#flush plate

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Toilet Flush Plates

Flush plates are attached to the toilet frame, and they form a part of wall-hung toilets. These toilet plates come in different materials like plastic, brass, stainless steel, and chrome-plated steel. The flush plate triggers the flush in wall-hung toilets and is operated through a front-operated flush system.

These plates come either with a single flush button which releases up to 3-5 litres of water, or the twin flush buttons, which can release 8-10 litres. The overall functioning depends on the flush mechanism of your toilet.

The flush plate installation should be decided after checking if it would fit into the space where it is to be installed while covering the frame.

How to Choose a Flush Plate?

Type of Toilet Frame:

This is something that should be significantly considered while choosing a flush plate. Manufacturers have a range of plates for their models, and it depends on the brand and type of frame that you are planning to buy. It is also crucial that you pay attention to the product size and dimensions while considering the frame thickness, frame length or the fixing points on the mechanism.

The Flush Plate Size:

The length, width, depth, and thickness corresponding to the flushing plates' frame depth and casing depth should be measured. These dimensions help to match your flush plate with your toilet frame, provided you know the brand and type. The small opening where the toilet frame is covered is where you can install your flush plate, in cases of a faulty flush mechanism.

Flush Mechanisms:

Flush plates for wall-hung toilets come with both single and dual flush buttons. The flush rod lengths can be changed to adjust with the current mechanism. There are also ‘water-saving mechanism’ available, which is found on expensive toilet frames. These ranges helps reduce water consumption and wastage during flushing.

Types of Flush Plates:

Classic Round Chrome Flush Plate (TRB0RD100):

Classic Round Chrome Flush Plate [TRB0RD100]

Chrome flush plates go well with any bathroom design and give a stylish look to your bathroom. The cisterns are functional yet at the same time are eye-catching with their style and elegance. Another added advantage is its relatively easy to use functions.

Round Chrome Dual Flush Plate (TRB0RD11):

Round Chrome dual Flush Plate [TRB0RD11]

This shape and style of the Round Chrome Dual Flush Plate go well if you have a traditional bathroom. It brings modern functionality to the conventional round design, and can be complemented with a round chrome dual flush plate.

Square Toilet Flush Plate in Chrome Finish (TRB0SQ100):

Square Toilet Flush Plate in Chrome Finish [TRB0SQ100]

This dual flush plate is a good combination of functionality and aesthetics. They go well in any classic bathroom and particularly in conventionally styled bathrooms. This toilet flush plate blends well with the furnishings and brassware, while its WC shape gives your bathroom an elegant look.

Flush plates add that element of sophistication to your bathroom, be it a traditional or a modern one. With adorned precision suited with all modern functions, flush plates are a great buy to add to your list of trendy bathroom ideas!

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Considering the interaction design of the dual flush toilet

Having just survived a bathroom renovation, my mind remains focused on details that might ordinarily escape my attention.

Dual flush flush plates; I've long accepted them as a good thing, after all they enable people to consciously save water. But now that I look at them more closely, I wonder: are they not counter intuitive? 

In interaction design we create hierarchies of information, often emphasising the elements that we want people to notice, or the ones we think they are most likely to want. Contrarily the standard flush plates emphasise the big flush option, with the big button dominating the small flush option.

Considering both scenarios, top position in the hierarchy should go to the flush option that we want people to take, as well as the one that most people will need most often, therefore the small flush option should be the more prominent. Toilet engineers, can we change this?