Thank you, Patricia! Good point about the toilet paper. I need to find one that's less plush.

We have 3 of Toto Drakes in our house(Model # CST744SL-01). They are 2 years old. We have not had any clog problems with them.

The following link may be helpful:

https://www.map-testing.com/

Also look at the Terry Love plumbing forums.

We have 3 Toto Drakes (same model #). Clogging has not been an issue, BUT not enough water makes them a constant cleaning issue!

We also have one American Standard - a much better flush and higher water level.

Mary Elizabeth, How old is your American Standard? Do you know the model? Thanks!!

American Standard Cadet 3 is a great toilet for the price. Bowl fills up more than Toto and flushes just about anything.

Problem when toilet shopping is where the reviews were written. If you live in a state like CA its almost impossible to get a good flushing toilet with the crazy water regs. So they sell 1.6 but in CA its 1.2 which is a different flushing toilet.

I remember seeing A Cooper rolling his eyes at our President because he wants to do away with these ridiculous toilets and faucets that actually waste more water by 2-3 flushes. If he lived in a housing tenement with a cheap 1.2 toilet he would understand what disaster those people go through.

In 2022 in CA they will now regulate how much water you can use monthly so buy wisely if your there.

wannabath - How old is your Cadet 3? Some friends have an old cadet with a super strong flush, but reviews for the new ones are mixed. Totally agree about water regulations; for most people they're counterproductive. I don't live in CA!

Which toilets flush well is NOT a matter of opinion, but a matter of science. Toilet flush capacity is tested by MaP to determine how well a toilet flushes. MaP scores represent the number of grams of solid waste (soybean paste and toilet paper) that a particular toilet can flush and remove completely from the fixture in a single flush.

Here is where you will find the results.

We purchased the American Standard toilet in 2015, but I just realized that it is a "pressure-assisted" model (1.6 gpf). (AS Yorkville Model #2878.016 Comfort Height/Elongated).

But we've never had an issue with it.

When we have to change out the Toto ones, we will not buy that brand again.

We installed a Toto Legato 6 years ago. Paid for the sanagloss which doesn't really make a difference.

Other bathrooms have Icera Cadence toilets and at half the price of the Toto, I would use those again. In CA, so only 1.2 available here. My teenager manages to clog them occasionally. Everyone pretty much flushes 3 times when needing to get rid of solids ... the safe procedure to make sure you never have a clog.

Our Toto (came with the house) was awful. Replaced with Kohler Santa Rosa (1.28 gallon - K-3810). I did a bunch of research and and hand-wringing, and then just threw up my hands and ordered the Kohler with the best/most reviews on build.com. 1 year without a single issue, and it gets the most use out of any toilet in the house. No regrets. My other two toilets are also Kohler (1.6) and I have no complaints about them either.

StarCraft Custom Builders. Thanks for weighing in! I love your website. I have used it many times during our renovation. It's been a great source of information. I may be wrong, but I think that map testing is only done on 1.28 gpf toilets, & I'm considering 1.6 gpf, since it's legal in my state. I'm making the assumption/hoping that 1.6 gpf toilets will function a little better than 1.28. Although the volume difference is minimal.

Mary Elizabeth - Thank you! I'm going to look at the Yorkville.

We have had Totos in two houses in the last 7 years and would not have anything else. Have never had any problems.

jslazartI looked up the K-3810 Santa Rosa. It looks like it has a small water spot. Toilet manufacturers seem to be moving in this direction, so I've been wondering about it. It hasn't been a cleaning problem? It is able to flush a large amount of TP? Thank you, jslazart!

We installed a Kohler Santa Rosa Comfort (chair) height in March. Not a small water surface. One of the best toilets we've had in a number of houses over many years. I'd buy again without a pause. (Note: best price was at Lowe's but it's not usually in stock at the local store. We had to order it sent to the store, took a day or two.)

I replaced two ancient toilets with the Toto Drake about 2 years ago. I have not had any clog issues, but the flush does not always remove all debris from the bowl. This may not be an issue for others as I had cancer and lower portion of GI track removed, making things much looser than normal. I am happy to be cancer free and alive, so I clean without complaint.

It hasn't been a cleaning problem.. at least any more than any other toilet I've ever owned, or had issues with costco TP, but I can't say what a large amount might be.

I have two Toto toilets installed and no problems with clogs or with debris sticking to the side.

I do have the Toto washlet which wets the interior of the bowl when it senses a human presence :-) as well as the Sana finish - or whatever they are calling their non-stick finish currently.

On recommendation from our plumber we choose a Gerber toilet, comfort height, elongated seat. No clogging issues and we usually don't flush those night time urinating events (3-4!) That is a lot of TP. As far as cleaning, well it seems to depend on who is 'going'. Won't go into any detail here but one member of household requires a cleaning (use the Clorox toilet wand) after a 'go'. I'm looking for the model number on the toilet but can't see to find paperwork. I'll update if I find model. We purchased from a plumbing supply house, not a big box store. Found the model, which is discontinued.

Avalanche® 1.28 gpf 14" Rough-In Two-Piece Elongated ErgoHeight Toilet

I forgot to mention that I need a standard height toilet. There aren't many. A big thank you to everyone for trying to help. Really appreciate it.

I don't know if you can get them for houses, but I've had two apartments with flushometer style toilets and they are powerful.

The Santa Rosa also comes in a standard height.

I wrote in another thread earlier that we are super happy with American Standard Clean Cadet skirted trap toilets. We installed the first in 2014, sold the house and installed 2 more in 2016, and in house #3 we just installed 2 more, one of them a dual flush model. They are even better in this latest iteration, and about $200.

Toto Drakes are the best flushers by far

I bought the Toto CST744S#01 Drake 1.6 gpf which works well. If you want the handle on the right, you can buy the CST744SR#01 Drake for a bit less on Amazon. I bought the Toto Ultramax/Ultimate for my powder room but, as a one-piece toilet, it was a bear to install. A two-piece toilet is much easier because you can attach the bowl to the floor and then add the tank.

Recommendation: attach the supply line to the valve on the wall before you install the toilet, particularly if you go with a one-piece model.

P.S. Don't buy one of those so-called comfort-height toilets.

With all due respect to the many fine folks who contribute here, the sample size is just too small to be accurate. I have an Kohler toilet (model unknown) that rarely clogs but that doesn’t necessarily make that particular model of toilet a good “flusher” because we (and our bathroom habits) are all different. I have a neighbor whose kid, I swear, could clog a pit latrine, he’s constantly plunging. Another friend who seems to use about a half roll of toilet paper at a time (ok, that’s a bit of an exaggeration).

The only way to really tell is to get a bunch of toilets, install them on identical plumbing systems, a flush consistent waste. That’s a job that’s a lot bigger than any individual.

Rachael, don’t get the Santa Rosa. It looks nice but terrible flush. A good budget toilet is Mansfield.

Data are available:

• Consumer Reports
• Map Testing

And of course there are lots of consumer reviews on web sites such as Home Depot and Amazon. The Drake 1.6 gpm Round has 200 reviews on Home Depot and the Drake 1.6 gpm Elongated has 80 reviews on build.com. I would find a reasonable number of anecdotal reviews -- not necessarily as high as those -- useful for decision-making.