dianne47: "Toto is the best toilet brand, hands down." Toto designs and makes excellent toilets; we purchased one (Vespin II, the skirted version of the Drake II) ourselves when we remodeled one of our bathrooms a little over a year ago, and it is the best toilet we ever have had in a home. And Toto has been in the North American marketplace for some time, so a lot of Americans have heard of and owned and used Totos. But Inax, Toto's major rival in Japan, designs and makes toilets that are every bit as good as Toto toilets, and some would argue that some Inax models are better than their Toto counterparts. Inax (which got its start early in the 20th century with an American connection when Frank Lloyd Wright wanted a custom specialty tile made for a major commission for a building in Japan) only recently has begun to establish a North American toehold, so you will not see as much discussion of Inax as of Toto; but those who have bought and used Inax toilets are just as enthusiastic as those who sing praises of their Totos. (Both Toto and Inax use American-sourced internals: flapper valves, etc., in their North American models, so parts availability is not a problem with either.) No doubt that janesylvia would be happy with a Toto; but she would be every bit as happy, maybe even happier, with, say, an Inax Dover one-piece or the less expensive two-piece Inax Rio Grande, which can be had in a dual flush configuration. Here is a link that might be useful: . . . which looks like this.

I have Ultramax, and love it. I have heard they are same basically, except Supreme has low profile. I will get supereme for master bathroom, since it will be under window and my window is only 23" and half from floor. it seem only superem will seats below or at the level of window sile

Find a plumbing showroom who has the American Standard Cadet "3" set up to demonstrate. I had been living in a hotel with Toto Drakes for six months and went in to the plumbing showroom to buy a Toto Drake. They had the AS Cadet "3" demo and I bought it immediately. It is everything the Toto Drake is for less than half the price. In fact according the the independent testing, the AS Cadet "3" works better than the Drake but I could not tell by looking. I've had the Cadet "3" for about 18 months now and it is great. Another AS feature that Toto lacks is the permanently clean glaze on ALL models. The Kohler Cimmaron is the model I had in my hotel for the past 6 months. It works great, too.

Michelle- “Any reason NOT to get One-Piece Toilet??“ I can’t think of any. I replaced all of the four contractor-grade toilets in my current home with one-piece Totos. I’ve also installed two-piece toilets in prior homes. I have no idea why people are claiming it’s harder to install a one piece toilet. It’s a little heavier because you don’t have a tank to bolt on later, but one- piece just makes the install faster. As long as it’s set properly — an issue with any toilet — it’s no big deal. And I can tell you that, when you have men using a toilet, a one-piece is a lot easier to keep clean when you don’t have to deal with the seam between the tank and the bowl that you have with a two-piece. ;-)