I understand the concept of a dual flush toilet. One button is for the small job (#1) and one button for the big job (#2). But, how do you know what button is for what? I don't own a dual flush, so I haven't had the opportunity to read the instruction manual. Is the big button for the big job and the small button for the small job? I never know what button to press when I encounter a dual flush, and of course there are never instructions posted!
My parents have a dual flusher. The buttons are a smaller circle inside of a bigger circle. You push the bigger one for number one and include the smaller one for number two. I can't tell that much of a difference, other than the water runs a little longer if you push both.
ETA: The small button on my parent's toilet is green and the big button is silver. Yellow and brown buttons would make it obvious, but it would be pretty ugly.
If there are no instructions posted, pick a button and push it. If it doesn't do the job, push the other one!
Edited to add: According to this, big button is for #2 little button is for #1.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dual-flush...
In all the ones I've used, it's the small one for the small job and big button for the big job. The little button usually has one drop of water etched on it while the big one has at least three, presumably indicating the amount of water used in each button's flush.
The only dual-flusher I've seen so far was in a public toilet. It had an orange lever that you push up for a light flush, down when more water is needed to flush solids. Instructions were posted all over the stall!
My parents just remodeled my younger brothers bathroom and they actually went with a dual flusher. I believe it has the buttons above the water tank lid (🔘🚽) small=💦 push only inner button, larger=💨💩push both buttons.🙈🙉🙊.I honestly don't see a huge difference in water flow, however it is very quiet and it's overall look is nice.
Oh lady, you and me both! I never know which. I hate those toilets BECAUSE I don't know which. Here I thought they were only in foreign countries, and then I found them in the US. Groan.
Dawn
My sister has a toilet like Amanda's parents with a small button inside a bigger one and she is correct for which button to use. The link that Nicole provided is talking about dual flush toilets in Australia so those may be set up different than the ones here because those buttons are opposite to the toilet my sister has.
Wow, I had no idea that's why some toilets had the "button inside of a ring" flushers... LOL... I just thought someone was trying to be fancy with the toilet design... Now I know, it actually has a purpose!!
