Toilet retrofit flush valve; HydroRight Dual Flush

[sudsmaster]

Well, I picked up a Hydroright at Home Depot today. It was a little less than Costco: about $17.98. My local Costco didn't have them, and I didn't feel like driving another 10 miles to the one where I *think* they still have them (and where I first saw them a few months back).

Now, I recall the other reason why I'm not in a big hurry to retrofit the original 41 toilet: the shut-off valve is a bit frozen and won't shut off the water completely. So I need to get in there and replace the shutoff valve - after I figure out what connection it needs (it's probably rigid copper right now, which might be ok, but probably I should "upgrade" it to some sort of flex line. All this will probably take half a day so I'll put it off until I have attended to more urgent matters (like taking care of the grounds).

 

[austinado16]

I have a pair of basic $89 Totos from 1993/94. When I put our guest bath into "vintage mode" with a clawfoot tub, I purchased an American Standard vintage looking toilet and their matching pedestal sink.

I can flush and engine block down the Toto that remains in our Master Bath, and the American Standard is a complete joke. I'd say it plugs about 30% of the time. The Toto has a normal flush, but if you want to really have it get with the program, you just hold the flush lever down until you hear the tank completely empty. Love the thing.

Don't know why CA thinks that you can pull off a "real" flush with so little water. Why don't they embrace the dual flush toilets and make them industry standard so that the price comes down? Oh wait, we're talking about CA.