When I enter a toilet, I'm usually in a hurry, because I went there with one intention 😅
But, since the The LooLoo community was mentioned for a post where I posted a picture of a toilet bowl, I've been looking around the toilets a bit more.
This toilet is in the men's section, in a warehouse in Albania where I had some work.
For a long time, I have been of the opinion that this type of toilet, without a toilet bowl to sit on, in a public toilet, is one of the best solutions.
But with this type of toilet, I have always been associated with one memory - splashed legs when emptying the cistern 🤣
Until this moment!
The rusted cistern in this toilet, which says THE NEW BEST NIAGARA, is a model I've seen for the first time in my life.
When I looked them up on the Internet, I found that they were made in Greece, and then everything was clear to me.
The warehouse I was in used to belong to a Greek company, so probably the Greeks installed their equipment.
Why did I like this type of cistern?
After pulling the handle of the flushing cistern, nothing happens for the first few moments.
The water slowly starts to come out of the flushing pipe, and after two or three seconds it rushes down the pipe at high speed.
So fast that it seems to me that it is not free-falling, but as if some pressure is accelerating it further.
And I looked it up on the internet.
For these cisterns, the manufacturer states the following:
The best new Niagara mechanism is arguably their Stealth Technology. This technology, featured in their high-efficiency toilets, utilizes a vacuum-assist pull and noise-cancelling tank to deliver a powerful and quiet flush using minimal water
This technology is used in some new, modern cisterns, but also in these Retro looks.
Lest this be an antique, they are still for sale on Greek websites, for around 140e. It is not too expensive, especially if you take into account water consumption savings, washing quality and rare breakdowns over a long period of time.
To me, the biggest advantage of this cistern is that it has a retention time of a few seconds, which, in combination with a squat toilet, is necessary to keep legs and shoes dry.