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HIGH-UP FLUSH TANK [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
CONT

The use of so-called "high-up" tanks is so infrequent now that they may be considered as practically obsolete. Low-down tanks are most commonly used in household installation ....

CONT

lLw-down flush tanks are preferred to high-up tanks, are more pleasing in appearance, and can be prevented against back siphonage.

Key term(s)
  • high-up flushing tank
  • high flush tank
  • high flushing tank

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
CONT

Le réservoir de chasse haut est un récipient [...] que l'on suspend au mur (1,50 m environ au-dessus du plan d'eau de la cuvette) et dont la contenance [...] fixe le volume maximum d'une chasse. [...] La chasse se produit à volonté lorsqu'on agit sur une chaîne de tirage ou sur un bouton, par un tuyau d'évacuation [...] relié à la cuvette du W.-C.

Spanish

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