site Search:


 
    All Forums Hot Topics Gallery






how-to block ads


 
Search Topic:
Uniqs:
2684
Share Topic
Posting?
Post a:
Post a:
Links: ·Forum FAQ ·diy online
page: 1 · 2
AuthorAll Replies

Kearnstd
Elf Wizard
Premium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ

reply to IowaCowboy

Re: Toilet Replacement (Dual Flush questions/coments)

I have used those higher up toilets(I think that is the ADA ones that sit higher than a normal throne to make it less effort to stand fully up again.), And even as someone with no medical issues I like them more. Precisely because it is like sitting on a chair.
--
[65 Arcanist]Filan(High Elf) Zone: Broadband Reports


leibold
Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-09
Sunnyvale, CA
kudos:6
Reviews:
·SONIC.NET

Re: Toilet Replacement (Dual Flush questions/coments)

If you read this thread you will find that the favorites are Cadet 3 and Champion 4 (both made by American Standard).

I'm pretty sure mine are Champion as well but are much older models that do look different from the products sold now.

I did buy a retrofit kit for dual-flush conversion but haven't installed it yet.
--
Got some spare cpu cycles ? Join Team Helix or Team Starfire!


dcurrey
Premium
join:2004-06-29
Reviews:
·RoadRunner Cable
·ViaTalk

reply to dcurrey
I have seen those retrofit at Costco something like $15 not sure.

My cadet 3 dual flush was $199 at Lowes. Comfort height
elongated bowl. So far no issues with it nor my Champion Max 4 $209.

My water is billed bimonthly so I can't tell if it is really saving me on water usage yet. Only clue is my water softer average daily use has dropped to around 85 gallons from 110. But that was with the valve in old toilet having a slow leak.

Just need to shave off a couple hundred gallons to get below the 6000 minimum bill.


ncbill
Premium
join:2007-01-23
Winston Salem, NC

1 edit

reply to dcurrey
Why bother with a non-standard design when you can buy any Toto "Eco" model with only 1.25gpf?

As another poster notes, who knows if someone will still make the dual flush mechanism for your particular toilet a decade from now?



cowboyro

join:2000-10-11
Shelton, CT
Reviews:
·AT&T U-Verse

reply to dcurrey
Dual/low flush is useless if you need to flush twice. ALL "economical" toilets I have seen require 2+ flushes to clean the bowl. A condom filled with paste and screws isn't the same as a sticky poop...
I have found ADA-compliant toilets to be uncomfortably high and I'm not exactly short...
I have ordered a standard flush (1.6gal) elongated Cadet 3 in "normal" height (15"), it's waiting for me at HD to pick it up... I'll report the experience in few days...



dcurrey
Premium
join:2004-06-29
Reviews:
·RoadRunner Cable
·ViaTalk

reply to ncbill

said by ncbill:

Why bother with a non-standard design when you can buy any Toto "Eco" model with only 1.25gpf?

As another poster notes, who knows id someone will still make the dual flush mechanism for your particular toilet a decade from now?

I was worried a low flush of 1.25gpf or so won't cut it. Been in many hotels that have these low flush and they are crap. As far as replacement goes if they do stop making the parts a top only replacement should work.

So far I have had not ran into instance of flushing twice.


TA63
ST215W
Premium,MVM
join:2000-11-23
there
kudos:2
Reviews:
·TekSavvy DSL
·Cogeco Cable

said by dcurrey:

I was worried a low flush of 1.25gpf or so won't cut it.

Mine
»Re: How to determine GPF of existing toilet?
hasn't met a turd it couldn't handle yet.

Even my 11 year old daughter hasn't been able to plug it yet.
--
The talented hawk speaks French.

Thursday, 20-Jun 01:59:05 Terms of Use & Privacy | feedback | contact | Hosting by nac.net - DSL,Hosting & Co-lo
over 13.5 years online © 1999-2013 dslreports.com.
Most commented news this week
Hot Topics