Toilet water saver alert system
OwnerJohn J. Tomainiinventor
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Abstract
Dual chambers are suspended from a toilet tank rim with selective height adjustment. The first chamber contains a liquid, water-soluble dye and a plunger pump and or eye dropper to dispense dye into the tank water to test the toilet flapper valve. The second chamber contains a solid, water-soluble dye and a perforated floor to admit water in the event the tank water level rises due to toilet fill valve leakage, whereupon the dye will be evident. Optional first and second baskets hold various chemical products such as disinfecting cleaners.
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A toilet water saver alert apparatus for use in connection with a toilet having a bowl and a tank, the tank having a water level, a rim, a fill valve, an overflow tube and a flapper valve, the apparatus comprising:
- a first chamber disposed within the tank adapted to receive a first colored, liquid, water-soluble dye;
- dispensing means, coupled to the first chamber, for selectively dispensing a predetermined quantity of the first dye into the tank, so as to test the flapper valve, with subsequent visual observation of the first dye in the bowl in the event of flapper valve leakage;
- a second chamber attached to the first chamber, the second chamber having a floor, the tank communicating with the second chamber so as to admit water therein when the tank water level rises above the chamber floor;
- said second chamber adapted to receive and contain a second water soluble colored dye, so that in the event of fill valve leakage, the water level will rise, mixing with the second dye for visual observation of the second dye, said second dye being automatically observable within the bowl if said water level continues to rise and enters said overflow tube in said tank;
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- a support, having selective height adjustment, to support the first and second chambers from the tank rim so that the floor of said second chamber can be located between a normal tank water level and a top of said overflow tube.
A toilet water saver alert apparatus for use in connection with a toilet having a bowl and a tank, the tank having a water level, a rim, a fill valve, a flapper valve, an overflow tube, a flush handle, and a water supply, the apparatus comprising:
- a first chamber disposed within the tank, the first chamber being enclosed and having a top, a bottom, said first chamber adapted to receive a colored, liquid, water-soluble dye within;
- an eye dropper mounted on the first chamber top, the eye dropper being manually operated for selectively pumping a predetermined quantity of the dye into the tank, so as to test the flapper valve, with subsequent visual observation of the dye in the bowl in the to event of flapper valve leakage;
- a second chamber attached to the first chamber, the second chamber having a floor and having perforations communicating the tank with the second chamber so as to admit water therein when the tank water level rises above the chamber floor;
- said second chamber adapted to receive a colored, water-soluble dye, so that in the event of fill valve leakage, the water level will rise, mixing with the dye, with subsequent visual observation of the dye, said dye being automatically observable within the bowl if said water level continues to rise and enters an overflow valve in said tank;
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- a support, having selective height adjustment, to support the first and second chambers from the tank rim so that the waterlines are between a normal tank water level and a top of said overflow tube, said floor of said second chamber locatable slightly above said normal tank water level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.