardized on 5-gallon per flush toilets, while the ones in Vienna used perhaps one-quarter that amount. On the other hand, I also noticed that my toilet in the states, while wasteful, kept itself a lot cleaner. In my apartment in Vienna, the thing had to be brushed after every use, and was hidden in a seperate room from the rest of the bathroom, with independent ventilation, presumably over odor concerns. The fundamental difference was that the deep water in the American toilet kept things covered, while the very shallow water in the Austrian toilet did not. (Actually, it landed on a sort of shelf, not covered by water at all...) I always found it amusing that it was so difficult to keep the toilet clean, yet the designer of the bathroom was obviously highly attuned to hygene, having provided a deluxe bidet and two showerheads in the bath, one fixed, and one on a hose. In the years since, I&#39;ve seen much improved toilets in Europe, and US toilets use far less water. However, I think past history of design has conditioned Europeans to expect fairly little water in the bowl, and Americans to expect a lot, and manufacturers continue to addess these expectations.

 

[jonb]

Heh. I don&#39;t know if Americans have shorter dicks, but some Americans obviously compensate. There&#39;s a whole "bigger is better" mentality in American marketing, and the amount Americans spend on a military budget shows that we (TINW) tend to elect (TINE) folks who are obviously compensating for something.

 

[13788]

suaige: your explanations of vienna toilet there were like the aquatters in Taiwan, long norrow, with a scoop up in the front to make sure you didn&#39;t pee over the top and things just sat in the back (depending on your health) till you flushed. The being in the separate room with ventialltion part ya, you need that. Hong Kong sqatters were better they had a bid round back with a hole in the middle with very little water. Good aim and you were good to go.

Of course the wall & trench urinal biwth a inch or two of yellow build up didn&#39;t smell all that great in the bathroom or 50 feet around it either.

So I guess there is worse than hitting the water at home.