h a l f b a k e r yI like this idea, only I think it should be run by the government.
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Install a water wheel at the bottom of an urinal, connected thru a belt to a rotary valve in the water inlet. The pulleys diameter ratio provides the exact amount of water for every use.
To solve: how to clean te water wheel itself (may be some positive feedback coming from the cleaning water can
help)
Sketch
http://farm4.static...1815_80fe142879.jpg
[piluso, Jan 17 2014]
Urinal Turbines
Urinal_20Turbines
[piluso, Jan 19 2014]
aaand... it's baked
http://mechanicalde...ndex.php?n=Main.UPG
[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jan 21 2014]
[link]
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Nice, but I have a few niggles. The equation of
force needed to seal the top wheel and system
friction
forces versus the force of a urine stream. Also it
would cleaner if the wash was after the urination. |
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The wheel could be a counter for an electronic
flush system. The wheel could also help out with
the electronics energy deficit. |
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An easily removable wheel that can be dropped in
a
wash bucket, would be the go. |
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I don't understand. If I pee more, why does it take
more water to flush? |
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I thought this was going to be a suggestion for a renewable energy device, turning public lavatories into micro scale hydro-electric plants. |
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Post it, [TomP]. Though this may have been suggested before. |
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//I thought this was going to be a suggestion for a renewable energy device// Halfbaked, see link |
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// If I pee more, why does it take more water to flush? //
It's a criteria. It's more about don't touch flush handles than save 100cc of water. |
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If you manage to damage your organ in this device, do you get a certificate allowing you to brag about it ? |
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Just print your own,creative certificate, and brag about the incident all you want. |
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My toilet routine in general terms, missing out the gory details,is to sit
down, then stand up and flush with a foot. There's no need to touch
flush handles. If you have a penis, there's no need to touch anything
at all. Urinals and standing up to pee generally are unhygienic and
unnecessary. |
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Whatever you do, don't cross streams. [link] |
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