We replaced two of our toilets by American Standard "Champion" models
(approx. $250 at Lowe's or HD). They flush well, except that I guess
they don't swirl the water as well as a larger-volume toilet. The result
is that traces -- but only traces -- of really sticky "stuff" sometimes
remain on the sides of the bowl; they usually dissolve in the standing
water after a short time.

AFAIK, the difference between the cheaper ones and the more expensive
ones is that the more expensive have larger waterways, both from the
tank to the bowl and from the bowl to the drain. BTW, I've seen some at
Lowe's that are way more than $300, but I think you're paying for fancy
styling then.

MB


On 08/26/04 08:27 am Al Kondo put fingers to keyboard and launched the
following message into cyberspace:

I have recently been working on my toilet because of some simple
flapper leakage problems. While working on it, I decided to settle my
curiosity about how much water it took per flush. Much to my surprise
I found that it took 4 gallons of water to fill it to the usual flush
line! I wondered why my family was having such high water usage....
now I know why. Anyway, I have decided to change the toilet out for
a more efficient 1.5 gal model. What I would like to know is what do
you look for when buying one of these things. Also.... are they as
efficient in flushing as the one I presently have?? I noticed that
the price of toilets at Home Depot also ranged from about $75 to $300.
That is quite a range. What is the difference??