Modern toilets have brought many benefits to users, but have you ever wondered why there must be 1 big flush button and 1 small flush button?
Toilets were born to make life more convenient, cleaner and more aesthetic. What did the manufacturer create 2 drain plugs for? Many times we are used to pressing both buttons at the same time. So when do you press the small button and when do you press the big button, and what about pressing both buttons?
Why do we need two buttons on the toilet?
The toilet system has a water tank, usually filled with water. When flushed, the water is drained from the tank and then slowly fills up. The large and small flush buttons are also two buttons to adjust the amount of water needed for the toilet. The small plug will only release half or a third of the water when it is used. While the large button will directly drain all the water in the water tank. If there is a lot of water, the water pressure also increases, making it possible to flush the toilet more cleanly.
However, not every time we need to use a big button. Therefore, the manufacturer designed these two types of buttons so that we can save a lot of water. Furthermore, when you press each button firmly or lightly, the amount of water released will be different. For example, if you lightly press the small button, it will only consume 1/3 of the water. If you press it all the way, 1/2 of the water will come out.
When you need to clean the toilet, sometimes you need great water pressure to wash away more dirt. Therefore, if you press the large button lightly, the water pressure will be smaller, and if you press the large button strongly, not only will the water run out, but the water pressure will also increase, easily washing away the dirt. If you press both together, the flushing force will be stronger and the amount of water will be larger. If there is some dirt attached and a lot of water and the water pressure is high, you can press the two buttons directly together.
Therefore, depending on each purpose of use, you should press different buttons and press at different speeds to help avoid wasting water.
How to clean the toilet?
Toilets have a structure with deep slots, so after a long time of using, they often accumulate dirt in the crevices. Pressing the flush button helps you clean more dirt stuck in the crevices of the toilet.
Crevices of toilets are even more difficult to clean, so how can you clean the toilet and make it smell good?
Use a mixture of white vinegar and baking soda.
White vinegar can dissolve yellow stains in crevices of the toilet, while baking soda has relatively strong cleaning and disinfecting abilities.
So, if the toilet has a lot of yellow stains, we can pour a little white vinegar and then baking soda. Baking and white vinegar help you clean yellow stains more easily.
Toothpaste
In addition to detergent, toothpaste also has abrasives added that can increase friction and clean yellow stains on the toilet better.
And the toothpaste itself also has a scent. If you use toothpaste to clean the toilet, it can eliminate odors in the toilet very well. The toothpaste still has some antibacterial ingredients, which can kill some bacteria. germs in the toilet.
You should close the toilet lid before flushing
According to experts’ recommendations, before sitting down to use the toilet, you should also have the habit of closing the flush lid once to wash away dirt.
Then, when you’re finished cleaning, close the lid, then press the flush button and quickly go out. That’s because the force of the water’s discharge is quite strong and can dislodge bacteria, possibly causing infection for you. So remember to close the lid when flushing the toilet.
You should also limit sitting for long periods of time in the toilet because that is where you can get more bacteria.