Seriously. I have a 14 yr old American Standard that I am ready to take a 10 lb. hammer to. At least once a week, I'm running for the plunger. I want to replace it with one that WORKS! My only requirement for the new one is that it can handle a man sized turd. Would be nice if it were the standard height. Has anyone bought one in the past few years that has been trouble free? Its hard to believe the options available on toilets these days. I feel like I am vehicle shopping.
Sounds like you need to consider what's going on past the toilet. You most likely have sewer issues, not toilet issues.
I thought of that possibility. Our other toilet, one of the original low-flow models from a lesser known manufacturer, works great. Both toilets connect to the main drain line not all that distant from each other. There is a chance there could be an obstruction in the pipe between them. However, the problem began with the installation of the newer toilet therefore, for now, I am blaming it.
I installed two of the American Standard units that say they can flush a bucket of golf balls... I don't doubt it; they have one hell of a flush! Unlike any non-commercial toilet I've ever used... On the downside, they are noisy; the flush makes a concussive thump you can feel in the floor, and they flush so powerfully that they'll test the ventilation of your drain line system. If you have an older home or questionable drain lines in terms of venting you might not want to use these. Otherwise, it's hard to imagine much of anything clogging the dang things!
14-years sounds like it might be one of those "double flush" toilets? e.g. for #1 you just hit the handle, for #2 you have to hold the handle down till the detritus fully exits the room?
Unfortunately, for whatever reason, women think that all of their deposits only warrant a #1 flush. This is in spite of the fact that their actual deposit is at at the very least on par with the men in the house, but more importantly completely ignores the ridiculous volume of toilet paper expended.
In any case, as many have mentioned here, the newer low-flush toilets have apparently solved this gender flush-reluctance problem. I recently installed a 1.28? per flush Kohler that cost me in the $170 range at Lowes. It has no flush options, and every time I hit the lever I marvel at how it can swallow a Peterbuilt sized dougan with ease.
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No, I believe that the "double flush" models came out after I purchased this one. I would never get one. Even if I did get family trained to be 100% effective on its operation, there would always be guests to worry about.
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
I installed two of the American Standard units that say they can flush a bucket of golf balls... I don't doubt it; they have one hell of a flush! Unlike any non-commercial toilet I've ever used... On the downside, they are noisy; the flush makes a concussive thump you can feel in the floor, and they flush so powerfully that they'll test the ventilation of your drain line system. If you have an older home or questionable drain lines in terms of venting you might not want to use these. Otherwise, it's hard to imagine much of anything clogging the dang things!
you would need one like that as full of chit as you are, lmao.
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We have an American Standard , a Kohler and a Toto. The American Standard has the most problems at the worst time, when company comes. It clogs, overflows when the others dont. The American Standards hardware inside is so stupid a carpenter like me can see a better way to engineer it than the way it is made. The chain get flipped around something in there and makes the water run until you notice it won't stop running. I dont know why , after 100 yrs of making a toilet , some still do ant have the monkeys out of them yet. Toto , or Kohler for me. The Toto seems almost like a power flush.
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I lived with my cousin in Washington State, up north of Seattle, for 7 long months. No running water, he had an outhouse. What a stinking s***hole! Good lord did I get sick of it, and this was in spring and summer. What a delight in January on a 20 degree day, that must have been.
No thanks, I now live way out in the wilderness of NC in the mountains, I have 39 acres, but I have indoor plumbing and a delightful Toto toilet. I have no interest in looking down at a turd I dropped 3 days ago, how disgusting.
I lived with my cousin in Washington State, up north of Seattle, for 7 long months. No running water, he had an outhouse. What a stinking s***hole! Good lord did I get sick of it, and this was in spring and summer. What a delight in January on a 20 degree day, that must have been.
No thanks, I now live way out in the wilderness of NC in the mountains, I have 39 acres, but I have indoor plumbing and a delightful Toto toilet. I have no interest in looking down at a turd I dropped 3 days ago, how disgusting.
A bucket of ash from the bucket that resides just works.
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