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> Why are lids made from ceramic anyway? I get why the bowl is, but the lid? Beyond the loudness / hearing loss issue, it’s just so darn heavy! I've never seen
by kuschku 9y ago
> Why are lids made from ceramic anyway? I get why the bowl is, but the lid? Beyond the loudness / hearing loss issue, it’s just so darn heavy!
I've never seen a toilet that had a ceramic lid in Germany.
Is this just a US thing?
- pbhjpbhj 9y agoThey're referring to the cistern AFAICT - so they mean that the water storage cistern has a ceramic lid, the lid of the toilet bowl is likely wood, resin, or such. TBH I can't see why with a close coupled toilet anything other than the bowl needs to be heavy ceramic.
- abalone 9y agoOk, as an American I have to say I marvel at the toilet technology in other countries. For example you guys often have two buttons on your toilets -- a #1 and a #2 button. It just makes sense. What are the lids made out of then?
- kuschku 9y agoTypical toilets here look like this (before/after): https://www.bauen.de/media/media/Ratgeber/Ausbauen/Bad/Vorwandinstallation/Vorwandinstallation_Chlorop.jpg https://www.bauen.de/media/media/Ratgeber/Ausbauen/Bad/Vorwa...
- abalone 9y agoI see.. you mean tanks that are enclosed in a wall. This supports the theory that heavy lids on unenclosed tanks help with noise suppression. OMG I just realized that may be why the author experienced temporary hearing loss! The lids are designed to capture and reflect noise back into the tank water!! (Sorry, a little too excited about toilet lids today.)
- adrianmonk 9y agoYou can buy a toilet with two buttons in the US as well. Home Depot's web site says they have 17 of one model of them in stock at the store near me.