Aw shucks! I really have to credit Dad for writing this one. He gave the deepest account of his exploits with the Kohler heiress while we made a side trip on a family vacation to drive through the Kohler Company HQ back in '74. Back in the early 50's, Dad was building from March 1 to November 1 in Cincinnati, and then he would take off for Europe for the Winter. It was cheaper living over there. Dad spoke German better than the natives. He was a handsome devil too. He had a boyish Ralph Bellamy look. He was hanging out in Garmish when he met two American chicks travelling together. One was the Kohler girl. They mistook him for a native, not realizing he was from Cincinnati. Dad did nothing to ruin the fantasy. They were thinking about going to Italy, and my father told them he'd chaperone. Somewhere in Italy after a week or two, he fessed up and they weren't put out at all. In fact, he got invited back to go deer hunting with the family. This was the story he relayed to us, driving through Kohler, WI.
Dad did not specify what happened on the deer hunting trip, but I know from other stories that they all went somewhere around Escanaba, MI, and Dad spent most of his time keeping his head down behind a big log. Dad saw where this was all going and did not want to get married and did not want to be an appendage of a toilet heiress and broke things off. Knowing Dad, that probably meant leaving without saying goodbye. Dad didn't like goodbyes.
I have put 2 Kohler Santa Rosas at home. Thefirst replaced a 2 piece with a broken tank, and the 2nd was after a wax ring failed on the very low toilet on the 1/2 bathroom.
They are 1 piece, 1.28 gpf and work well. Good height and install easy.
after almost a month of experimentation I have the solution. before flushing add a cup of detergent ( dishwashing or laundry ). that will lubricate and everything gets flushed.
If you have a full bowl, try holding the handle down until the tank empties. Usually it will shut off with water still in the tank. It's not a fix but it will help while you're contemplating what to buy.
Or, if the sink is upstream of the toilet, you can turn on the water to get more water washing down the pipe to help move things along.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
And remember, that famous quote by Confucius. "He who stand on toilet is high on pot".
James Pepper: There's no law west of Dodge and no God west of the Pecos. Right, Mr. Chisum? John Chisum: Wrong, Mr. Pepper. Because no matter where people go, sooner or later there's the law. And sooner or later they find God's already been there.
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