A dual flush toilet is a variation of the flush toilet that uses two buttons or a handle mechanism to flush different amounts of water.
The purpose of this mechanism is to reduce the volume of water used to flush different types of waste. The design takes advantage of the fact that liquid waste requires a lesser amount of water to flush than solid waste; the smaller button is used to dispose of liquid and the larger button for solids.[1]
- ^ "Here's why toilet flush has one large and one small button". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India / Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2024.