The myth of best toilet - need your advise (build, electric, cold)
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Now I've got toilets on the brain, so when I was out shopping yesterday for bathroom rugs and stuff, I noticed that the public toilet in Tuesday Morning was probably the shortest adult sized toilet I've ever seen! I thought, "I have to be sure to let people on C-D know about this..."
It was so short I felt like I was falling when I sat down on it.
the two generic toilets I have work fine. As long as they take my loads the first time, every time, I'm not going to bother to replace them. I've had toilets that work like crap but there are plenty of brands across the spectrum that work fine.. you don't have to go with a $400 toto or whatever... though if you do need to buy a toilet, a toto drake is a safe choice. Personally I'd try to buy american .. not sure where they make them all...
We bought an expensive, sleek Toto for the guest bathroom - $400.
We hated it! And so did our guests, who of course didn't tell us till after we replaced it - then it was a unanimous - "YAY!"
We replaced it with an American Standard that cost about $200. Works great in every regard. WHOOSH! Gone!
We bought an expensive Toto too and you are right, it is a piece of junk. Rarely clears on one flush. We have to brush it sometimes. Obviously a bad design. I will never buy another. Jay
Wow, didn't expect to see such enthusiasm of toilet. You guys love toilet by heart. To be honest, my toilet didn't age itself. I smashed it using a war hammer with fury in my vein. So it literally cracked. End of the conversation.
Speaking of new toilet, what price range should I consider, 300-400? I've seen a lot of people suggesting me to go for TOTO. Any specific model or does anyone has objection.
I would never recommend a Toto. We have one of their pricier models and it rarely clears on one flush. We have a brush next to it because we have to clean it sometimes even after flushing it twice. Also the tank lid does not stay on. It is always moves off the tank. My inlaws had similar issues with a Toto they had too. I will never buy another. Jay
I have an American Standard, elongated toilet, 1.6-Gal flush that flushes like a champ. We replace a lot of toilets where I work at, and most of the new toilets are "Caroma" brand. However, like a lot of other new toilets it does not flush as fast and efficiently as the American Standard I have.
The new toilet bowls have high walls, and down at the bottom they have a rectangular hole. The walls of this rectangular hole are also high, perhaps 6" to 8", and the top half of these walls are completely dry (the water rests about half way down these walls). When you flush this toilet, the water flows toward the hole at the bottom very fast, but the flush depends a little too much on gravity to push the waste down the drain. And there is another problem I have noticed (lets call the rectangular hole way down there is, "a bullseye"). If one misses the bullseye, the "poopies" (sorry, just trying to be nice in here)
...the poopies hit the sides of the bullseye, leaving behind a mess that one has to clean with a toilet brush before it dries and hardens. If you have any kids at home, you may want to avoid these types of toilets.
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The American standard we have at home has a much smaller diameter hole at the bottom of the bowl, and the water in the bowl fills the entire hole. It means that if you are slightly off target and don't hit the bullseye, there is not trouble whatsoever with poop sticking to the sides of the bullseye. When buying a toilet make sure that you look into the bowl. If it has the rectangular hole that has high walls, think about it carefully before you buy.
This is a funny thread. I keep asking myself who knows what brands of toilets are in their house?
How can there be 7 plus pages of toilet advice? (BTW the noun is advice, advise is a verb. E.G. "I would advise you to buy a Canadian toilet." "Thank you that is good advice" - thinks, just a pet peeve).
Then I remember - Canadian toilet smuggling rings.
Toilets are important and not just a bunch of cr@p
Short of buying an expensive Toto, I always check out Habitat for Humanity. There are often old toilets (in perfectly fine condition with totally replaceable tank parts) that flush like old timey toilets did. Mostly gravity, tons of water, but everything, including bulky, sticky ravioli leavings went down, no question.
Last edited by TwinbrookNine; 02-23-2017 at 01:22 PM..
Short of buying...I always check out Habitat for Humanity. There are often old toilets...
For sale? If that is actually so, I'm sure the AHJ would love to know that- water conservation is not a local thing; it's a global thing. And considering there is a mandate for the amount of water per/flush; I would have to technically say they (HH) is breaking the law.
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