"Blue" wrote in message ...
My American Standard Cadet just plugs up too often and I want a better
flusher. Can anyone suggest a particular make and model as a replacement?
Consumer Reports last tested toilets in Oct. 2002, and I have a couple
of the Gerber Ultra Flush toilets that ranked high (ranked highest in
their 2 earlier evaluations) and perform every well. Local plumbers
are known to choose this model when they're required to guarantee the
flushing performance. However for my next purchase I may instead get
a Briggs Vacuity (ranked #1 below) because it uses ordinary parts for
the flush valve that can be bought anywhere, rather than pressure
valve parts.
Below are listed only the higher-ranked toilets. Generally, the
vacuum or pressure operated toilets performed better, and all of the
lower ranked models were gravity-operated.
5 = best, 1 = worst
A = solid waste flushing
B = bowl wash-down
C = movement of solid waste through drain
D = elimination of liquid waste
E = noise
A B C D E
Briggs Vacuity 4200 4 5 5 5 4 $190, vacuum
American Standard 4 4 5 5 3 $450, pressure
Cadet PA 2333.100
Gerber Ultra Flush 21-302 5 4 5 5 3 $280, pressure
Crane Vacuum Induced 4 5 5 4 4 $250, vacuum
Power Flush VIP-3999
Gerber Ultra Flush 21-312 5 4 5 5 3 $300, pressure
Kohler San Raphael Power 5 4 4 5 3 $600, pressure
Lite K-3398
Crane Economiser 3834 4 4 3 5 3 $200, pressure
Mansfield Quantum 150-100 4 3 5 5 2 $230, pressure
Toto Carlyie MS874114SG, 4 3 4 5 4 $460, gravity
MS874114S
Kohler Wellworth 3422, 4 3 5 5 5 $150, gravity
3438, 3448, 3479, 3480
American Standard Cadet 3 4 4 5 4 $170, gravity
2798.012, 2319.015,
2321.018
Eljer Aqua Saver 091-7025 4 2 4 5 2 $420, pressure
Kohler Wellworth K-3423, 3 3 4 5 4 $120, gravity
3449, 3480, 3433
Eljer Canterbury 081-1625 3 3 4 4 5 $505, gravity
Eljer Patriot 091-2125, 4 3 5 1 4 $185, gravity
091-2195, 091-2135,
091-2155, 091-0225,
091-0228, 091-0227,
091-0245. Preserver II
091-4835, 091-2136
Eljer Patriot 091-2175 3 2 5 3 4 $285, gravity
17", Laguna 17" ER
091-3385
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