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To: CaptainPhilFan

How about a toilet that will flush?


9 posted on 12/16/2020 5:21:42 PM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector

There is place where about a dozen are sitting that have been there since the 90s.

No doubt all the insides are long since gone.

Guess they will be landfill fodder at some point.


26 posted on 12/16/2020 6:24:51 PM PST by wally_bert (I cannot be sure for certain, but in my personal opinion I am certain that I am not sure.)
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To: crusty old prospector

“How about a toilet that will flush?”

Now after some years have passed, there are many that do a very nice job with 1.6 gallons.
Our plumber son in law likes Toto, not the crazy money $$$ ones.
We have a Toto “Drake” that was well under $200.
No problems in years.

He says there are many others, but this was his pick.


30 posted on 12/16/2020 7:28:51 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: crusty old prospector

“How about a toilet that will flush?”

I built my house in 1994 and installed three American Standard toilets equipped with the Sloan Flushmate pressure assisted systems. Back then they were around $300, which was expensive relative to the typical $99 specials at Lowes and Home Depot. But as they say you get what you pay for.

I replaced two flush cartridges, approximately $20 each, over the years. Just before Thanksgiving, I replaced all three flush units, cost $125 each from Zoro. My well water contains iron which took its toll on the original units for which parts were no longer available, hence the upgrades.

The Flushmate system contains a pressure vessel in the tank, no water is visible in the tank, and the pressure of the flush is equal to the water pressure in the house.

I highly recommend this system. You will have to do your own research to determine if your toilet can be converted to use the Flushmate. Installation takes maybe an hour from my experience.


32 posted on 12/17/2020 2:28:31 AM PST by WinMod70
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