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toilet ![click to hear : toilet click to hear : toilet](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Sanitary fixture for disposing of bodily waste; it comprises a toilet bowl and a tank.
seat ![click to hear : seat click to hear : seat](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Seat pierced with a hole; it can be raised or lowered.
seat cover ![click to hear : seat cover click to hear : seat cover](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part covering the toilet-bowl opening.
lift chain ![click to hear : lift chain click to hear : lift chain](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Connector composed of a series of metal links that, when pulled up by the trip lever, opens the tank ball.
float ball ![click to hear : float ball click to hear : float ball](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Movable device that, when dropping with the water level, opens the valve; when the water level rises again, it shuts the valve.
trip lever ![click to hear : trip lever click to hear : trip lever](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Mechanism that, when activated by the flush handle, pulls up the lift chain, letting the water flow from the tank into the toilet bowl.
overflow tube ![click to hear : overflow tube click to hear : overflow tube](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Drainpipe for draining off a fixture’s overflow when the water level reaches a certain level.
toilet bowl ![click to hear : toilet bowl click to hear : toilet bowl](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Hollowed-out part of the fixture in which water flushes waste out through the trap.
waste pipe ![click to hear : waste pipe click to hear : waste pipe](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Pipe through which wastewater is discharged and carried to the building sewer.
wax seal ![click to hear : wax seal click to hear : wax seal](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Gasket inserted between the toilet trap and the waste pipe to prevent water from leaking into the room.
trap ![click to hear : trap click to hear : trap](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Part of the toilet holding a certain amount of water so that sewage gases cannot escape from the draining circuit.
shutoff valve ![click to hear : shutoff valve click to hear : shutoff valve](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Device for shutting off the supply of water to the toilet.
cold-water supply line ![click to hear : cold-water supply line click to hear : cold-water supply line](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Pipe carrying water to the toilet.
conical washer ![click to hear : conical washer click to hear : conical washer](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Watertight seal inserted in the toilet bowl opening to prevent the water from escaping.
valve seat shaft ![click to hear : valve seat shaft click to hear : valve seat shaft](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Watertight device into which the tank ball is inserted to allow the tank to refill.
tank ball ![click to hear : tank ball click to hear : tank ball](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Plug that, when raised by the lift chain, lets the water in the tank flow into the toilet bowl; it then sinks, allowing the tank to refill.
ball-cock supply valve ![click to hear : ball-cock supply valve click to hear : ball-cock supply valve](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Mechanism allowing or stopping the flow of water into the tank; it is activated by the float ball.
tank lid ![click to hear : tank lid click to hear : tank lid](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
refill tube ![click to hear : refill tube click to hear : refill tube](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Pipe carrying water from the cold-water supply line to the toilet bowl.
flush handle ![click to hear : flush handle click to hear : flush handle](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Mechanism that one lowers in order to flush out the contents of the toilet; it activates the trip lever.
filler tube ![click to hear : filler tube click to hear : filler tube](../../images/speaker-vert.gif)
Pipe carrying water from the cold-water supply line to the toilet tank.