John Dirks Jr Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 I have this software program to study for the NHIE. I believe that the software has some of the answers wrong. I will use this thread to post the ones in question for scrutiny from the group. Q; The mechanism that allows a toilet to flush is: A. water pressure B. electromagnetic fields C. gravity D. hydraulic pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 no matter how you read it - semantics - the answer is clear. Good question - no. Depends on who the question is addressed to and three are patently absurd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted August 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 I picked C. gravity. They said I was wrong. They claim the correct answer is A. water pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 E: The flapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Originally posted by AHI I have this software program to study for the NHIE. I believe that the software has some of the answers wrong. I will use this thread to post the ones in question for scrutiny from the group. Q; The mechanism that allows a toilet to flush is: A. water pressure B. electromagnetic fields C. gravity D. hydraulic pressure Don't worry about it. You will not have a question like this on the NHIE. It has nothing to do with inspecting homes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Gee Whiz, I could "argue" about that answer forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Originally posted by Les Gee Whiz, I could "argue" about that answer forever! What do you mean Les? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Lewis Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Originally posted by AHI I picked C. gravity. They said I was wrong. They claim the correct answer is A. water pressure. Flush a toilet (with a full tank) with the water supply turned off. Where's the pressure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 All the answers are wrong, or at least incomplete. Water enters the bowl from the rim holes and the jet. The water is then forced through the trap to the vertical "passageway" at the back of the toilet. When the passageway is full of water, it creates a vacuum. The remaining water and waste in the bowl is then siphoned through the trap and passageway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 It is just a poorly written question. The stem is bad and the detractors are wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Morrison Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 The only way to get a toilet to flush consistently is to nag your kids. Believe me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 If you flushed a regular toilet in zero gravity wouldn't the shit eventually hit the exhaust fan? [:-paperba[:-censore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Pressure fills the tank. Gravity empties it. BTW; Did you know that in the northern hemisphere the water swirls counter clockwise as it runs down the drain and in the southern hemisphere it goes clockwise? Or so I heard. I guess if you live on the equator it goes straight down. Who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Capaul Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Originally posted by AHI Pressure fills the tank. Gravity empties it. BTW; Did you know that in the northern hemisphere the water swirls counter clockwise as it runs down the drain and in the southern hemisphere it goes clockwise? Or so I heard. I guess if you live on the equator it goes straight down. Who knows? I tried to check that out when I was in New Zealand , but all the toilets I found were stainless steel monsters that made a big roar, and flushed straight down, no swirling......I tried to convince my wife that I should stay longer to figure out the "Mystery", but she made me set sail and come home as planned, almost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted August 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Those New Zealand toilets must be the ones that function on water pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fqp25 Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Hydraulic pressure??? (Ummm, I'd like to seee that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Originally posted by AHI I have this software program to study for the NHIE. I believe that the software has some of the answers wrong. I will use this thread to post the ones in question for scrutiny from the group. Q; The mechanism that allows a toilet to flush is: A. water pressure B. electromagnetic fields C. gravity D. hydraulic pressure Um, none of those things are mechanisms. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Um- Actually the term mechanism may apply in this case Merriam -Webster Dictionary Main Entry: mechâ⬢aâ⬢nism Pronunciation: 'me-k&-"ni-z&m Function: noun 1 a : a piece of machinery b : a process, technique, or system for achieving a result Encarta Dictionary Way that something works: the methods, procedures, or processes involved in the way something works or is done John C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 Originally posted by JohnC Um- Actually the term mechanism may apply in this case Merriam -Webster Dictionary Main Entry: mechâ⬢aâ⬢nism Pronunciation: 'me-k&-"ni-z&m Function: noun 1 a : a piece of machinery b : a process, technique, or system for achieving a result Encarta Dictionary Way that something works: the methods, procedures, or processes involved in the way something works or is done John C None of that describes water pressure, EM fields, gravity or hydraulic pressure. These are not processes, techniques or systems. Nor are they methods or procedures. Nobody says, "I fell down because of the mechanism of gravity." - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenT Posted August 9, 2007 Report Share Posted August 9, 2007 I had a problem yesterday with something that prevented a toilet from flushing. The mechanism that fixed it was a plunger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Ahern Posted August 14, 2007 Report Share Posted August 14, 2007 In the Boston area, the local 12 (union)guys have explained the fine art of plumbing. 1. Hot goes on the left 2. S**t flows downhill 3. Payday is Friday None of my buyers are interested in the philosophy of toilets. They want to know if it works when you flip the little thingy or the button. Any further heavy discussion will usually end with a referral to a license.[:-banghea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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