What is the first rule of a clogged toilet?
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When the lower water usage toilets were newer, like back in 1999 when we were building a house, you had to be careful what brand and model to get. I did some research and we used Elger Patriot models. They worked well. I broke the lid on one and replaced it with a taller Glacier Bay from Home Depot. The inexpensive house brand. It worked great. The ceramic was a little rougher than the Elgers so it was a little harder to clean but flushed great. The current house has two really old high volume toilets that don't flush very well but have worked OK so far. When I get to remodel the bathrooms, they will be replaced with low volume models because that is all you can buy these days and they will work a lot better than the old ones.
The only problem we've had was with the newer lower volume toilet and it was because one of the ladies in the house put in WAY too much toilet paper. I know ladies use more but there has to be a limit. Used reasonably, that toilet works fine. A plunger fixed the one instance where it didn't.
We are on a well with septic so I don't really care much about water usage. But low volume toilets work fine. Difference between brands isn't very large.
I also put flush master valves in all new toilets. Waste of time to use what they come with.Comment
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When we moved into our current house it had early 80's American Standard toilets that were terrible flushers. They used a lot of water and flushed poorly, usually requiring 2 flushes for serious business. I replaced them with Kohler Cadet 1.8 gpf toilets and have had zero problems and the flush almost as fast as pressure-assisted toilets.Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas EdisonComment
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Google did not show obvious results for flush master valves, could you elaborate? We are a few months away from remodeling our tiny master bathroom so I am interested in anything that makes it a better place ;-)
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GerdComment
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Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas EdisonComment
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I'm curious how long they last in your situation. Maybe they just need to be replaced every few years and won't last decades like the original. In any event, my point is that it's YMMV and they don't seem to work well in some applications such as mine.--------------------------------------------------
Electrical Engineer by day, Woodworker by nightComment
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