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'''A Pour Flush Toilet is like a regular Flush Toilet except that instead of the water coming from the cistern above, it is poured in by the user. When the water supply is not continuous, any cistern Flush Toilet can become a Pour Flush Toilet.'''
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===Adequacy===
The water seal is effective at preventing odours and it is appropriate for those who sit or squat (pedestal or slab) as well as those who cleanse with
water. It is only appropriate when there is a constant supply of water available, and where the infrastructure is available or can be built to manage waste water.
Pour Flush Toilets are especially appropriate in densely populated areas where dry handling of excreta isn't socio-cultural appropriate.
===Health Aspects/Acceptance===
The Pour Flush Toilet (or squatting pan) prevents users from seeing or smelling the excreta of previous users. Thus, it is generally well accepted. Provided that the water seal is working well, there should be no odours and the toilet should be clean and comfortable to use.
===Maintenance===
Because there are no mechanical parts, Pour Flush Toilets are quite robust and rarely require repair.
To prevent clogging of the Pour Flush Toilet, it is recommended that dry cleansing materials be collected separately and not flushed down the toilet.
===Manuals, videos and links===
* [https://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, DD. (1996). 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, AK., et al. (1984). Manual on the Design, Construction and Maintenance of Low-Cost Pour Flush Waterseal Latrines in India (UNDP Interreg. Project INT/81/047). The World Bank + UNDP, Washington.(Provides specifications for Pour Flush Toilets and connections.). [http://www.irc.nl/docsearch/title/108815 Available in the IRC Digital Library].
===Acknowledgements===
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