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I'm actually serious, which button is the right one? Why are there two?

Also should a Pic of a toilet be considered NSFW?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

It's a smaller button inside a larger button (sort of), the smaller (right) button you push to flush your urine and the larger (left) you push to flush your excrement. I've used these many times but if I'm honest I've never actually been sure if they work.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Small one is for #1, bigger one for #2.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The ones I've seen have symbols like "I / II" on the buttons, so you know which is which. Others here have explained the purpose. I guess in your picture, the #2 button is the bigger one.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One extra feature most of these have is small=3L, large=6L, large but hold the button down=9L.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I hope those volumes are discharge and not....err... discharge

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

NSFW would be if you haven't closed the toilet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

A lot of the comments are making the assumption that the buttons are telling the truth about being different sizes, but I've flushed plenty of toilets where both buttons do a full flush. If you can't tell the difference after experimenting, it might just be broken or cheap tat.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The way these flush mechanisms work is adjustable. It's entirely possible that someone adjusted them to have both have similar volumes for whatever reason

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Push both of them in and hold it until the flushing finishes

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

The right button is the right button.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I just pushed both buttons because I didn't know how this thing worked

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Seriously had to make a post to figure this out?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

One of the buttons might have been the "evacuate bowl onto floor" option. Aren't all toilets like this? Flushing was a fun adrenaline-fueled adventure the first time before I knew which button was which.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I read that as "evacuate bowel onto floor" and I was confused as to what sort of technology can achieve that sort of an effect.

Yeah I pretty much only see these nowadays. In my youth it was more common for there to be a knob you had to lift.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There is this other line of thinking. Most frequently used should be more easily accessible hence bigger. That is what is causing confusion here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I say we should call this Game Cube controller's logic.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Push both until the shit is ALL GONE. Don't be like my housemate :(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Hi!

It's a dual flush toilet! They give you an option to make the toilet do a full flush or a half flush. The smaller button operates the small flush, while the larger button operates the bigger flush! The smaller flush is better suited to use when you pee, since it requires less water to flush away.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

The right one is on this side ➡️

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

NSFW is short for not safe for work. The tag is to be put on pictures or texts that shouldn't be viewed when there's a chance of someone else glancing at your screen. I think a picture of a toilet while could raise some questions does not fall into that category.

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