We have had it with the toilets in this house that have a hard time flushing water let alone anything firmer. Any one care to recommend a toilet that really does what it should do only using one flush rather that three. Never understood how the fools in Washington came up with the water saver toilet.
Of course might as well redo the floors and what ever else SWMBO comes up with.
Thanks Bob S
Assuming you do not have an underlying clog in the drain pipes or hard water build up in your toilet jets, you may want to look into a pressure assisted toilet or the Americal Standard "Champion" model as it has a large diameter trap (this is the one that swallows a box of golf balls with one flush)
American Standard "Champion" model. I own one, and this is the best flushing toilet I've seen yet. Never tried the golf balls, but I've never had a problem with anything going down in one flush.
Canada sells three-gallon toilets.
I'll solve your problem with one word: Toto!
Regards,
Phil
Toto is highly rated.
I'd recommend a Toto Drake. It has an oversized flapper and a powerful, quick flush.
I did notice a high incidence of toilets with sealing problems around the plastic flush valve (below the flapper in the tank). One burr in the mating porcelain, and you get dripping. I'd recommend taking silicone sealant to that seam before you fill the tank with water, just to save you troubles. Just be sure not to get any on the flapper seating surface or the flapper.
Some are still available, but the law has changed here to 6 litre toilets too.
Yes, Toto is the brand, Drake is the model. Work exceptionally well and have passed many tests. A little noisier than most but the sound is short and quick not lingering.
My sister recently built a new house and has 4 bathrooms. 3 in the main house and 1 in a guest "apartment". The 3 in the house are American Standard and the guest one is a Toto to save money. She wishes she had put the Toto in all of them. I stayed in the guest space and was very impressed with that Toto plus it has that soft drop seat. After we came home the kids were always banging our seat. Richard
Toto has 60 toilets on their USA web page. Which one?
The Ultra Max is a good one. Check prices on eBay, too. I found a seller on eBay, contacted them by phone and they gave me a much better deal.
The soft-close seats are great. Impossible for them to slam.
RLook for one with a pressure valve by Sloan. They are made by Gerber and Kohler and others. Also consider the taller toilers oval shaped instead of round short ones.
Geez, I waited too long. It's back to hand-made toilets to get a decent 3- gallon flush, it appears.
I work for Sloan, and you're right about the higher toilets - a lot of people find them more comfortable. We call them ADA height toilets. I know nobody asked me, I get alerts when our company name is used in cyber space, but I thought I'd give you a little insight. To find a distributor for Kohler or Gerber bowls that use the Sloan Flushmate, you can go to
Here is a site with the complete testing of just about every model of toilet available:
Be sure to check out Terry Love's plumbing site:
This is Turtle.
if your buying the towlet , get a American Standard built in Pressure assist and you flush ONE time. south or $325.00 Wholesale.
If you have a towlet already and need to convert the towlet over to a PRESSURE ASSIST [ any brand ] , Get the American Standard Kit for Pressure assist of Older towlets. South of $250.00 Wholesale.
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