Comments on: Low flow toilets and old houses http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:47:42 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Galen http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-328049 Galen Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:25:14 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-328049 Victoria - I'm not sure what you mean by signage? Like push here to flush? Victoria – I’m not sure what you mean by signage? Like push here to flush?

]]> By: Victoria http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-328043 Victoria Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:42:26 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-328043 Where can I find signage on how to use a low-flow toilet? Thank you. Where can I find signage on how to use a low-flow toilet? Thank you.

]]> By: Terry Love http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-326475 Terry Love Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:01:40 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-326475 I sell about three thousand toilets a year in the Seattle / Puget Sound area. The favorite choosen by by my customers is the Toto Drake and the Toto Ultramax. I sell a few of the pressure assist, but not nearly as many. Most homeowners like something that is easy to install, easy to get parts for and works with little fuss or noise. The Toto is tops when you add all of the "homeowner" factors. Kids love them. You will want to go with the slow closing seats too, they are just too cool. Terry I sell about three thousand toilets a year in the Seattle / Puget Sound area. The favorite choosen by by my customers is the Toto Drake and the Toto Ultramax. I sell a few of the pressure assist, but not nearly as many. Most homeowners like something that is easy to install, easy to get parts for and works with little fuss or noise. The Toto is tops when you add all of the “homeowner” factors.
Kids love them.
You will want to go with the slow closing seats too, they are just too cool.
Terry

]]> By: Bert Sperling http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-103481 Bert Sperling Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:33:07 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-103481 Galen - > Does it have a “#1″ button and a “#2″ button so guests know what to push? It has a large chrome button on the top that is divided into two segments, a large one and a small one. I'll have to check and see if there is any explicit instructions on the buttons (doubt it). Galen –

> Does it have a “#1″ button and a “#2″ button so guests know what to push?

It has a large chrome button on the top that is divided into two segments, a large one and a small one.
I’ll have to check and see if there is any explicit instructions on the buttons (doubt it).

]]> By: The Deets » Low Flow Toilets for Older Homes http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-103343 The Deets » Low Flow Toilets for Older Homes Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:32:15 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-103343 [...] I haven’t had to replace a toilet, but if I one day do, I’ll be heeding Galen from Rain City Guide’s advice on low flows for older homes: Low flow toilets and old houses Consumer Reports clearly does not have an old house that has charmingly rust-flecked, low pressure water. See, the Flushmate system works by storing up pressure from the pipes in a sealed tank and uses that pressure to forcefully push water out when you flush. There is no need to rely on gravity to move water through Flushmate toilets, although there are no mentions of them being used in space on the internet. When you put one of these suckers in a house with rusty pipes . . . [...] [...] I haven’t had to replace a toilet, but if I one day do, I’ll be heeding Galen from Rain City Guide’s advice on low flows for older homes: Low flow toilets and old houses Consumer Reports clearly does not have an old house that has charmingly rust-flecked, low pressure water. See, the Flushmate system works by storing up pressure from the pipes in a sealed tank and uses that pressure to forcefully push water out when you flush. There is no need to rely on gravity to move water through Flushmate toilets, although there are no mentions of them being used in space on the internet. When you put one of these suckers in a house with rusty pipes . . . [...]

]]> By: redmondjp http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-102442 redmondjp Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:01:47 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-102442 Good advice, and I'll add my $.02 regarding the pressure-assisted toilets (such as the one you removed) for those unfamiliar with them. Regardless of what the reviews say, they are LOUD--think jet engine flying over loud (or at least seems that way, in the echo chamber known as the bathroom). Having the lid (not just the seat) down helps quite a bit, but still much louder than 'conventional' toilets of any flow amount. So if you have a bathroom off of the bedroom, or one in the hallway which is surrounded by bedrooms, and somebody is using the toilet while others are sleeping, you may want to go with a simple gravity-flow style (where you can remove the tank lid and see the water level and not what appears to be a plastic submarine or miniature beer keg, as seen in the pressure-assist toilets). That's my only gripe about these toilets--other than the noise, they flush great. Have not had the experience that you did--maybe the accumulator inside the tank on your old one filled up with rust flakes and stopped working. Good advice, and I’ll add my $.02 regarding the pressure-assisted toilets (such as the one you removed) for those unfamiliar with them.

Regardless of what the reviews say, they are LOUD–think jet engine flying over loud (or at least seems that way, in the echo chamber known as the bathroom). Having the lid (not just the seat) down helps quite a bit, but still much louder than ‘conventional’ toilets of any flow amount.

So if you have a bathroom off of the bedroom, or one in the hallway which is surrounded by bedrooms, and somebody is using the toilet while others are sleeping, you may want to go with a simple gravity-flow style (where you can remove the tank lid and see the water level and not what appears to be a plastic submarine or miniature beer keg, as seen in the pressure-assist toilets).

That’s my only gripe about these toilets–other than the noise, they flush great. Have not had the experience that you did–maybe the accumulator inside the tank on your old one filled up with rust flakes and stopped working.

]]> By: Galen http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-102434 Galen Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:07:21 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-102434 Shane, that's true - why would you drive to Canada to buy a high flow toilet unless you liked watching the water slowly spin around before going down? Bert, that sounds very cool, although I like the simplicity of a single choice with toilets. Does it have a "#1" button and a "#2" button so guests know what to push? Shane, that’s true – why would you drive to Canada to buy a high flow toilet unless you liked watching the water slowly spin around before going down?

Bert, that sounds very cool, although I like the simplicity of a single choice with toilets. Does it have a “#1″ button and a “#2″ button so guests know what to push?

]]> By: Bert Sperling http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-102355 Bert Sperling Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:53:33 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-102355 Homer: (gasps) "They're years ahead of us in toilet technology! " For a few bucks more, you can get a Toto DualMax, which uses only .9 gal for liquid waste. Have one - works great. Homer: (gasps) “They’re years ahead of us in toilet technology! ”

For a few bucks more, you can get a Toto DualMax, which uses only .9 gal for liquid waste. Have one – works great.

]]> By: shane http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-102243 shane Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:00:52 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-102243 Dang, there goes... no pun intended the Northern black market! Dang, there goes… no pun intended the Northern black market!

]]> By: Rhonda Porter http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-102108 Rhonda Porter Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:48:38 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/02/28/low-flow-toilets-and-old-houses/#comment-102108 We LOVE our Toto Toilet we had to install in our 1928 year old home. I like that the lid closes automatically...no more barking at the boys in our house. ;) We LOVE our Toto Toilet we had to install in our 1928 year old home. I like that the lid closes automatically…no more barking at the boys in our house. ;)

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