Match the water closet flush tank component to its function.

Question

A. ballcock or fill valve
B. float arm
C. float
D. overflow tube
E. refill tube
F. flush valve
G. tank ball or flapper
H. lift wires or lift assembly
I. lift wire guide

Answer 1

A. water control device designed to regulate the water height in the tank
B. connects the float to the ballcock
C. buoyant cylinder connected to the float arm and rises with the incoming water, applying pressure to the stem in the water control valve which closes the valve
D. provides an outlet for water to leave the tank if the ballcock fails to shut off and serves as the entrance line for the refill tube from the ballcock
E. attached to the ballcock and provides enough water to the bowl to replace the trap seal
F. brass or plastic circular opening through which water leaves the tank and passes to the bowl
G. rubber device that seats on the flush valve when the flush is completed
H. brass or copper wires that connect the tank ball to the arm of the flush trip lever
I. attached to the overflow tube and guides the lower lift wire to maintain the tank ball in alignment with the center of the flush valve opening