What's a good Toilet?

[duragezic]

Do what Chris Pontius did in one of the CKY videos where he went in to a place that sold toilets and actually sat down and took a dump in one of them. At least that way you get to try it out.

 

[clamum]

Originally posted by: duragezic
Do what Chris Pontius did in one of the CKY videos where he went in to a place that sold toilets and actually sat down and took a dump in one of them. At least that way you get to try it out.

Dave England ya nub.

 

[SagaLore]

Test drive them all out.

 

[SagaLore]

Originally posted by: Sentinel
Poor construction, valves, water consumption.

They work, but not as reliably as they did 10-20 years ago. Their quality control has gone down the tubes.

This would have been funnier had you said quality control has gone down the toilet.

 

[Pabster]

Kohler FTW.

You get what you pay for.

 

[Pepsei]

get this and you'll have a super toilet.

 

[Pheran]

See Maximum Performance Testing of Popular Toilet Models. I find section 2.3 to be extremely funny.

I just remodeled two of my bathooms this year and installed a pair of Toto Ultramax toilets. I like them; the only downside is that you can't put much on top of the tank - it's small and rounded.

 

[MovingTarget]

Definitely one with an elongated bowl. Nothing is worse than your junk hitting the front of it when you have spend some quality time on the throne after eating a good quantity of beans. Depending on where you live you may or may not want to go with the low-flush type. I prefer the high-flows, but water useage gets expensive.

 

[NoShangriLa]

It doesn't matter what brand you are going to go with because pretty much all are made in China. Get one with the feature/s that you like and try to stay with the standard mount for ease of installation.

 

[Pepsei]

wow... they're expensive.... imagine next morning talking to your co-workers about dropping 1/2 k on a toilet.

 

[Casawi]

Originally posted by: clamum

Originally posted by: duragezic
Do what Chris Pontius did in one of the CKY videos where he went in to a place that sold toilets and actually sat down and took a dump in one of them. At least that way you get to try it out.

Dave England ya nub.

Yeah that was funny.... it was a firm shit if I remember correctly...lol

 

[Casawi]

I don't know but I am cracking up reading this thread...but seriously I would definitely sit on it at least and try it out before I pay for it. I would also check their flushing mechanism .. you want something that will last obviously.

 

[shiner]

Toto > *

As for the "Kohler's are the best" comment. Ummm. No. Kohler is currently just living off their name.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Toto Drake is freakin' awesome.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Sentinel
Poor construction, valves, water consumption.

They work, but not as reliably as they did 10-20 years ago. Their quality control has gone down the toilet.

Fixed.

 

[Casawi]

Take pix of ur new toilet dude.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: zoiks

Originally posted by: Sentinel
Don't buy American Standard, they are sub-par.

Go with Toto.

What do you mean sub par. They're installed everywhere and in my bathroom as well.

This guy has bought into their ad campaign...

 

[tranceport]

Ferguson.

Da WOOSH!

 

[Linflas]

Ask Congress, they are the self appointed toilet experts since 1992.

 

[alkemyst]

Our toilets would be much better without all the restrictions.

The new dual flush systems are getting better results.

You really can't go wrong with a Toto...however the price is much more than many want to spend on a toilet. If you are looking to drop $300+ then most toilets will be pretty decent.

Average builder specs toilets are all in the sub $100 range.

 

[K1052]

I've got a Toto Ultimate in my place and its the best toilet I've ever owned.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
Our toilets would be much better without all the restrictions.

The new dual flush systems are getting better results.

You really can't go wrong with a Toto...however the price is much more than many want to spend on a toilet. If you are looking to drop $300+ then most toilets will be pretty decent.

Average builder specs toilets are all in the sub $100 range.

I loved our Toto Drake and it cost around $250, it was worth every penny.

 

[CaffeineAndStuff]

Agree - Toto Drake. I used to hate low-flow toilets until I put this one in.

 

[slsmnaz]

Originally posted by: shinerburke
Toto > *

As for the "Kohler's are the best" comment. Ummm. No. Kohler is currently just living off their name.

While Toto is doing the same thing based on 3 yrs ago. They definitely raised the bar then but there is not a noticeable difference now.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: slsmnaz

Originally posted by: shinerburke
Toto > *

As for the "Kohler's are the best" comment. Ummm. No. Kohler is currently just living off their name.

While Toto is doing the same thing based on 3 yrs ago. They definitely raised the bar then but there is not a noticeable difference now.

Umm. No.

When I remodeled our old house I put in 3 new Kohler toilets. I'm not talking cheap ones either. Every one of them had a problem or problems.

One had a flaw in the porcelain that was causing leaks. It was replaced. Replacement had a faulty fitting in the tank that caused it to constantly run. It was replaced. Replacement for the replacement again had a porcelain flaw that caused a leak. It was replace with a Toto.

The second Kohler would not flush worth a damn. Take a piss in it and you were ok, but even a small amount of "solids" and it would clog every damn time. Never replaced it since it was in the 1/2 bath and not used for anything other than taking a piss once the flush issued became all too obvious.

The third Kohler had a combo of the two issues above. Wouldn't flush worth a damn, ran constantly due to a flaw in the mold when it was made that cause the flush valve to fit improperly. It also had a pinhole leak in the trap. It was replaced. The replacement fell apart, literally, 2 months after it was installed. Came home one day to a flooded house because the tank had separated into 2 pieces. It was replaced with a Toto.

Luckily I sold that house so now they remaining non flushing Kohler is no longer my problem.

New house were are building is 100% Toto toilets and sinks. I'm not about to spend $600,000 building a house only to not be able to take a proper shit in it because the toilets have constant problems.