"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in message
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Al Kondo wrote:
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??


I fail to see any economy when you have to flush it three times to get all
the
crap to go down. I've had better luck tricking mine to hold more water in
the
tank. It's amazing how much better it flushes with even just another half
a
gallon of water.

Frankly, I'd hold onto the old one if I could repair it economically. In
this
case, newer isn't necessarily better.


I agree. Hang on to that old toilet as they are not available anymore and
you can't go back to one when you find how much trouble the new ones are.
To address excess water use just use less water for urine by carefully
partially flushing manually or get one of those two stage flushers.