> Why are lids made from ceramic anyway? I get why the bowl is, but the lid? Bey...

pbhjpbhj · on March 31, 2018

They're referring to the cistern AFAICT - so they mean that the water storage cistern has a ceramic lid, the lid of the toilet bowl is likely wood, resin, or such.

TBH I can't see why with a close coupled toilet anything other than the bowl needs to be heavy ceramic.

kuschku · on March 31, 2018

Oh, the cistern? those are usually enclosed in the wall here, entirely invisible, without any lid at all.

astura · on March 31, 2018

Then how do you do toilet maintenance?

kuschku · on March 31, 2018

you open the wall. You can remove the tiles from the drywall surrounding the cistern.

abalone · on March 31, 2018

Ok, as an American I have to say I marvel at the toilet technology in other countries. For example you guys often have two buttons on your toilets -- a #1 and a #2 button. It just makes sense.

What are the lids made out of then?

kuschku · on March 31, 2018

Typical toilets here look like this (before/after): https://www.bauen.de/media/media/Ratgeber/Ausbauen/Bad/Vorwa...

abalone · on March 31, 2018

I see.. you mean tanks that are enclosed in a wall. This supports the theory that heavy lids on unenclosed tanks help with noise suppression.

OMG I just realized that may be why the author experienced temporary hearing loss! The lids are designed to capture and reflect noise back into the tank water!!

(Sorry, a little too excited about toilet lids today.)

adrianmonk · on March 31, 2018

You can buy a toilet with two buttons in the US as well. Home Depot's web site says they have 17 of one model of them in stock at the store near me.

abalone · on March 31, 2018

Yeah.. and yet most of us buy the Ferguson.[1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL2YRDzpTL4

astura · on April 1, 2018

Not only that, but you see them in public places in the US also. Usually not in stalls, but in single toilet bathrooms.