Essentials of Plumbing Lesson

INSTALLING FLUSHOMETER

A flushometer is a valve that discharges a preset amount of water to flush a water closet. The flushometer can be either a diaphragm or a piston type of valve. The upper part of the flushometer connected to a water supply line fitting at the wall, and the lower part is connected to the top rear of the water closet bowl (see Figure 29).

FIGURE 29. FLUSHOMETERS

NOTE: The following plumbing hardware should come with a flushometer for installation:

Spud coupling for closet bowl connection

Spud coupling for water pipe connection

Chrome flanges for wall and bowl

Installing a flushometer. Use the manufacturer's rough-in dimensions and instructions to install a flushometer. Once installed, turn on water supply and adjust flushometer valve's water flow. The following illustrations are examples of manufacturer's rough-in dimensions and instructions (see Figure 30):

FIGURE 30. INSTALLING A FLUSHOMETER