<DIV>Sam,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would prefer not to break my toilet, which is very possible if you try to bend the mechanical components of the toilet in a way they are not designed to operate. Bricks do stack better, but they cost money and can bleed red into the toilet. Rocks are free, and easy to remove if you sell the house or toilet. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Sam Scripter <moscowsam@verizon.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">When I was teaching a course colloquially known as "Bulldozed America" [conservation of<BR>natural resources] at San Fernando Valley State College [now Cal State Northridge],<BR>in 1969, before the first Earth Day, it was BRICKS that were advocated for displacement<BR>of water in the water closet of the toilet, not rocks. Maybe
it was because (red) bricks<BR>had a convenient size, stacked more neatly, and were readily purchasable in suburban<BR>and metro areas?<BR><BR>Anyway, bending the rod downwards, the rod connecting the float and the ball-cock valve,<BR>is a lot easier than bricks, if you can bend it far enough without it breaking or interfering with the flush<BR>valve.<BR><BR>MoscowSam<BR><BR>Tom Hansen wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid:200803061341.m26Dfd0k028989@mail-gw.fsr.net type="cite"><PRE wrap="">Or, instead of putting rocks in your toilet's reservoir, you can simply adjust the trigger arm (that thingamajig with a big plastic bubble at the end of it) so that it terminates water refill sooner. [Either that or leave the Christmas tree up year-round . . . Shorter walk to the john, you understand.] It certainly beats putting rocks in your toilet. Tom Hansen Moscow, Idaho </PRE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap="">You know, you can create a half flush
toilet simple by placing rocks in </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=""><!---->your toilet tank equal to 1/2 the volume of the tank. </PRE> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><PRE wrap=""> Ellen, what did your daughter do with the old toilet? Best Regards, Donovan Ellen Roskovich <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com"><gussie443@hotmail.com></A> wrote: .hmmessage P { margin:0px; padding:0px } body.hmmessage { </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><PRE wrap=""><!---->FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma } The Natural Abode down on Main Street sells half- flush toilets. I was so impressed with them I bought one for my daughter for her Christmas present last year. Made sense to me. . . . she's on a septic system where she lives and she's conserving a valuable natural resource with every half-flush. The Natural Abode is a great shop with very helpful staff to answer all your questions. Check it out if
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