| power flush toilets I'm looking at several types. My bathroom is small so my choices are limited. I like the Gerber toilet my friend has, but I've seen some other ones that look impressive from Kohler. The Pressure Lite series looks good, but the tanks are too big for my space. American Standard says it has pressure assist, but I can't find any descriptions of how it works anywhere online. American Standard has a lot of toilets that will fit in my bathroom, but without knowing how they work, I will not buy one.
I want a toilet with the pump similar to Gerber's Maurice One Piece. I can't find any prices online for it though and don't want to spend a thousand bucks.
Does anyone have any experience with how the American Standard's pressure assist works? |
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 SparkChaserAvatar is not a SparkPremium
join:2000-06-06
Downingtown, PA
kudos:3 | Do you need pressure assist, they can get noisy? |
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 jjoshuaPremium
join:2001-06-01
Scotch Plains, NJ
kudos:1 | reply to slimkins
My Toto G-Max flush toilet does a great job - no power required. |
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| Second the comment on the Toto G-Max. Quiet and STRONG -- no plunger required. |
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We also have the Toto G-Max---actually two, one upstairs and one on the main floor. They are as quiet as any other toilet, but have a much stronger flush. A plunger was only required once, and it was our own fault, not related to the toilet itself.
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I'm not worried about the noise. I will check the toto G-Max. |
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I've got a pressure assist from Mansfield using a Sloan Flushmate, its a little loud but works great. You'll never need a plunger again. |
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The Toto G-Max gets my vote too! In fact, it works so well I threw away my plunger. |
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 TODarlingU.S. Army RetiredPremium
join:2004-11-27
Fort Smith, AR | reply to slimkins
Toto all the way. I have one never had a problem. |
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 sfogliatelleWe Is Whut We AmPremium
join:2002-05-29
Baton Rouge, LA | reply to slimkins
The American Standard uses Sloan's Flushmate technology (»www.flushmate.com/).
Basically, instead of holding 1.6 gallons of water and using gravity to cleanse the bowl, it's a pressurized with air tank within your tank.
Current models are much quieter then those made even four years ago, and should be the ones you'll see displayed in the big box stores.
Most all of the other major toilet manufacturers use the Sloan model, the exceptions being Eljer.
(If you haven't yet made a buying decision [round front vs. elongated], and you have the room in the bath for an elongated bowl, get it. Your posterior and those of the others in your house will thank you for it) |
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 CKizerAd eundum quo nemo ante iitPremium
join:2003-01-29
Tijeras, NM
kudos:2 | reply to slimkins
Toto G-Max all the way (yeah, I'm a Toto fanboy).
Power assist units break often and are expensive to repair. I replaced the two worthless Sterling crappers in my new house with two Totos and all has been well on the poo front.
I am IT for one of the largest MEP engineering firms in the state. Our plumbing design department specs Totos at the top of the list.
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bkjohnsonPremium
join:2002-05-22
Birmingham, AL | reply to slimkins
We installed one of the new American Standard Cadets in my dad's house to replace an early generation 1.6 Kohler that had major clogging problems (just like the Kohlers in my house) The Cadet has performed well. |
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thanks, I've found a retailer for the Toto's in my area. |
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