Flush toilet
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| - | A '''chamber pot''' (also a john, a '''chamberpot''', a '''thunder pot''', a '''jordan''', a '''po''' (from French ''"pot de chambre"'') or simply a '''potty''') is a bowl-shaped container with a handle kept in the bedroom under a bed or in the cabinet of a [[nightstand]] and generally used as a [[urinal]] at night. In [[Victorian era|Victorian]] times, some chamber pots would be built into a [[cabinet (furniture)|cabinet]] with a closable cover. | + | A '''flush toilet''' is a [[toilet]] that disposes of [[human waste]] by using [[water]] to [[flush]] it through a drainpipe to another location. Flushing mechanisms are found more often on western toilets (used in the sitting position), but many [[squat toilets]] also are made for automated flushing. Modern toilets incorporate an "S", "U", "J", or "P" shaped bend that causes the water in the toilet bowl to collect and act as a seal against sewer gases. Since flush toilets are typically not designed to handle waste on site, their drain pipes must be connected to waste conveyance and [[waste treatment]] systems. A flush toilet may be euphemistically called a '''lavatory''', a '''bog''' (UK), a '''pot''' (USA), a '''loo''', a '''john''', a '''water closet''' (abbreviated "'''W.C.'''"), or simply "toilet". |
| - | Chamber pots, usually ceramic, often had lids. | ||
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| - | A peculiar form of chamber pot, the ''Bourdaloue'', was designed specifically for females. The oblong rectangle or oval shape of the vessel, sometimes with a higher front enabled the woman to urinate from a squatting or standing posture without much risk of mishap, and also to help deal with the clothing of the day. The name "Bourdaloue" allegedly comes from that of a famous French Catholic priest, [[Louis Bourdaloue]] (1632 - 1704), who delivered such long [[sermon]]s that females of the aristocracy attending them had their maids bring in such pots discreetly under their dresses so that they could urinate without having to leave. However, this explanation is probably a myth. | ||
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| - | Chamber pots remained in common use until the 19th century, when the introduction of inside [[flush toilet|water closet]]s started to displace them. | ||
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| - | Chamber pots continue in use [[as of 2007|today]] in countries lacking indoor plumbing such as rural areas of [[China]], and have been redesigned as the [[bedpan]] for use with the very ill. | ||
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| - | In [[North America]], the affectionate term "'''potty'''" is often used when discussing the [[toilet]] with small children - such as during [[potty training]]. It is also usually used to refer to the small, toilet-shaped devices made especially for [[potty training]], which are quite similar to chamber pots. These "potties" are used since it is difficult for children to get up onto the normal toilet; in addition the larger opening in the regular toilet is much too large for a child to sit comfortably over without falling in or some type of aid. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[Gazunder]] | + | * [[Pail closet]] |
| - | * [[History of the toilet]] | + | * [[Ecological sanitation]] |
| + | * [[Low flush toilet]] | ||
| + | * [[Plumbing]] | ||
| + | * [[Plumbing fixture]]s | ||
| + | * [[Squat toilet]] | ||
| + | * [[Toilet]] | ||
| + | * [[Toilet rim block]] | ||
| + | * [[Toilets in Japan]] | ||
| + | * [[Urinal (restroom)|Urinal]] | ||
| + | * [[Washroom]] | ||
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A flush toilet is a toilet that disposes of human waste by using water to flush it through a drainpipe to another location. Flushing mechanisms are found more often on western toilets (used in the sitting position), but many squat toilets also are made for automated flushing. Modern toilets incorporate an "S", "U", "J", or "P" shaped bend that causes the water in the toilet bowl to collect and act as a seal against sewer gases. Since flush toilets are typically not designed to handle waste on site, their drain pipes must be connected to waste conveyance and waste treatment systems. A flush toilet may be euphemistically called a lavatory, a bog (UK), a pot (USA), a loo, a john, a water closet (abbreviated "W.C."), or simply "toilet".
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See also
- Pail closet
- Ecological sanitation
- Low flush toilet
- Plumbing
- Plumbing fixtures
- Squat toilet
- Toilet
- Toilet rim block
- Toilets in Japan
- Urinal
- Washroom
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