The History of Plumbing

History of Plumbing Technology of Plumbing Past & Present The Begining 10,200 BCE 691 BCE Wells First Aqueduct Greek Created the first known aqueduct in assyria Use of Wells become Prominent: Water would be carried in vessels for you indoors 500 BCE 2000 BCE First water Filter First Water Closet world's older water closet was in India Flush: a pot of water woild Hippocrates invented the the first cloth bag water filter in Greece Drinking Water First documented attempts to treat drinking water 312 BCE 312 BCE First Roman Aqueduct Roman had 144 Public toilet Public Toilet Instead of toilet paper, everyone used the same piece of sponge fixed on to wooden handle Roman aqueducts were usually built as open troughs, covered with a top and the covered with soil Medievel Times (1066-1485) 13th Century Most People used chamber pots kept in most house street had open drains channels that run down the street - to- empty the pots Chamber Pots Washing Bats used in running bodies of water to wash laundry by beating clothing on near by rocks 1800's Pipes 1596 Most Large cities in Europe and the US began to build pipe systems for personal use in home 1700's First Flush Toilet Wash Boards The washedboard was born Sir John Harrington invented the first water closet with a flush 1804 1830's Water Treatment Sewer Systems The first large municipal water treatment plant in Scotland provided treated water for Sewer System widely used, but opened into local rivers causing a cholera epidemic resulting in over 10, 000 death residence 1870 880 The Brahmah Chain Pull Thomas Twyford created the Brahmah-a step toward a one - piece toilet The Chain - pull toilet invented in england 1890 1890 Soft Water Most waterborne diseases turned to the creation of softer less-mineralized water. Water softeners are New Toilet Flush Toilets were introduced but it wasn't until the 1920 that they become common in middle & working class homes introduced in 1903 2014 1886 Future Save Water First Sensor Flush What's Next With the need for The First sensor flushing toilet was created in Japan Space toilets more portable water toilets are becoming more efficient Sources: Brought to you by: http://www.bogstandard/pupils, history.aspx http://www.randomhistory.com/1-50/001water.html http://www.oldandinteresting.com/history-of-laundry.aspx http://www.inventors-trunk.com/toilet-history-timeline.html http://www.oldandinteresting.com/history-of-washing-clothes.aspx http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/evolution-of-washing machines www.verifyaplumber.com