Toilet Pans

[chamois]

I've recently had the toilet pan upgraded in my home by a plumber. I'm curious about the shape of the bottom inside of the pan where the water rests. To all intents and purposes, it resembles the layout of a swimming pool with half the distance front to back being very shallow with only an inch or so of water, while the second half is much deeper, just like a conventional toilet pan.
Has anyone any idea why they make toilet pans with this "shelf" in place? I suppose it could be useful if you drop your mobile phone down there accidentally as there's a chance it won't be completely submerged!

thanks

[boxtops]

That sounds like the pans they use on some parts of the continent - it's very handy if you need to take a stool sample, the sample sits waiting on the shelf for you... (bleah, but true)

[Mosaic]

Absolutely what Boxie says - very much favoured in Germany. What's he doing giving you a foreign thunderbox?

[EDDIE51]

It is to save water, that design uses less volume of water for a flush but still shifts all the 'contents'. Belive it or not there is a 'flush test' specified by British Standards which involves flushing away 4 ''British standard turds'' (that is not the actual names used )

[EDDIE51]

Here you go, this is the USA version, the British Standard is very similar but uses a 'tapered turd' that looks more like the real thing.

[EDDIE51]

Forgot the link
http://now.msn.com/ge...st-flush-capabilities

[Mosaic]

Eddie - I'm not even going to ask how you know that. I'll just have to let my mind stop boggling for a while.
Nurse...?

[EDDIE51]

Mosiac I used to work as a materials test engineer , we tested everything from 'hard hats' to safety boots. I also maintained the library of test manuals and advised people on the correct test methods for anything they had to test.

[chamois]

Thank you all. I'm very grateful.

[MichaelZZ]

Do you know the make? This sounds like a typically German toilet pan. The German race seem to have an obsession with "going through the motions" as it were. Apparently many health issues can be explored by poking about and carefully examining that which is poised on the helpfully designed shelf that you have described. More details, should you require them, available on request.