What Is A Rimless Toilet Bowl?
While most new bathrooms today are fitted with the traditional toilet, another trend that has become increasingly popular is the rimless toilet. But what is a rimless toilet, and how can it benefit your bathroom?
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Read on as we delve into everything about the rimless toilet and why it could be a perfect fit for you and your house.
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What Is A Rimless Toilet?
A New Design Innovation
Rimless toilets are the newest design innovation for toilets without a rim. The rimless toilet exposes the entire bowl to the top edge, which creates a unique look. It also makes cleaning easier as there is no ring around the toilet.
A rimless toilet open design allows water to travel towards the edge producing a powerful flush. Direct Flush or Wash Down are two other names for rimless toilets.
How Does It Work?
Unique Flushing Mechanisms
Rimless toilets have flushing mechanisms that spray water towards the edge and all around the toilet bowl, including the edge, so no places are missed during each flush cycle. Instead of water pouring into the bowl around its perimeter or rim—as with most other types—a direct flush technique sprays water around its edge on every use instead.
It does this through a rear-mounted valve that horizontally pumps water into the bowl along its sides rather than up from underneath, like in conventional models with full rings around their bases. This ensures every flush results in a cleaner experience since there are no hidden nooks for dirt to enter.
Difference Between Rimless & Traditional Toilets
Rimless toilets have a slight advantage
Not all toilets are created equal. A rimless toilet has a slight advantage over its rival. While traditional toilets disperse their flush water uniformly and downward when flushing, rimless toilets spray water towards the edge and all around the toilet bowl.
This makes them more hygienic from a sanitary standpoint since removing the rim leaves the entire toilet bowl exposed, which is easier to clean than having a ledge at its bottom where germs can hide out in hard-to-reach places.
However, All Is Not Lost For Traditional Toilets
Traditional toilets have visible rims giving them a more conventional appearance with plenty of space at their base where limescale can build up over time, leading to clogged drains or unpleasant smells. Rimless toilets are, therefore, much more accessible to keep clean without causing any unnecessary messes for yourself.
Advantages of Rimless Toilet
Since these toilets are so different from traditional ones, we wanted to take some time to explain why they’re such a big deal—and what makes them better than conventional models.
Simple To Maintain and Clean
Rimless toilets are easy to maintain and clean. This is because they have no grooves or crevices that trap dirt, bacteria, and other matter. The lack of a rim also adds additional space for cleaning under the bowl that you don’t get with a standard toilet.
Powerful Flushing Technology
Rimless toilets flush water directly into the toilet pans instead of going down the sides and into the bowl. This is called direct flushing, a method that evenly distributes water over the pan, meaning every flush is more effective.
Robust Hygienic Defence
You can get a rimless toilet that is just as easy to clean as any other type of toilet. The area in a typical bathroom that serves as the main breeding ground for germs is eliminated by removing the rim.
It’s important to note that while rimless toilets are typically more accessible to clean than other models, they still need regular upkeep and cleaning, like any additional toilet would need to be cleaned regularly.
Water Saver
The design of rimless toilets is also more efficient than its counterparts. Because the flush technique is significantly more effective, rimless toilets often consume much less water than rimmed toilets. Less water consumption means more saving of money on your water bill.
The circular path that the water takes around the bathroom instead of the straight down route allows it to reach more of the pan, using less water overall.
Wide Range of Designs
Rimless toilets offer you a wide range of designs, so you can choose one that fits your bathroom and budget. There are rimless toilets at reasonable prices available in the market.
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Drawbacks of Rimless Toilet
After knowing the advantages of a rimless, it is also essential to know its disadvantages. Find out about the drawbacks of rimless toilets.
Splashback
Splashback is a problem with rimless toilets because of the possibility of splashing water now that the rim is gone. This can be solved by using a small rubber mat on the floor in front of it, which will push water toward the bowl. Placing a splash guard over your toilet tank is also helpful, so residual drips don’t hit your floor.
Higher Price Possibility
If you’re looking to buy a rimless toilet, it might cost more than conventional toilets. Some studies have shown that the equivalent rimless toilet type may cost more when directly compared to conventional ones.
These toilets are more expensive than others, but you get what you pay for—and if you’re willing to pay for quality, then go ahead and splurge on this modern design.
Types of Rimless Toilets
Choosing the correct range of rimless toilets for your new bathroom is essential to be as comfortable and efficient as possible. We’ll take a look at some common types of rimless toilets.
Wall-Hung Rimless Toilets
A wall-hung toilet is a toilet that is installed on the wall. It is more space-saving than the other types of toilets. It is also known as wall hung toilet and a wall-mounted toilet.
The cistern is hidden behind a panel or wall to keep the waste pipes and cistern from being seen. This type of toilet has steel support for stability purposes. A rimless pan is ideal for this contemporary toilet design and will look fantastic in any modern bathroom.
Back-To-Wall Rimless Toilets
The back-to-wall toilet doesn’t have a visible base. Instead, it’s installed against a wall—the cistern and pan are hidden behind it. Back-to-wall toilets also don’t need a steel support structure like wall-hung models to keep them stable.
Different types of flushing systems can be used, like push-button flushing, sensor flushing, and lever flushing for this type of toilet. This type of toilet is perfect for people who want to make their bathroom look more modern or minimalist by hiding pipes and cisterns away from view.
Close-Coupled Rimless Toilets
A close-coupled toilet is a type of toilet that has a cistern on top of the bowl in one unit, which makes the installation process easy. This can be advantageous if you have limited space in your bathroom and want to keep things looking neat.
The cistern is flushed using either an internal handle or a push button. Close-coupled pans extend further from walls than low-level systems do.
Low-Level Rimless Toilets
The cistern in this design is mounted on the wall just above the pan, and a small plastic line connects it to the toilet. Low-level toilets are for people with mobility issues or those just looking for an easier way to get on and off the toilet. A lever handle or push button on the cistern is used for flushing the toilet.
In Summary - A Rimless Toilet Is A Great Choice For Anyone Looking for a Modern, Sleek Design In their Bathroom
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