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| The toilet in my kids bathroom clogs about once a month. The main problem is my kids diet, but I get tired of trying to make them eat raisin bran and am looking for a new toilet.
The existing toilet is a piece of junk that came with the house 20 years ago. My hunch is it probably cost $39. I want to get a toilet that is resistant to clogging. I don't really care about having to flush twice, etc... . The problem isn't toilet paper. It's large hard droppings that can only be unclogged by drilling a hole an auger. Within reason, cost is no object. Although I would prefer to spend less. I'll be installing it myself and would prefer something that is pretty straight forward to install. Any suggestions? |
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| Almost all toilets install the same and simply. This question periodically comes up on this forum and there are a number of threads about it (just use the search function at the top of the page). Over the last 3 years, I replaced three crappy (sorry about that) toilets with Totos, and have gone from weekly unclogging to never. I believe the least expensive Toto is the Toto Drake which goes for about $250. There are other good brands out there, but I'm happy with my Totos. |
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| I haven't had ongoing clogging problems, however I have an older, Kohler product that clogs from time to time. It's a regular flush not low flow and was fairly expensive at the time, about $250 Can 15-18 years ago. We replaced the other 2 toilets recently with American Standard Cadet 3 low flow units and we are extremely pleased. The way these units are engineered , they could suck a golf ball thru a garden hose ( just kidding ). Good luck with the replacement. |
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| 2 words.....Toto Drake You wont be disappointed |
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- Posted by janedibber (My Page) on Sat, Nov 21, 09 at 9:49
| ditto on the drake....or any toilet using that flushing mechanism |
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- Posted by faucetman886 (faucetman886@gmail.com) on Sat, Nov 21, 09 at 10:24
| I feel that at times my teenage son could have clogged an outhouse. We have 2 Toto ultramax (a little more expensive than the Drake) and have yet to glog one. I can't recommend them more highly. |
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| We have Totos. But I'd take a look at the CUWCC MaP Test results to help make your decision. Toto led the way early on (the Drake really does work well), but others have gotten a clue and caught up. The appendix tables sorted by mfr are what you want for a smaller download. Unless you're interested in reading/seeing about the whole test setup. |
Here is a link that might be useful: CA Urban Water Conservation Council MaP Testing
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