How much pocket money would you need to save to buy a golden toilet? At £1 a week, you'd only need… about 178,000 years. When one recently went up for auction, it sold for an eye-watering $12.1 ...

Valve has announced three new products: the next-gen Steam Machine, the next-gen Steam Controller, and Steam Frame, its next-gen virtual reality headset. It’s a huge day for the company behind ...

If you own your home, or even if you rent, chances are high that you’ll need to perform some basic toilet repair at some point. If your toilet isn’t flushing, if it’s very noisy, if it’s not filling ...

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Water scarcity is a growing concern in India. The article explores various toilet flush systems. Gravity flush is the standard, affordable option. Pressure-assisted flush uses air pressure. Dual flush ...

Is your toilet taking forever to refill? It might be time to replace the fill valve. This DIY guide walks you through the entire process with no plumbing experience needed. Sarah Ferguson prepares ...

You’ve probably noticed it a hundred times but never really thought about it– those two buttons on your toilet flush. One small, one big. You press whichever feels right in the moment, without ...

Your toothbrush might be your oral hygiene hero, but it could also be a hidden hub for germs—including bacteria from toilet flushes. Every time you flush, microscopic particles from the toilet bowl ...

While toilet bowls are designed such that the contents are supposed to flush downward, scientists have known for decades that small particles – including those from water, waste and toilet paper – can ...

Watch out if you don't put the toilet seat down before flushing, because nasty bacteria are hanging in the air. Flushing the toilet sends a plume of tiny water droplets up into the air surrounding it.

For years, a rumor has circulated that the number of football fans rushing to use the restroom during the Super Bowl halftime show each year stresses municipal water and sewer systems. As we found ...