ballcock

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English - Turkish
(sifon/su deposu/vb.) şamandıra
suyu kapama valfı
şamandıra
English - English
A floating sphere, attached to a lever, that controls the level of liquid in a cistern
The mechanism that controls the flow of water into a gravity-operated toilet tank The ballcock is controlled by the float mechanism floating in the water in the tank When the toilet is flushed, the float drops and opens the ballcock, allowing water to enter the tank and/or bowl The float rises as the water level in the tank is restored, and shuts off the ballcock when the tank is completely filled Also referred to as a float valve
Also referred to as float valve or fill valve The mechanism that controls the flow of water into a gravity-operated toilet tank The ballcock is controlled by the float mechanism floating in the water in the tank When the toilet is flushed, the float drops and opens the ballcock, allowing water to enter the tank and to flow through the bowl refill tube The float rises as water level in tank is restored and shuts off the ballcock when the tank is completely filled
A valve operated by a float, such as a floatball or a float-cup in a toilet tank Back to alphabetical list
A toilet tank water supply valve which is controlled by a float ball
A toilet tank water supply valve that is controlled by a float ball in the tank
a hollow floating ball on a stick that opens and closes a hole, to allow water to flow into a container, for example in a toilet
floating ball that controls level in a water tank
{i} automatic valve consisting of a hollow floating ball which by its rising and falling shuts and opens the valve

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ballcocks
plural of ballcock
ballcock
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