Buying a new Toilet this weekend - Any advice?

[phillymatt53]

Mineral buildup will cause sluggish flushing overtime, even with superior flushing vintage toilets. The trick it to pull the toilet and put it in a large plastic container. Pour straight muriatic acid in tank to bowl opening so it gets in the rim jets and keep pouring until the bowl is full and begins overflowing out the trap way to clean the trap way out (another area that's prone to being clogged with minerals and causes sluggish flushes). A good soak overnight melts it all away. Use baking soda to neutralize the muriatic acid when finished.

I've occasionally used CLR on the toilet.
I'd drain the bowl first, so the lower bowl jet is clear of water.
Then I pour some down through the tank's overflow tube so it runs out of the rim jets, some comes out of the bowl jet, and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
It dissolves any calcium or lime buildup.
Then..... just flush!

 

[phillymatt53]

Often times I get silly, humor-prone, friends know my twisted humor well.
And with the way the world is these days, I try to "lighten up" things in order to stay sane....

So... the title of this thread is:
"Buying a new Toilet this weekend - Any advice?"

And my tarnished brain said:
Sure, here's some advice!.... Go try out a couple in the store and see which one you like best!

 

[vacerator]

Matt, My neighbor on SSI claims to be a conservative. We live more conservatively than they do, but we are not of their proclamation at all. Especially when we see so called law enforcers killing without just cause when a person could have been remanded without violence by disabling a vehicle, etc. You do not get to pick and choose small aspects of an ideology. Flush It down the Toilet!

 

[pstehle]

I'm not sure I can buy a 1.6gpf in California. Everything I see is 1.28

Come buy one in Arizona.... though you might need to camoflage it passing through the Ag checkpoints!

 

[phillymatt53]

Come buy one in Arizona.... though you might need to camoflage it passing through the Ag checkpoints!

Oh good lord!
You mean the Gestapo Toilet Police will confiscate your poop eliminator?

You'll be left to put a roll of toilet paper on a tree branch and crap behind it.
Or maybe build an Outhouse and hang an old Sears catalog inside.

 

[circlew]

Speaking of toilets, our historical society museum is in dire need of new ones. They are so atrocious I won't even think of sitting on any of them unless I'm in extreme circumstances. I think one may be original to the building's 1924 construction, and others at least 75 years old. We are talking about completely redoing the restrooms, but know it will be extremely expensive. The floors will have to be saw cut, and all new piping installed.

 

[neptunebob]

CircleW by now your museum will have to replace all the plumbing anyway, it is cast iron and cast iron is a Sh!tshow.

 

[phillymatt53]

CircleW by now your museum will have to replace all the plumbing anyway, it is cast iron and cast iron is a Sh!tshow.

My main Lateral sewage pipe out to the street main was originally terra cotta.
However, the previous owners had work done in 1985 to install a cast iron replacement.
Should be good for 100 years.

 

[circlew]

CircleW by now your museum will have to replace all the plumbing anyway, it is cast iron and cast iron is a Sh!tshow.

Yes, we've had some issues with it. The vertical runs don't seem to be in bad condition, but horizontal is another story. Regardless of material, it would have to be done over, as fixture locations would need to be changed. Most of the supply lines to restrooms are galvanized, so very poor water flow. The kitchen fortunately has copper, so very good in there.

My house (built 1952) had cast iron for the soil stack, and galvanized drain lines to sinks and tub. Galvanized was totally decrepit when I tore it out in 2008, but iron still decent. Cast iron pipe made now is totally different, and a quality product.

 

[vacerator]

I did some preventative toilet trap cleaner yesterday. Green Gobbler. I let it soak for a half hour in our 1.28 gallon toilet. When I cleaned it afterward, a huge chunk of calcium came out. Maybe it's because we don't flush enough during the nights? Our water isn't hard.

 

[TAG]

The higher end toilets have various proprietary glazing. Duravit calls one of the upgraded finishes Wondergliss. It's available as an upgrade over the standard glazing on some products. I went with the wall units when I rebuilt our house because I knew they would work. That property has a small lot with an old septic system/ design that was not upgradable. I wanted the type of toilet with two flush rates. I did anything (IE -- spend more money) to reduce water going down the drain. The wall toilets also benefit from the higher water point -- more gravity working for you. They use a rimless design with two water ways around the edge and on that goes straight in. They work well and are easy to clean. Nothings is really self cleaning like the old high flow toilets where you could also stick a CL puck in the tank.

 

[phillymatt53]

The higher end toilets have various proprietary glazing. Duravit calls one of the upgraded finishes Wondergliss. It's available as an upgrade over the standard glazing on some products. I went with the wall units when I rebuilt our house because I knew they would work. That property has a small lot with an old septic system/ design that was not upgradable. I wanted the type of toilet with two flush rates. I did anything (IE -- spend more money) to reduce water going down the drain. The wall toilets also benefit from the higher water point -- more gravity working for you. They use a rimless design with two water ways around the edge and on that goes straight in. They work well and are easy to clean. Nothings is really self cleaning like the old high flow toilets where you could also stick a CL puck in the tank.

It's!...... It's!..... The TY-D-Bol Man!
He's gonna watch you poop, and scrub that bowl clean!