On May 17, 6:28*pm, Red wrote:
On May 17, 12:05*pm, "trailer" wrote:



We're thinking about replacing one of our 1970's era commodes in one of our
bathrooms. *We have 3 commodes in the house and will probably replace all of
them eventually. *Each commode is of the older (6 gallon?) flush type..

Years ago I was told to hang on to the older commodes because the newer ones
didn't flush well and were prone to a lot of noise.

How do the new commodes sold today work? *We are looking to save water, even
though just two adults live in the house.

Also, are the newer commodes quite? *I don't think I would accept a commode
that made a lot of flush noise.

Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks

I replaced my 70's era commodes a few years ago with American Standard
LF ones. *They barely flushed but worked for a couple of years. *Then
it was a constant battle & several flushes to get all the crap out of
the bowl. *I replaced them with Toto units and everything shoots out
of the bowl in one flush. *Doesn't seem to matter how much crap or
paper is in the bowl, it all shoots out in one flush. I even saw an ad
showing them flushing kids toys down one.

Danger, Will Robinson! Don't show that video to a kid! It'll give
them ideas.

Toto had a patent on their toilets and no one could duplicate them.
The prices were high but well worth it. The patent ran out late last
year and several companies are now making their toilets to Toto specs
at a cheaper price. *Stay away from the big box stores and go to your
local plumbing supply for info on which models are similar to Toto.

I hadn't heard that about the patents. I found a guy on eBay that
sold Toto toilets - he also had a web site, and the prices I got
through him were quite reasonable.