Water level in bowl too low with 1.28 gal toilet?
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Comments (25)Thanks raehelen. I will most probably replace the toilet in my second bathroom with an elongated comfort height for my guests. What happened to you at your mom's house was similar to someone pulling a chair out from under you. Not fun. Unfortunately, I am 4'10" with short legs for my torso. I tried sitting on the toilets on display the other month at Lowes. The group of folks around me stopped and started laughing. For an elongated bowl I have to sit and scoot back past my knee bend in order to center myself over the toilet. And then I have to scoot forward in order to stand up. And they told me I looked like a little kid on the comfort height toilets. So I will stick with the regular round toilet in my MBR since I'm single. If I were to sell my house then I would look at changing it out. So I am not the norm. I remember reading on this forum that one of the members has a house that was formerly owned by a jockey and was slowing changing things out. That is the kind of house that I need. Even my kitchen counter is a little too high for me. I stand on a stool and use my BBQ tongs to get the clothes out of the washing machine. And I like the old fashion stuff, I bought a new Speed Queen that is similar to the old Amana to replace my 27 year old Maytag. I cut the legs down on my kitchen table and chairs. When I have guests over for dinner we use my dining room table. Most everything in life doesn't fit me. This post was edited by Anna_in_TX on Thu, Mar 20, 14 at 15:20...See MoreToto Drake II, 1.28 gal. flush - anyone have this?
Comments (5)We had two Eco Drake toilets installed 4 months ago and we are very happy with the performance. I don't know what a water spot means in your question but the flush is very powerful and effective. (I see in the link I have below that water spots are mentioned and are large). Occasionally, just as with our old American Standards, sometimes you need to use a toilet brush. We have had no clogs or need for a plunger. I am thrilled with how fast they refill and I know with 3 new Totos in our house we have reduced our water usage. I bought ours at a local green building supply place. Just googling it now I amazed at how low the price is on efaucets...$210 plus $80 shipping. I'm pretty sure we paid about $400 for it. The Eco Drake is highly recommended by me. Read reviews on terrylove.com too--that's how I made our decision. Here is a link that might be useful: plumber Terry Love review toilets...See MoreWhat's the shortest elongated bowl toilet? (front to back)
Comments (9)Well, we decided to go with the aforementioned Gerber Viper compact-elongated WC for our bathroom reno, and since little seems to have been written about it here or elsewhere, wanted to provide my first impressions so others would have a reference point. I would have chosen a Toto Drake II (which we used elsewhere) for this room, but none of the moderately-priced Totos are available in a compact-elongated size - that is, less than 28" from the back wall. It's an impressive piece of engineering. It has a good, strong flush. It cleans the sides of the bowl well, sending a good amount of water down the sides with a slight swirl motion before quickly lowering the water level to flush quickly from a large flume from the front. A good-size area is normally under water, generally a good thing. A convenient front-mounted flush lever is an easier reach than Toto's side lever or especially the Kohler's Wellworth side lever that needs to be pressed in the back, which is unintuitive. It's reasonably quiet. Uses only 1.28 gallons per flush. The Toto Drake II double-cyclone loo we used in another room isn't that much better (although I like the forceful spray that emanates from just two large holes in the rim vs. the Gerber's conventional setup). Still, given the Gerber's lower price - we picked it up for about $245 locally, it's a good deal. I also like it's height - 16-3/8" above ground, slightly lower than most comfort-height commodes, and perfect for my 5'8" frame. Gerber themselves sells a next-model-up Avalanche compact-elongated loo that's a shade shorter front-to-back and slenderer left to right, but is 17" tall before (included soft-close) seat - a bit too tall for me, although I do like it being one-piece yet still affordable. Anyway, with all the love thrown Toto's way in these forums, I thought this Gerber warranted an excellent writeup. Significantly better overall than the similarly-priced Kohler Wellworth (w/class 5 flush) or American Standard Cadet 3, and given Toto doesn't offer a compact-elongated model, I'd highly recommend these. Overall, the flush is as good as a standard Toto Drake (not Drake II, which I've also used in several locations). The Drake is perhaps more impervious to clogs, but the Gerber cleans the bowl better, and fits in less space. 12" rough-in only for the compact models, although the standard-depth Vipers also are available in 10" or 14" rough-in. I'd strongly consider a Gerber Viper of any size if you need a good toilet in the low-$200 range. This post was edited by lee676 on Mon, Mar 25, 13 at 8:13...See MoreToilet with sufficient water in bowl?
Comments (6)If you add water to the bowl, does it still go down to that low level, or does the level remain higher? If the latter, then the fill valve and/or flapper valve in the tank needs some adjustment. When the fill valve shuts off after a flush, the water level in the tank should be about 1/2 inch below the overflow tube. Too low, and there's not enough water to do the job. The small tube that goes from the refill valve to the overflow tube should have a good stream coming out of it while the tank is refilling. That is what brings the water level in the bowl to the fill level. When the flush handle is depressed, the flapper should stay open long enough for the flushing water to mostly drain from the tank. This way the time it takes for the tank to refill also gives the bowl enough time to be topped off....See Moresevrm
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