mark at the top of the handle 38 during installation of the handle assembly 37 will result in the correct orientation in one exemplary embodiment actuation of the handle 38 downward results in a reduced flush volume and actuation of the handle 38 upward results in a standard flush volume it will be appreciated that this orientation may be reversed based on the desired manner of operation of the water closet in one embodiment shown in fig6 the plunger head comprises a tapered conical head and the handle face plate 58 includes a bead 61 the bead provides a discrete contact point to engage the conical head the placement of a bead around a circumference of the faceplate results in the handle 38 having no discrete orientation in relation to the plunger 36 thus providing for easier and more error free assembly in this embodiment actuation of the handle 38 in any direction other than upward or downward results in a reduced flush volume that depends on the exact position of the handle 38 during actuation the plunger 36 is provided with a tapered head 56 having a substantially conical shape where the diameter is much greater than the height at least one protrusion 60 such as a bead 61 engages the conical surface of the tapered head 56 when the handle 38 is actuated in operation actuation of the handle 38 results in the plunger 36 tilting in the opposite direction of the motion of the handle 38 for example where the handle 38 is actuated upwards the bead 61 engage the top portion of the conical surface.