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On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 10:17:26 -0700, Dan Coby wrote:

On 3/20/2011 5:46 AM, Mike Marlow wrote:
zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:20:02 -0700, Dan
wrote:

On 3/19/2011 9:01 AM,
zzzzzzzzzz wrote:

New homes are designed to be one-flush with low-flow toilets. 3"
waste lines and rat's nest plumbing are no longer used. OTOH,
retrofitting a low-flow toilet into an older home can be a problem.
We don't have a problems (well, not much[*]) with our new home,
either, but I know a lot of people with older homes that do.

[*] They don't seem to stay as clean as the older toilets.

My house was built in 1973. I have replaced two of its three toilets
with low flow toilets. The new ones work better than the old high
flow toilet.

Because you had no problems doesn't mean that there are no problems.


Not sure why you say what you do above. I've been looking into low flows in
anticipation of some remodeling work that will begin sometime in the near
future, and I have not encountered anything that even suggests that 3"
plumbing will not work with the new toilets. Rat's nest plumbing - well,
that's a different thing, but that can't be counted on to work with
anything.

Your most recent statement above is even more confusing. If you're going to
make a leading statement like that, then how about throwing a couple/few
ideas out there that take this conversation in a specific direction. If
there are things to be mindful of that I haven't discovered or considered
yet, I'd sure like to know before I get into another of the dreaded
p-l-u-m-b-i-ng jobs.


I agree. I also noted that krw completely ignored my statement that my
new low flow toilets actually work better then my old high flow toilet.


You were simply reporting *YOUR* experience. So what? Your anecdote is not
data. IME, they don't work as well. Others, with older homes, have even
worse experiences.