ballcock

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Similarly, though many think Thomas Crapper invented the toilet he actually was dominant in his market by synthesizing others advances - inventing a few improvements here and there like the floating ballcock (I can't make this stuff up).

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  • One was a French thing with a gear lever like a cistern's ballcock, the other a Fiat. —  The Vatican Rip-Jonathan Gash- Lovejoy 05
  • Similarly, though many think Thomas Crapper invented the toilet he actually was dominant in his market by synthesizing others advances - inventing a few improvements here and there like the floating ballcock (I can't make this stuff up). —  SearchViews
  • It's not like selling an overpriced ballcock assembly to some jack ass who bought the complete Time-Life's Home Repair series at a yard sale. —  Jesus' General
  • The last time -- ah, I recklect well, I was called in to see if somethink wasn't wrong with the ballcock in the top cistin. —  The Talking Horse And Other Tales
  • However, if you a hissing sound, it may be that your water level is too high in which case you can fix it using the adjustment clip on the ballcock link or the cup mechanism. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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