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Toilet recs: Toto Promenade, Connelly? Other great low-flow options?

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

Looking to buy a new toilet and wondering if anyone has experience with the Toto Connelly dual flush (1.28 GPF/.9 GPF) model–I can't find many reviews. We are also considering the Toto Promenade (1.28 GPF) model and would love to hear experiences with that as well.

Alternatively, does anyone have favorite toilet (Toto or otherwise) that is 1.28 GPF (or dual flush that is 1.6 GPF/1.1 GPF or less)? We're looking for an elongated seat and ideally a relatively traditional look. Any rough-in size is fine since this will be new plumbing.

Thank you!

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Julie K

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

We love our Toto Nexus toilet! Our designer advised us to go with single flush over dual flush, especially since the Toto uses so little water.

Check out this previous Houzz discussion. And this previous discussion.

Comments (6)

Helen
2 years ago
I really like my Toto toilets. They are low flow because it is required in California.

I wanted a skirted one piece toilet - skirted because I didn't want to have the traps on the side and one piece because the fewer crevices to collect schmootz, the better as far as I am concerned.

I am very pleased with them.

The toilet in my guest bath is the Guinevere. I love the style as it has a very distinctive vintage feel. I would have installed it in my master bath but I wanted Connect+ functionality because I installed a Toto washlet in the master. That one is sleek and innocuous and I am fine with it since it really is only visible when I stand in front of it :-) as it really can't be seen when you enter.

I really love the washlet - one of the best parts of my remodel :-)
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Charles Ross Homes
2 years ago
I changed out the toilets in my last home to all Toto low-flow toilets. They worked great. I don't have Totos in my new home, but I'll be cycling out what I have for Toto.
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Original Author
2 years ago
Thanks all! @Julie K, did your designer have a particular reason they recommended single flush? That is the main decision we're making (Connelly is dual flush and Promenade is single). We have an EcoDrake in our existing bathroom that we like, but it is a single flush 1.6 GPF so not a great comparison to either that we're considering. (We have to do 1.28 GPF this time, or a dual flush with an average at/below that.) I don't know anyone who has a dual flush Toto.
Julie K
2 years ago
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Our designer steered us away from dual flush toilets because she found they didn't always flush well for #2. YMMV. We use our guest bathroom often because it's right next to our kitchen. The toilet rarely requires a second flush and it's truly a dream to keep clean!

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recordaras
2 years ago
I’ve been researching Totos and was initially going to do dual flush, but then read that the “water spot” in those is smaller and therefore it is more prone to dirt clinging to the sides. That was enough for me to decide to go with single flush! Also the regular Tornado flush toilets have more water in the bowl vs Dynamax, so I’m sticking with that as well. Toto does list water spot size info in their spec pdfs for each toilet model.

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