It’s World Toilet Day! What might sound like just another silly social media holiday is in fact an incredibly important, globally recognized day for raising awareness of the sanitation crisis crippling so many places worldwide.This year’s theme is Toilets and Jobs:
A lack of toilets at work and at home has severe impacts upon …
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So you think you have a leak. Maybe it’s obvious, maybe it isn’t. Are you just being paranoid? Let’s try to find out.
If you’ve noticed disturbed dust patterns that look suspiciously like a dirty car after the rain has dried, we would agree that there’s been water disturbing that dust at some point. Whether …
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Name of product: Flushmate® III Pressure-Assist Flushing Systems
Hazard: The system can burst at or near the vessel weld seam releasing stored pressure. This pressure can lift the tank lid and shatter the tank, posing impact and laceration hazards to consumers and property damage.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled …
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It’s safe to say there are a lot of people who are afraid to mess with household plumbing – and we understand that. Plumbing can be scary if you don’t know what you’re doing, and nobody wants to be responsible for their house flooding, the toilet spewing sewage all over the bathroom, or pretty much …
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2014-15 NBA MVP Stephen Curry is blessed with many things. He’s the point guard on a team that appears bound for unprecedented glory, he can sink 30-footers having handled the ball for only a fraction of a second, his moves can sprain ankles, and he has a beautiful family that will never want for anything, …
Continue reading Pooping PerfectionAs many people are aware, urine is a veritable gold-mine of nutrients that plants love – like nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. Don’t go peeing all over your houseplants just yet, though. Other compounds found in our urine can be damaging to plants, not to mention creating unpleasant odors. However, Treavor Boyer, a professor at the …
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It’s that time again…time for the Loo of the Year Award – and this year a Southport pub takes home the highest honor. A platinum rating for their toilets. Authorized inspectors make unannounced visits to hundreds of toilets at sites across the UK, in order to judge them. The restrooms are judged on a variety …
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America has voted. Resembling a passageway into a Rocky Mountain mine, the public restroom in Minturn, Colorado, caught the attention and accolades of enough Americans to win this year’s Best Restroom contest. The annual contest hosted by Cintas is in its 14th year, and as the 2015 winner, the town will receive a $2,500 credit …
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Did you know? There are two kinds of toilets in Japan: the Japanese style toilet and the Western style toilet.
The image shows the Japanese style toilet. In order to use it, one has to squat down and keep the balance which may be a little bit difficult for some foreigners. The Japanese toilet is …
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While the country has made great strides in improving sanitation in the last few years, many in India still practice open defecation. One Hindu spiritual leader, known as Amma, made a $15 million donation to the Indian government to help build toilets and provide sanitation education to the poor along the banks of the Ganges …
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