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'''A pour flush toilet is like a regular Cistern Flush Toilet (U.5) except that the water is poured in by the user, instead of coming from the cistern above. When the water supply is not continuous, any Cistern Flush Toilet can become a pour flush toilet.'''
Just like a [[Cistern Flush Toilet| Cistern Flush Toilet]], the pour flush toilet has a water seal that prevents odours and flies from coming back up the pipe. Water is poured into the bowl to flush the toilet of excreta; approximately 2 to 3 L is usually sufficient. The quantity of water and the force of the water (pouring from a height often helps) must be sufficient to move the excreta up and over the curved water seal.
Both pedestals and squatting pans can be used in the pour flush mode. Due to demand, local manufacturers have become increasingly efficient at mass-producing affordable pour flush toilets and pans.
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- The water seal effectively prevents odours <br>- The excreta of one user are flushed away before the next user arrives <br>- Suitable for all types of users (sitters, squatters, wipers and washers) <br>- Low capital costs; operating costs depend on the price of water | con= - Requires a constant source of water (can be recycled water and/or collected rain waterrainwater)<br> -The U-trap can easily become blocked<br> - Requires some education to be used correctlymaterials and skills for production that are not available everywhere<br>-Pathogens are mixed with Coarse dry cleansing materials may clog the water and thus spread over a relatively large volumeseal
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===Manuals, videos and links===
* [httpshttp://web.archive.org/web/20150331190748/http://www.wsp.org/hwws-toolkit/hwws-tk-home?utm_source=Newsletter_May_2013&utm_campaign=Wasrag+February+2013Newsletter&utm_medium=email Handwashing with Soap Toolkit]
===References===
* Mara, D. D. (1985). [https://sswm.info/sites/default/files/reference_attachments/MARA%201985%20The%20Design%20of%20Pour%20Flush%20Latrines_0.pdf The Design of Pour-Flush Latrines]. UNDP Interregional Project INT/81/047, The World Bank and UNDP, Washington, D.C., US.Available at: [http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/home documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/home]
* Mara, DD. (1996). [https://www.ircwash.org/resources/low-cost-urban-sanitation Low-Cost Urban Sanitation]. Wiley, Chichester, UK. (Provides detailed drawings of Indian glass-fibre squat pan and trap with dimensions and critical design criteria. A description of how to modify a Pour Flush Toilet to a cistern Flush Toilet is included.)
* Roy, A. K., Chatterjee, P. K., Gupta, K. N., Khare, S. T., Rau, B. B. and Singh, R. S. (1984). [https://www.susana.org/en/knowledge-hub/resources-and-publications/library/details/1411 Manual on the Design, Construction and Maintenance of Low-Cost Pour-Flush Waterseal Latrines in India]. UNDP Interregional Project INT/81/047, The World Bank and UNDP, Washington, D.C., US. (Provides specifications for pour flush toilets and connections)Available at: [http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/home documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/home]
===Acknowledgements===
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