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Lil Lil · 10-24-2009, 08:31 PM

Ok ladies, this may be a crazy question but does anyone have problems with automatic toilets in public restrooms?? I sometimes do. The darn thing won't flush a lot of times. It gets frustrating. I like it when they also have the button to flush in case the automatic feature doesn't work, but some places don't have that.

Are there any tricks or tips to get the automatic toilet to flush??? I know its all censored but there has got to be a way to get it to flush

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tiggger1 · 10-24-2009, 08:54 PM

post it notes...put one over the sensor until you are done and then take the paper off to flush!

spaceacewannabe · 10-24-2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tiggger1

post it notes...put one over the sensor until you are done and then take the paper off to flush!

GREAT idea! I'm so taking post-its next time I go to Disney.

ragdoll · 10-24-2009, 10:14 PM

I HATE automatic toilets, especially when they flush too soon. Nothing like getting sprayed with toilet water!

YUCK!

C.Ann · 10-24-2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ragdoll

I HATE automatic toilets, especially when they flush too soon. Nothing like getting sprayed with toilet water!

YUCK!

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Not to mention that some of them are so loud they practically give you a heart attack!

SAHDad · 10-24-2009, 10:54 PM

For the record, guys can have problems with these as well.

DS hates and fears them. I have to generally stand in the stall and hold my hand over the sensor to stop it going off (because he doesn't trust the post-it notes to stay).

I have noticed on trips to WDW that not all of them are set the same - some are so sensitive that the slightest movement causes them to flush, and others don't seem to go off until you have wandered away, washed your hands, and ridden on Soarin'. (j/k - but some have given me a good half minute of "grace period", so to speak.)

Ppufi · 10-24-2009, 11:04 PM

Automatic toilets: Good concept, crappy execution.

They either spray you with water (YUCK) or never flush. I'd rather just use my foot to press a button, kwim? :P

Lil Lil · 10-27-2009, 09:15 PM

I agree they are a pain. I even try to put my foot over the sensor and that doesn't work! The post it note thing is a funny concept (LOL!)

lovetoscrap · 10-27-2009, 09:37 PM

I generally just leave when I am finished. I figure that if it was "empty" when I went in, it will eventually do it's job and be empty for the next person. Most that I have encountered do have a delay that allows you to be away from the toilet when it flushes, thus keeping you from being sprayed.

DarthKTrava · 10-27-2009, 09:59 PM

Or ones that have such a weak flush that it takes someone THREE flushes to get everything to go down...

Hate when you do the butt wiggle and *FLUSH*.

Shift your body (can also be done with butt wiggle) *FLUSH*

I'd rather just stick with the old fashioned hand flush toilets. And not these crappy "low flow" toilets either. A toilet that gets the job done IN ONE FLUSH.

Lil Lil · 10-28-2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by lovetoscrap

I generally just leave when I am finished. I figure that if it was "empty" when I went in, it will eventually do it's job and be empty for the next person. Most that I have encountered do have a delay that allows you to be away from the toilet when it flushes, thus keeping you from being sprayed.

See that is what I had to do the other day because the stupid toilet would not flush and of course as soon as I left, there was someone waiting to use the stall because the others were filled and my toilet hadn't flushed yet. I was sooo embarrassed. The lady that came after me wasn't too happy because my toilet wasn't flushed yet (sorry)

. I tried everything to get the darn thing to flush but no luck. Fortunately it finally flushed.

10-24-2009, 08:31 PM	#1
Lil Lil DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 512	Automatic toilets Ok ladies, this may be a crazy question but does anyone have problems with automatic toilets in public restrooms?? I sometimes do. The darn thing won't flush a lot of times. It gets frustrating. I like it when they also have the button to flush in case the automatic feature doesn't work, but some places don't have that. Are there any tricks or tips to get the automatic toilet to flush??? I know its all censored but there has got to be a way to get it to flush .

10-24-2009, 08:54 PM	#2
tiggger1 I put vicks on my feet It really cleans my floors and makes them softer! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southestern Massachusetts Posts: 3,228	post it notes...put one over the sensor until you are done and then take the paper off to flush! __________________ Danielle DH Emma ( 6) Chase (3)

10-24-2009, 10:54 PM	#6
SAHDad DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 574	For the record, guys can have problems with these as well. DS hates and fears them. I have to generally stand in the stall and hold my hand over the sensor to stop it going off (because he doesn't trust the post-it notes to stay). I have noticed on trips to WDW that not all of them are set the same - some are so sensitive that the slightest movement causes them to flush, and others don't seem to go off until you have wandered away, washed your hands, and ridden on Soarin'. (j/k - but some have given me a good half minute of "grace period", so to speak.) __________________ Current running streak - 526 days in a row. Yearly mileage to date: 114.94. Last update: 1/27/10.

10-24-2009, 11:04 PM	#7
Ppufi Care Bear at Heart Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NY Posts: 1,081	Automatic toilets: Good concept, crappy execution. They either spray you with water (YUCK) or never flush. I'd rather just use my foot to press a button, kwim? :P __________________ Imagine it, Create it.

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lovetoscrap Sees tag fairy posts that aren't there Please bring back the Gecko and dump the stupid eyeballs Just a timy bit dixzy Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Pits of DISpair: AKA- NOT WDW Posts: 16,649	I generally just leave when I am finished. I figure that if it was "empty" when I went in, it will eventually do it's job and be empty for the next person. Most that I have encountered do have a delay that allows you to be away from the toilet when it flushes, thus keeping you from being sprayed. __________________ SCRAPbooking, I love to SCRAPbook. Don't worry, you're not the only one that read it wrong! Another quality, content-rich post by LTS Tower of Tower Bus Lifts--the scariest ride in all of WDW! Grand Duchess of Airline Check Ins and UpgradesLady In Waiting of The Cheap Boxed Wine ChamberGrand Princess Royale of Cookieland

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10-24-2009, 10:14 PM	#4
ragdoll DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,876	I HATE automatic toilets, especially when they flush too soon. Nothing like getting sprayed with toilet water! YUCK!

10-27-2009, 09:15 PM	#8
Lil Lil DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 512	I agree they are a pain. I even try to put my foot over the sensor and that doesn't work! The post it note thing is a funny concept (LOL!)

10-27-2009, 09:59 PM	#10
DarthKTrava Carolina Panthers Fan Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Archdale, NC Posts: 4,407	Or ones that have such a weak flush that it takes someone THREE flushes to get everything to go down... Hate when you do the butt wiggle and FLUSH. Shift your body (can also be done with butt wiggle) FLUSH I'd rather just stick with the old fashioned hand flush toilets. And not these crappy "low flow" toilets either. A toilet that gets the job done IN ONE FLUSH. __________________ If you can't git behind our troops then git in front of them

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