Has anybody,,,(Toilet)

myredracer wrote:
If you come visit Canada, please don't say "eh" - that went out with Bob & Doug Mckenzie decades ago (at least in the west).

I camp with Canadians every year, and I hear 'eh' all the time. Now, as to whether US citizens should say it in Canada, well no, that's like me saying 'gracias' to any of the many Mexicans I run into. It's tacky.

I don't think walla is technically slang, it's just a mispronunciation of French. I've also seen 'viola', which is really crazy.

Hope this isn't too crude, but I have my own built-in sprayer. If someone else leaves skid marks, they're gone when I'm done, if my aim is good. I've never had an issue with this.

I booked up a kitchen sprayer to the water line that feeds the toilet to help keep the toilet clean but it's just not working well. To clean up the sliding flap you really have to hold the flush valve open which starts the bowl washing, the combination of the two lowers the water pressure so the hand sprayer isn't very effective.

Ron W.

John H wrote:
I see where there in you post where there maybe several solutions,,in more way than just a sprayer Myredracer. and yes your deductions are correct,,,and pretty perceptive,,,

"Walla is a word used by retarded Americans who don't know any foreign languages and barely know their own. The correct word they are looking for is "voila", which loosely translates as "here it is", "there you go", or similar meanings

You could not precieve the amount of back lash I have received in my lack of "barely knowing their own" language,,,much less than any other. I have for several year back, learned to take it as a given fact, and just grin, knowing it to be so. It is a fault, I will threw all of my years ribbing agree with you, and you are not by any means, at this senior stage of my life, to be the first to point it out. Sorry if I have some how rubbed your fur the wrong way,,,my apology....John

Heavens, you certainly haven't rubbed my fur the wrong way. I was chuckling that someone hadn't heard the term walla. Maybe a person has to get around on the internet on different forums to come across some words. I find many slang words and sayings commonly used today to be funny and funny to poke fun at and hope you took it as that.

I have a couple of old American slang dictionaries that I've had many hours of enjoyment reading. It's amazing how many words and phrases have come and gone or changed meaning over the decades. "Prune picker" for ex. (a Californian) was once a derogatory term as once was clay digger (someone from Alabama IIRC). I doubt most folks today would have ever heard of most of the slang words and terms used way back when. It's interesting to see how they come and go over the years. With the internet these days and social media, they come and go even faster and it's not easy to keep up with some of it.

And if you go abroad, some ordinary words and phrases can get you into real trouble. Using "rule of thumb" or the "thumbs up" gesture is very offensive in some countries for ex. If you come visit Canada, please don't say "eh" - that went out with Bob & Doug Mckenzie decades ago (at least in the west). If you are Canadian and need to go pee in the US, don't ask where a washroom is or they will give you the hairy eyeball. Wrong words sure can get you in trouble sometimes...

Ya'll have a good evening, eh. (Or is it "all ya'll"?) :B

I did exactly what Old-Biscuit stated on my Thetford.

There is a stub on the back of the toilet sticking down from the fill valve. I cut the tip off the stub (like opening a tube of caulking) and used a hose clamp and a kitchen sink sprayer that I bought at Home Depot. The sprayer is only pressurized when I am holding the flush valve open. I just lay the sprayer over the edge of the tub when not in use in case it leaks.

The boys at the time were 6-13 have never messed with it, but then again I don't think I've ever shown them how it works. So they've probably squeezed the trigger and when nothing came out they just lost interest. Then again it's kind of an awkward angle to try bend over and hold the flush calve and then point the sprayer at somebody as you're body is mostly in the way. That's probably the most realistic reason why they don't spray at each other.

I see where there in you post where there maybe several solutions,,in more way than just a sprayer Myredracer. and yes your deductions are correct,,,and pretty perceptive,,,

"Walla is a word used by retarded Americans who don't know any foreign languages and barely know their own. The correct word they are looking for is "voila", which loosely translates as "here it is", "there you go", or similar meanings

You could not precieve the amount of back lash I have received in my lack of "barely knowing their own" language,,,much less than any other. I have been on the corrective end,now for several year back. Learned to take it all, as a given fact, and just grin, knowing it to be so. It is a fault, I will threw all of my years of this ribbing, agree with you, and you are not by any means, at this senior stage of my life, to be the first to point it out. Sorry if I have some how rubbed your fur the wrong way,,,accept my extended apology....John

robsouth wrote:
What does Walla mean?

Here ya go - from urbandictionary.com:

"Walla is a word used by retarded Americans who don't know any foreign languages and barely know their own. The correct word they are looking for is "voila", which loosely translates as "here it is", "there you go", or similar meanings."

OP is saying he is a r______d American?? :h He does seem articulate and well-travelled tho.

As an alternative to a sprayer, you could loosen up the wallet and get a porcelain toilet. One of our top upgrades to date. No more skid marks...

Below is a pic of a sprayer connection to the toilet valve I think Old-Biscuit is referring to. 2nd pic is how someone on another forum added a sprayer. Pic 3 is how someone on this forum did one using a 3-way valve (excellent solution).

You can probably re-plumb behind the toilet using Qest fittings which just screw right on - no cutting of PEX or crimp rings needed. While in there, consider a valve to shut off flow into toilet so you can peer into the tank to see if it's clean after dumping/flushing.

Or, for something cheap and easy, just drag over the shower sprayer. Voila. :B

I have pex tubing in the trailer with Flair-it fittings. I added a Flair-it tee then some more pex and a couple valves and adapters bringing the connection from behind the toilet to the corner where the wall and cabinet meet then up corner a little then added the hose. I use the first valve to adjust the pressure and flow depending on whether I am using the onboard pump or city water connection. This avoids the sudden burst and back splash into the face. The second is a shutoff for the hose. Unhang sprayer, valve on , spray, valve off hang sprayer. Works well for me. That's all that matters.

Yelp, Went to Amazon, Question; which ones do you see that will work before I drop the idea ???

John H wrote:
Ok ,,,Thanks Old-Biscuit,

I would instead install a shut off valve, but reaching down that low, to turn it on, then again to turn it off would defeat the whole idea. We have/use a Toilet Brush with its container which stores there in the corner. This hose would have saved some space in a small room.

Did you look for that 'stub' on vacuum breaker on your toilet?