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Weird question.... public bathroom toilets?

Just curious... When a regular toilet gets clogged, as everyone knows, it tends to overflow. I am just curious what would happen to one of the toilets usually found in a public restroom, the kind with the metal piping on top and nowhere to try and stop the flow of water.

Does it have an automatic stopper if the water gets to a certain level, or does it just overflow?

I am a bit curious. :]

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The valve allows a specified amount of water through and then closes. If the bowl is clogged, flushing it again will cause it to overflow the bowl. Hope this helps.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    There is a shut-off screw on the flush valve. It is covered by a nut. The bowl will overflow if the drain pipe is clogged.

    Source(s): 35 years Plumber
  • 1 decade ago

    if there is a clog in the bowl ..... the first flush probably wont make it over flow ... but the second flush will

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  • 1 decade ago

    just over flows

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