Jump to content

Flapper valve

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Equinox (talk | contribs) at 14:45, 26 April 2020 (grammar: you RAISE a thing, but the thing RISES). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

A flapper valve is a type of valve used in flush toilets. It creates the watertight seal in the toilet tank that holds the water until flushing. When one pushes the handle, the flapper rises, allowing the water to flush out the excreted items, the flapper then goes back down and recreates the watertight seal. It working principal is large power to weight ratio.