Talk:Sluice

message: Can someone please fix the images overlapping to table of contents on this page?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.17.145.73 (talk) 01:23, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Layout

message: This article is supposedly about a sluice, but immediately gets involved in the intricacies of sluice gates. The lead has a very US biased and detailed piece about slide gates. Should 'sluice gates' be an article in its own right, or does this article just need re-organising? --Derek Andrews (talk) 12:48, 8 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree and think the article should really be divided into two articles:  one discussing sluice gates, and the other discussing sluices as used in mining.  They are only related in the fact that the root words "sluice" appears in both, but from an engineering point of view, they are two unrelated concepts. Torquer (talk) 20:15, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup

message: Barrage (engineering) redirects here. What is a Barrage anyway?
Noghiri (talk) 18:06, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Changed redirect to Barrage (tidal). Lars T. (talk) 19:28, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barrage 

message: I changed it from "sluice" to "écluse". I just discovered "sluice" as a french word, and its definition is completely different from "ecluse", which, from the context and the pictures, is what we're looking for. Please remove this section :) 85.72.129.17 (talk) 01:14, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to french page 

message: I have some information to add, but am not sure where to put it and whether it fits in this article.
In Dutch, the word 'sluis' can be explained as sluice (a way to control water flow or water level with movable parts) or it can be explained as lock (a way to get ships or boats uphill). Smiling Eve (talk) 03:20, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: You can make a section called "Etymology" and place the information in there. These types of sections are fairly common below the lead. Please cite a source though and if you need help, let me know. Thanks!--NortyNort  (Holla) 19:07, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dutch 

message: The explanation of how a Fan Gate operates is (A) incorrect and (B) incomplete.
Existing text:
When the tube to the high water level side is opened the water level in the chamber will raise to this same level. Due to the difference in the surfaces of the doors there will be a net force opening up the gate.
Corrected text:
When the tube to the high water level side is opened the water level in the chamber will raise to this same level. As there is no height difference across the larger gate, it exerts no force. However the smaller gate has a higher level on the upstream side, which exerts a force to close the gate. When the tube to the low water side is opened the water level in the chamber will fall. Due to the difference in the surface areas of the doors there will be a net force closing the gate.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wimboman (talk • contribs) 22:27, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fan Gate

message: Etymology is probably incorrect. Seems like the word entered English from Old French. I just removed the section -- etymological info is already at wikt:sluice  -moogsi(blah) 11:57, 28 August 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Etymology