Plumbing fixture boost system

Abstract

A plumbing fixture system includes a plumbing fixture bowl forming a liquid pathway. The plumbing fixture system further includes a plumbing fixture tank configured to house liquid. The plumbing fixture system further includes an actuator configured to evacuate gas from the liquid pathway. The plumbing fixture system further includes a flush valve assembly configured to provide at least a portion of the liquid from the plumbing fixture tank to the plumbing fixture bowl via the liquid pathway to flush the plumbing fixture bowl.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A plumbing fixture system comprising:
 a plumbing fixture bowl forming a liquid pathway;   a plumbing fixture tank configured to house liquid;   an actuator configured to evacuate gas from the liquid pathway; and   a flush valve assembly configured to provide at least a portion of the liquid from the plumbing fixture tank to the plumbing fixture bowl via the liquid pathway to flush the plumbing fixture bowl.   
     
     
         2 . The plumbing fixture system of  claim 1 , wherein the flush valve assembly further comprises a flush valve flapper disposed upstream of a flush valve outlet formed by the flush valve assembly. 
     
     
         3 . The plumbing fixture system of  claim 2  further comprising a conduit disposed between the actuator and a portion of the flush valve assembly disposed between the flush valve flapper and the flush valve outlet. 
     
     
         4 . The plumbing fixture system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a sensor configured to provide sensor data associated with a primed liquid level; and 
 a controller configured to control the actuator to evacuate the gas based on the sensor data. 
 
     
     
         5 . The plumbing fixture system of  claim 4 , wherein the actuator comprises an electric pump configured to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         6 . The plumbing fixture system of  claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a Venturi device configured to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         7 . The plumbing fixture system of  claim 6 , wherein the Venturi device is coupled to a fill valve assembly, and wherein responsive to liquid level of the plumbing fixture tank meeting a threshold level, the fill valve assembly provides liquid through the Venturi device to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         8 . The plumbing fixture system of  claim 6 , wherein the actuator further comprises a solenoid valve, wherein a controller is to actuate the solenoid valve to provide liquid through the Venturi device to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         9 . The plumbing fixture system of  claim 1 , wherein the actuator comprises a manual pump, and wherein the plumbing fixture system further comprises a user interface configured to actuate the manual pump to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         10 . A flush valve assembly of a plumbing fixture system, the flush valve assembly comprising:
 a valve body comprising:
 an upper distal end configured to interface with a flush valve flapper; 
 a lower distal end forming a flush valve outlet configured to couple with a liquid pathway formed by a plumbing fixture bowl; and 
 a connection structure disposed between the upper distal end and the lower distal end, wherein the connection structure is configured to couple to an actuator via a conduit to evacuate gas from the liquid pathway. 
   
     
     
         11 . The flush valve assembly of  claim 10 , wherein a sensor is configured to provide sensor data associated with a primed liquid level, and wherein a controller is configured to control the actuator to evacuate the gas based on the sensor data. 
     
     
         12 . The flush valve assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the actuator comprises an electric pump configured to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         13 . The flush valve assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the actuator comprises a Venturi device configured to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         14 . The flush valve assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the Venturi device is coupled to a fill valve assembly, and wherein responsive to liquid level of a plumbing fixture tank meeting a threshold level, the fill valve assembly provides liquid through the Venturi device to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         15 . The flush valve assembly of  claim 14 , wherein the actuator further comprises a solenoid valve, wherein a controller is to actuate the solenoid valve to provide liquid through the Venturi device to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         16 . The flush valve assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the actuator comprises a manual pump, and wherein the plumbing fixture system further comprises a user interface configured to actuate the manual pump to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         17 . A control system comprising:
 a user interface configured to receive user input associated with priming a liquid pathway formed by a plumbing fixture bowl; and   a controller configured to:
 receive the user input; and 
 responsive to the user input, cause an actuator to evacuate gas from the liquid pathway, wherein a flush valve assembly is configured to provide liquid from a plumbing fixture tank to the plumbing fixture bowl via the liquid pathway to flush the plumbing fixture bowl. 
   
     
     
         18 . The control system of  claim 17 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 receive, from a sensor, sensor data associated with a primed liquid level; and   cause the user interface to display a visual representation of the primed liquid level.   
     
     
         19 . The control system of  claim 17 , wherein the actuator comprises an electric pump configured to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway. 
     
     
         20 . The control system of  claim 17 , wherein the actuator comprises a solenoid valve configured to cause liquid flow through a Venturi device to evacuate the gas from the liquid pathway.