What is a flushometer in plumbing?

A flushometer is a metal water-diverter that uses an inline handle to flush tankless toilets or urinals. It was invented by William Elvis Sloan and is a product of the Sloan Valve Company.

What is the difference between a flush valve and a flushometer?

A. A flushometer is a metering valve for commercial toilets and urinals. Basically, a flushometer is a commercial flush valve. A flush valve is a component in a tank style toilet.

What is a flushometer valve toilet?

Flush valves and flushometers are metal water-diverting valves that use pressure from the water supply system instead of gravity to cause a urinal or toilet to flush. The devices also allow the flow of new water into the toilet or urinal during the flush by opening of a diaphragm.

Which type of toilet uses a flushometer valve?

Commercial Toilets
Commercial toilets, or flushometer-valve toilets, are typically found in commercial, institutional, or industrial restrooms in such places as airports, theaters, stadiums, schools, and office buildings. These types of toilets have two main components—the toilet bowl and the flushometer valve.

What is a flushometer bowl?

A flushometer is a valve that flushes a tankless toilet via a handle, button or motion sensor that releases a metered amount of pressurized water directly into the toilet.

How much water pressure does a flushometer need?

While true gravity tank toilets will operate at water pressures of only 10 – 15 psi, pressure- assist tank and flushometer toilets usually require 25 – 40 psi and, sometimes, even more. This is the pressure at the toilet, not the pressure coming into the building.

How do you increase water pressure on a flushometer?

Rotate the control stop screw counter-clockwise, one-quarter turn at a time. Test flush the toilet after each quarter turn of the screw to evaluate flushing pressure. Continue to open the control stop screw in one-quarter turn increments until adequate flushing volume and pressure is observed. Reinstall the access cap.

Why do commercial toilets flush better?

Residential toilets store water in their tanks. The water from the tank then pushes out the water and waste in the bowl when it’s flushed, and re-fills the bowl with clean water. Commercial toilets, on the other hand, receive water from a water supply line at a high level of pressure.

Can you put an industrial toilet in a house?

The answer is an emphatic “no!” Trying to run a commercial toilet on residential plumbing will only lead to ruptured pipes and could lead to damage to your home. Your residential plumbing is not built for the pressure required by commercial toilets.