"Julie Bove" > wrote
>
> Curious as to why you would need the water for the toilet? I know my
> friend said she had to do that when her bathroom plumbing was being
> replaced because the water was shut off.
>
> But when we lived in military housing, they always told us to keep bottled
> water for the toilets in case of a power failure. And yet the toilets
> still flushed. AFAIK there was nothing electric connected to the toilet.
>

If you have city water or a backup generator for a well, you can flush. If
you have a private well, it needs a pump to get the water our of the ground
and to the toilet. No water, no flush. You just happened to be in a place
with the ability to supply water.