Should the flush lever be located far away from the toilet

[brainhulk]

I usually close the toilet seat at home. But outside wouldn't it be better to be far away so you don't get hit by the splash radius? (Especially the high power toilets)

 

[norseamd]

that might lead to more complex maitnience

 

[Gibsons]

There's the occasional multiple flusher. So, no.

 

[boomerang]

I just have one of the hired help flush after I've left the room. I have a little bell I ring. They don't understand English but they know what the ringing of the bell means.

 

[nageov3t]

if it's such a concern, just lower the lid before flushing.

 

[OverVolt]

The solution to your problem was invented even before the wheel. Its called the stick.

Take a stick and operate the handle from a distance. Never leave home without your trusty toilet flushing stick.

 

[norseamd]

The solution to your problem was invented even before the wheel. Its called the stick. Take a stick and operate the handle from a distance. Never leave home without your trusty toilet flushing stick.

why are the simplist ideas always the most amazing ones

 

[nickbits]

I have never been splashed by flushing a toilet so I have no idea what you are talking about.

 

[Golgatha]

I dunno about the levers, but for urinals the angle of splash back needs to be taken into account. There are two urinals at my fitness center where if you pee into them, you might as well just piss all over your upper legs and shins. Almost no one uses them who has been a member there for more than a month.

 

[waggy]

I just have one of the hired help flush after I've left the room. I have a little bell I ring. They don't understand English but they know what the ringing of the bell means.

it must suck to be so poor you can't afford a hired help that speak English. hahahah fucking poor people.

 

[DesiPower]

At home, I don't mind where it is, if placed somewhere else, it will cause maintenance headache and maybe even not that reliable.

Everywhere else, especially work, they are replaced with sensors, no touch needed there, so I don't care either

 

[Williz]

I've never had this problem and it would be a bitch to plumb if you wanted to do this Unless you had an electrical remote flusher but that wouldn't be cheap. One of the toilets at work does this so I just stand a bit further away when I flush.

 

[SamQuint]

If the toilet is splashing everywhere you need to fix the toilet. I have never had a home toilet splash.

Public restrooms are another thing. Some of those toilets erupt like a volcano when flushed. If it is at your work report the thing to your facilities people and have them fix it.

I usually flush the toilet before I go just to check to see if there will be a problem later.

 

[brainhulk]

I've never had this problem and it would be a bitch to plumb if you wanted to do this Unless you had an electrical remote flusher but that wouldn't be cheap. One of the toilets at work does this so I just stand a bit further away when I flush.

Do you have very long arms? Or do you throw your shoe at the lever?

 

[boomerang]

I have never been splashed by flushing a toilet so I have no idea what you are talking about.

I never had either but the place we're staying at this winter has a toilet that does this. It's pretty annoying.

 

[mmntech]

if it's such a concern, just lower the lid before flushing.

This.

 

[PingviN]

When you flush, you create aerosol of fecal matter. Tape an agar plate to the inside lid. Close the lid. See how much crap starts growing on it fast.

I don't want that in the rest of my bathroom or wherever I am at.

 

[brainhulk]

When you flush, you create aerosol of fecal matter. Tape an agar plate to the inside lid. Close the lid. See how much crap starts growing on it fast.

I don't want that in the rest of my bathroom or wherever I am at.

That's what I've been trying to say. If any of the above naysayers went to college, they would know from microbio lab fecal matter covers a blast radius of 4 ft.

They all say close the lid, but no public bathrooms have lids

 

[dainthomas]

I have never been splashed by flushing a toilet so I have no idea what you are talking about.

Aspies worry about things like this constantly.

 

[NetWareHead]

I dunno about the levers, but for urinals the angle of splash back needs to be taken into account. There are two urinals at my fitness center where if you pee into them, you might as well just piss all over your upper legs and shins. Almost no one uses them who has been a member there for more than a month.

You need to pee so the urine stream changes its direction and angle gradually and not abruptly. When abruptly changing is when you get splashback. If you pee along the inner side wall of the urinal and watch it cascade downwards along the vertical face of the wall, you wont have splashback and can keep clean shoes.

 

[PingviN]

That's what I've been trying to say. If any of the above naysayers went to college, they would know from microbio lab fecal matter covers a blast radius of 4 ft.

They all say close the lid, but no public bathrooms have lids

Move to Sweden, we have lids for everyone :thumbsup:

 

[Williz]

Do you have very long arms? Or do you throw your shoe at the lever?

Moderately long, I kinda jump away from the toilet a bit just as it starts flushing as well.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

just shut your lid before you flush

 

[norseamd]

just shut your lid before you flush

nice bathroom

except for the floor

 

[ViperXX]

Flush and run.