On Dec 12, 6:25*pm, "
wrote:
On Dec 9, 12:14*pm, Robert Neville wrote:

Fran wrote:
Can someone recommend a good toilet model that has high efficiency for
flushing solid waste, as well as a quiet automatic-dropping lid to
please the wife? (example: Kohler quiet-close)

The flushing efficiency results are in the MAP document that was posted earlier
in this thread:http://www.a4we.org/uploadedFiles/Re...ry/products/Ma...

The lid closer is something that could be retrofitted to any toilet.

http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20060...ng-and-closing...

This is the original *poster.
Thanks to everyone who replied. *Yesterday, my wife and I purchased an
American Standard, Champion 4 model from Home Depot. *Several of you
recommended the elongated style and higher height; this model has
both. *And my wife was delighted to see that this toilet comes
standard with a slow-closing seat (and probably lid).

Also, special thanks to Robert Neville who (twice) recommended I look
at the MAP Report, which quantifies toilets' effectiveness in removing
solid waste. *All the toilets we were considering remove 800 - 1000g
simulated waste in a single flush. *This is more than twice the
largest load expected. *Apparently, incomplete waste removal is no
longer an issue with modern toilets:
"The fixtures available in the marketplace today are significantly
better performers than those MaP tested as recently as 2003 and far
superior to many of those produced in the early 1990s."

I'm glad I posted my question in a place where I was able to get
valuable and useful information.
Bob Simon

Keep your old toilet just in case.......