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Contrary to popular belief, it has nothing to do with the latitude or the Coriolis effect.
Toilets and sinks drain in the directions they do because of the way water is directed into them or pulled from them.
The Coriolis effect is the reason why hurricanes rotate clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, and counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere. But you need a very large amount of moving air and water for it to take effect.
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Why does water enter up through the plug hole?
Because that is the way plumbing works, when you remove the plug the water goes down the drain by force of gravity.
What is the best way to install flooring over the main drain in a basement?
Firstly check with the Water Authority/Local Authority that the drain is not a sewer shown on the map of sewers. If it is in fact a drain it should only serve one property, however. If it is no then it might be a private sewer that serves more than one property. If it only serves one property it is a drain and in this case and in the case of it being a private sewer it will need to be protected against damage from floor loads. I suggest you ask the advice of your Building Control Deapartment at your local Council as bot both protective measure and accessibility measures may be required.
What is the best way to get rid of water from your gas tank?
O/K well here is my question how do you know you have water in you fuel tank?is you veh fuel injected or carburated? electric fuel pump or mechanical?year of veh?to the best of my knowlege the only true way to remove high amount of moisture out of gas tanks is to removed the tank it self and drain out fuel ,..if low amount of water are seen with little problems some times adding a full 16once bottle of rubbing alcohol it help water to evaporate ,..but in all means the best way to take care of the problem is to removed the gas tank and drain fully,..
What is the best way to fix clogged drains?
If your bathtub or shower drain is clogged, chances are it's clogged with hair and almost any drain cleaner sold in stores will dissolve a hair blockage. Follow instructions on the bottle. If it's your kitchen drain, there are products to clean garbage disposals that will dissolve most food products. Again follow directions on the bottle and use hot water.
What is the only way to prevent backflow?
Installing a floor drain is the only way to prevent back flow.
Which way does water drain?
down hill
Which way does water go down the drain in the US?
clockwise
Which way dose water flow down a drain in Brazil?
It can flow either way.
Which way does water go down the drain counter or clockwise?
clockwise
Does toilet tank water suppose to drain all the way down?
No, it should go about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way down to the bottom of the bowl.
What happens to rain water when it goes down the drain?
It depends where the drain is. It will reach a river or the sea eventually and may pass through some sewerage processing on the way.
Which way does the water drain from a bath?
It can drain either way, depending on the exact shape of the container, and any residual movement the water may have had before starting to drain it.
Why does water enter up through the plug hole?
Because that is the way plumbing works, when you remove the plug the water goes down the drain by force of gravity.
Does water drain counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere?
That is a myth. Although cyclonic storms tend to rotate the way you describe, water vortexes do not. The particular shape and configuration of the drain, as well as the initial conditions of the swirl, play a much greater role in determining which way the vortex rotates. Although there is such a thing as coriolis, you can't observe it on anything smaller than a storm system. The idea that water spins one way or the other when going down the drain is an urban legend.
Which way does the water run in Australia?
In Australia the water and vines go to the lest. so basically the water does down the drain to the left. also the vines go to the lest too.
Where is the automatic transmission fluid drain plug 0n 1995 F250?
If there isn't one on the transmission pan then it doesn't have one. You just take the bolts out of the edge of the pan and let one corner down slowly and drain it that way. There is an aftermarket drain plug availible.
Why cant you put a sucktion tub down the dipstick to drain oil of a 2007 cts?
Yes, that is one way to do it, but why? Why not just remove the drain plug and drain the oil. Removing the oil by sucking it out the dipstick tube will not get all the old oil out, but it can be done that way for whatever reason.
