Comparing 4 Types of Toilets (Don't Flush Your $$$)
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Just for your information. I cleaned up the testing site this morning and the American Standard toilet failed to evacuate 1 sausage link and it was left in the trap. The pro source from Lowes failed to remove any toilet paper from the trap. Looks like the best option here is the Kohler. BTW the tank on the toilet has 3 bolts so it doesn't move. Cheers!
Is the depth measurement of toilets measured from the wall (as installed on the flange) to the outermost front tangent point of the toilet or is it measured from the back of the toilet unit to the front tangent point of the toilet? What I'm asking is if the Glacier bay toilet that sits against the wall sticks out in the bathroom less far than a seemingly identical toilet that has 1 inch or more space from the wall as designed?
Suggest an EDIT on the video?? If I hadn't seen this..I wudnt know
Waving from Key West! 😮
Dont they have a MAP rating anymore? Which rates the flushabiliy between 0.. 1000
My toilet has a power flush.seems like air and water mix?
This guy is a National Treasure. Toilets should come with a hot italian sausage rating.
This made my night
😂😂😂
LOVE THIS. I just canceled my regular television viewing tonight just to watch this! @@HomeRenoVisionDIY
I'd shop for toilets by Jeff's H.I.S. rating system exclusively. 😅
Nice!😂
Hey Jeff... As a retired kitchen/bath remodeler of 40 yrs, I found your 'toilet demo' hilarious... The Italian sausage was a perfect sub for the real thing. I use Toto!😂
I don't have 55 minutes to watch about toilets but, I just wanted to stop by and hit the like button and say that the thumbnail is great. Have a nice day.
Ha! Maybe you need to reevaluate how much time you spend on the Toilet and budget your time better.
I found it worth the 55 mins :-) Lots of good info here besides just the toilet comparisons--and he threw in some comedy to boot!
Not sure if he mentions it in here but the size of the base is a factor in quality. Kohler’s often will have a very large base and they sit down nicely whereas the glacier bays feel like they want to fall over.
It was the glacier bay toilet that has the lozenge shaped drain hole you cant buy parts for. (Cistern section that cannot take round cistern plugs, home depot dont sell them anymore. If i wasnt good at modding things id have had to buy a whole new toilet instead of a flapper.
Dont trust home Depot, no matter how much they force their staff to smile and say hello. Conmen.
They also prey on old people.
They convinced my mother in law to buy 4 $150 drill batteries to power her new fan she bought there. Those batteries will be dead through lack of use, before she uses em. And she only needed the 1. Conmen at home depot.
I got a
Glacier bay I bought 15 years ago …
It dose a good job but does clog easily .
@@mycaddigo I believe the Glacier Bay toilets have a 2-1/2" exit trap and all the others are 3".
@@mycaddigo The last two places I rented had Glacier Bays, as did the house I bought last year. Never had a clog with any of them. I did notice that they have larger bottom holes than most other toilets I've seen (the hole in the bottom of the bowl to push the bowl contents into the trap), while the under-rim holes seem to get less water, and don't clean the sides of the bowl as well as other toilets. I think this is a water-delivery bias I can live with.
@@grizzlygrizzle larger hole is a sign.!! If they work keep using them!! Price is right.
We had old toilets with 5 gal tanks from when we first bought this house 28 years ago. Last year I changed both (after some research) with Toto Drake toilets. My water bill has become noticeably less and these toilets have had zero issues! I would recommend Toto Drake any time. I can't say it's "the best" but these toilets are darned good in my humble opinion.
great choice!
the drake is the best, we just replaced one troublesome bowl with a drake and now I'm getting ready to replace the rest with them too.
@@AvinashArora0 Yeah I've been very impressed with the Toto Drake. I initially replaced our Master Bathroom toilet and was so happy with it that I replaced the guest bathroom toilet soon after. They are a little pricy compared to other options, but well worth it. These toilets have probably already paid for themselves in water costs.
The American Standard Cadet 3 model is a 100% knockoff of the Toto Drake and costs about 1/3 what the Drake costs. They have the same silver base antibacterial glaze, identical refill valve, and identical 3-inch flush valve. When I bought my first AS Cadet 3 I was commuting every week to a hotel that had Toto Drakes. They are IDENTICAL!
Love Toto!
I remodeled our bathroom on our 1st floor recently. Our plumber recommended purchasing a 1.6 flush toilet instead of the 1.2 flush. He said the reason was because you have less of a chance of your toilet clogging. Most places I went to, including the big box stores, only had a 1.2 flush toilet. I called American Standard and ask them where I could purchase a 1.6 toilet. I had to drive 1 hour to a Menards and found a 1.6 skirted toilet. Sorry, if there’s one thing I hate to do when cleaning a toilet, is to clean where the bolts attach the toilet to the floor. The skirted toilet not only looks better, it’s easier to clean. I have not had a clogged toilet yet, even when the toilet bowl was filled with a lot of sausages. Purchase a 1.6 flush if possible. Call the toilet company to find where to purchase one. You’ll be glad you did.
Government standards for ANYTHING are NEVER for the convenience or the well-being of the citizen, but for the "control" of them.
I’ll say it again, don’t purchase a 1.2 gallon flush. Go for the 1.6 flush.
From what he said in the video, all of these toilets (except maybe the glacier bay) can be adjusted to use more or less water, and they all came adjusted to use more water than they were rated for.
Enjoyed your presentation and laughed while listening.
I think a jar of peanut butter would've been a better representation of how it can flush (and clean) 😉
I had to replace 2 toilets in the house my mom lives in after some under toilet floor repairs. I chose 2 identical ones from Lowe's. Forget the brand but they were cheaper models. I discovered after installing them that one sometimes needed to hold the handle a little longer to help ensure a full flush. Hitting the handle then immediately releasing didn't always work as good.
Thank you for actually putting out useful info: 2in hole, 3inch pipe, down to 4in pipe to the street. At 1/4 in fall/slope.
He makes home renovation fun. Great Guy
Cheers David!
I'm on a well, water usage doesn't bother me....but a turd getting clogged does....
I always recommend rubber rings to DIYers that I encounter because with wax you don't get a second chance. You drop that toilet on there and need to re-set it or shim it up for some reason and you need a new wax ring. The rubber you don't have to worry about repositioning ruining the seal.
I bought a one-piece, skirted, dual-flush toilet and it's probably the best toilet I've ever used in the two years I've owned it. My plumber was swearing me up and down, but it was worth all the trouble. It's easy to clean, saves me money, looks good, and the flush is insanely powerful and never clogs. No, I did not and absolutely could not install that thing myself and I'm pretty confident in my renovation skills. Some things are better left to the professional (and the professional's assistant who squirmed underneath to get the bolts). Don't ever skimp on a toilet, research and get exactly the toilet you want and get it installed by the best plumber you can find. This isn't the time for on the job training where you can make an oopsie. This isn't like messing up a faucet or a dishwasher. If you mess up a toilet, you might not even notice until years later and it's going to be gross and costly and you'll basically have to not use that bathroom and anything below it until you get it all fixed. Nobody has the appetite for that nonsense.
Unfortunately, most people let their plumber or the guy at home depot choose the toilet they are going to be dealing with for the next 20 years, which is often times the cheapest POS that can be mass produced and barely meets the requirements of a legal toilet. People couldn't care less and my friends can mock me all they want for my weird "space" toilet. I look at it like, me and my family are going to be using/cleaning this thing for several hours a week for the rest of our lives, let's make it the best experience possible. But they can enjoy their Glacier Bay $99 special that they have to flush thrice and spend time unclogging and cleaning every nook and cranny. If you can spend hundreds of dollars on a restaurant bill but can only afford a $99 toilet that you're going to use for the next 5-10 years, you got your priorities messed up.
Make and model ??
@@craigvalade473 Woodbridge Everette
Thanks for joining everyone, what a fun show! See you next Tuesday at 5pm EST. The toilets are linked in the video description. Watch the faucet comparison next 👉🏼 czcams.com/users/livevXIyzvaokko?si=Fpu34u_w40F5PB3b
ohhhh...cant wait for faucets! My indecisiveness is delaying my replumb, which delays my drywall & vanity selections and so on... Big box stores vs same brands in specialty showrooms/ plumbing stores look the same-ish.. but insides are different? Warranties & ease of parts, Oh My- I cant decide! :)
I'm giving a thumbs up just for the Throne cover art. Hilarious. I love the channel and everything I can learn from Jeff. Thanks for all the help with taking care of my home.
Hey Jeff, something that wasn't covered; Would you choose a toilet differently for a basement installation as apposed to a first floor or second floor installation? I've had a few occasions where the cheap "Toilet in a Box" toilets performed well on a second floor installation, but had nothing but problems for a basement installation. The greater vertical drop seems to aid the flush considerably.
11:15 - interesting point about the wax rings. I never buy the premium toilets (currently have a couple of American standard toilets similar to the one tested here) but I always buy an upgraded diaphragm style seal and throw the wax ring that comes with the toilet away. I have never once had a leak since switching to that style (I switched to that style when a wax ring started to leak at my first house). I think the one that I've purchased is between $15 and $20 and it's worth every penny because you can remove the toilet at any point and set it back down and get a seal again without any fuss.
There is another consideration. To prevent condensation on the cistern you need to buy one with a liner. Like a Laufenpro, here in UK Europe.
By any chance, do you have a link to diaphragm seal you used or the manufacturer and model number?
I have been a general contractor for 33 years. 100% Toto! In California 1.2 gpf is required. Prices start under $300 with seat. Installed over 500 toilets without a problem. (Both floor mount and wall mount.)
Exactly! Toto Drake ftw (with a Washlet even better)!
I love your videos so much! I’ve never done any renovation on my own, but when I finally tackle it, I’m going to be prepared. Thanks to you.
one thing that is never mentioned is that if you plunge a toilet with a wax ring ... you can easily blow out a spot on the wax ring and now your toilet will rot the flooring ! the new rubber rings RULE
I think what was missed is that toilet design often uses water pressure. So your toilet can be totally filled with water but only a portion of it gets used. The high water level in the tank gives pressure that makes the toilet function using a small amount of water.
Daniel
I’m sitting on the Home Depot Glacier Bay right now as I watch 😅
LOL. Cheers!
Did you have to flush a 2nd or third time?
Thank you so much for this video. Came right on time as we are in the process of purchasing a new toilet. You are just who I needed at the right time - how often does that happen in life. You are a gem - appreciate you more than you know. Take care -Joy & Peace.
Happy to be of help. Cheers!
We evolved while squatting to crap. The closer we get to standing, the harder it is to push out a turd. If you're short, young, or strong and healthy you may want to forgo the chair height toilet for one that's easier to poop on.
About 4 months ago we installed the Glacier Bay Power Flush (the taller of the two options). Three months after install, our drain plugged up. Usually when that happens it plugs right after the joint, where the two bathrooms join underground. That's about 15 ft. from the roof (that's where we send the cable down). But after the new toilet was installed, not only did it plug up after 3 months....but the plugged area ended up over 50 ft. down the line. Usually at 15 ft we could just push it and it would break through. At 50 ft with the new toilet, we actually had to plug in the machine and spin the cable. Our house originally had 5 gal. toilets, never had a plugging issue. The toilet we replaced I believe was a 3 gal. toilet, not sure. But with that toilet it would plug up after 2 years. This new 1.28 gallon toilet plugged up in 3 months. The 3 gal sometimes I would flush twice. This 1.28 I HAVE TO flush twice...full flushes. Sometimes I flush 3 times for good measure. I dont know how this saves water if it creates a plugging issue and you have to flush multiple times. Luckily we can unplug our own. But what about the people that cant, and have to call a plumber? I'm on the hunt for an old used 5 gal toilet. Sometimes new and improved, makes things worse.
Excellent questions and observations. I have a ‘water saver’ washing machine and there are times my clothes don’t even seem wet when the cycles are finished. And of course, I never overfill the machine with clothes. So now, to be sure my clothes are actually cleaned well, I add about one gallon of water to each load of wash.
Thank you Jeff! I recently ordered a 3 pack of the Glacier Bay toilets for my home in CA. The toilets ship from FLORIDA! By the time the first two arrived (nope, they didn't even ship together!) the tank was actually broken, the porcelain was in pieces! I refused the one, but that (fortunately) cancelled the entire order, and HD was very helpful in assuring my PayPal payment was promptly credited back. Still however, I have the 1979 toilets that are extremely thirsty. This video really helped me a lot!
Apartment maintenance said; no flushable wipes do not break down & will cause clogs. You will be billed if there are wet wipes when we snake the clog! St Peters, MO, Vanderbilt Apartments.
This was the exact video I needed! Thank you for your continued hard work!
The toilet in my kids bathroom was leaking slightly into the basement. I discovered that the toilet was slightly off the wax ring - the entire oval base had a layer of brown sludge (use your imagination for what that was). I cleaned it up and bought a very tall foam-type ring from Home Depot and it seems to do the trick.
Five years ago I moved into my 1939 house and there were toilets from 1958 and 1962 installed. They still worked, but they were behemoths. I put in American Standard Cadets from Home Depot, and I couldn't be happier.
We installed a Koehler toilet from Lowe’s. We paid close to $600 and a rubber seal. We absolutely love the new toilet and is powerful and quiet. We watched your video beforehand which was a great help. Thanks Jeff 💝
That is awesome!
Which Kohler toilet model did you buy and does it have an insulated tank?
Yes it has an insulated tank.
@@gerrymcintosh4477 - do you happen to recall the model name?
I have 2 American Standard Champion toilets. I usually flush the dog turds down the toilet instead of putting them in the garbage. In the winter they are hard or frozen and I think it has only plugged up once in over 10 years of doing this. Highly recommend.
Those are my favorite toilets. Put in my home and investment properties. Only had one plugged up in 8 years.
Bro… What? You bring dog turds inside from being outside?
I installed the Lowes Project Source toilet about 3 years ago. It has the elongated seat with higher stance and came with soft close cover - flush and float has worked without flaw since the date of install. Never measured how much water it uses.
Love these live shows. I can’t make a lot of them live. But I always watch them when I get home from work. I look forward to Tuesdays.
Glad you like them! Cheers Chris!
Thank you for covering this because we will be looking for an affordable fixer upper type home next year. I wouldn’t have known any of this if you hadn’t done this video.
Hello Reno
This show gave a clean flush on the differences between toilets, Thank you.
My son and my father kept over flowing the toilets. So I bought new ones. Still continued to happen. Finally figured it out, besides a 5 sausage flush, they were adding half a roll of paper.
When I told them to flush in sequence, sausage first, then paper, the overflow problem stopped. Although they used more water, I hated redoing the floors and considered feeding them soups. No flush toilet, Outhouse.
Yes, paper at the same time wraps around the solids and the added friction and bulk tend to impede the outflow. So two flushes being necessary negates the water saving regulations.
Bought 2 Totos from a plumbing supply store that was closing .Both are expensive but the price for both was right so it was hard to resist.The owner threw in 2 soft close seats.Great.
I'm a total TOTO fan. They just work great and clog less.
Hi there. Me too I left a comment earlier on the Toto. The Japanese have it on spot when it comes to toilets. Stay safe out there. Take care and God bless
Thank for the video. We don’t have a Lowe’s nearby.
I have installed two Glacier Bay for $94 each. We are in California so water use is important. Neither flush mechanisms have failed and rarely had an issue with incomplete flush.
BTW on HD website states Glacier Bay is 16.6” high.
you confirmed my experience, if you want style go Kohler, if you want performance go American Standard. My Kohler is a little old with the square flapper (will never buy another one) American Standard 1 year old, The Kohler cost like $400 and the American Standard under 200, both were elongated with soft close.
One of our low flush toilets built up a clog that created huge issues clearing. The plumber said clogs from low-flush toilets were common because there wasn't enough water to fully flush solids down the line. So to mitigate future clogs we had to hold down the handle to fully empty the tank and flush twice.
Yep, same here. Government standards are garbage and never benefit anybody.
Yea, the higher ups are making all these stupid water saving rules while they are laughing all the way to the bank. What they set on us is all these "save the environment" garbage mumbo jumbo talk while our homes are having multiple issues with their crap items they pawn on us and yet in their homes they have toilets that flush water like the good ol days and leaves them with no worries on their mind cause things work for them like they should while we the consumers have to deal with aches.
The evils that be tell us how to live, how to act, what to wear, what to eat and yet they do the opposite and live in their manson's which producing many times over more waste that a hundred average homes put together and meanwhile they are acting the way they want to with no fear of restrictions and wear what they want and eat real food and never recycle and on and on they cause more emissions and pollution than a thousand families put together.
So the moral of the story is that we are living in a up side down world and what the evils that be tell us is all a bunch of garbage but soon enough their turn will come as the flames go up their rear ...🤪
Yea, the higher ups are making all these stupid water saving rules while they are laughing all the way to the bank. What they set on us is all these "save the environment" garbage mumbo jumbo talk while our homes are having multiple issues with their crap items they pawn on us and yet in their homes they have toilets that flush water like the good ol days and leaves them with no worries on their mind cause things work for them like they should while we the consumers have to deal with aches.
Yea, the higher ups are making all these stupid water saving rules while they are laughing all the way to the bank. What they set on us is all these "save the environment" garbage mumbo jumbo talk while our homes are having multiple issues with their crap items they pawn on us and yet in their homes they have toilets that flush water like the good ol days and leaves them with no worries on their mind cause things work for them like they should while we the consumers have to deal with aches.
We have a Toto, bought from Lowes but they special ordered it. Low flush and hard to clog. Cost more that all the others but well worth the extra.
Also have toto, flushes strong but not enough water to push out to septic, have to flush 2-3 times, and I can not adjust the water level in tank to use more water, so higher water bill is my only solution.
@@bojack9462aye in the meantime you water your lawn for two hrs lol
Just hold the handle down every time you do number Two.problem solved
Smaller toilets let’s you squat more meaning better bowel movements,fact
Have really liked your DIY videos for years. Re Toilets: Perhaps you could consider commenting on 2 issues: 1) when I asked my plumber ablout any recomendations on getting a new toilet, he advised just make sure it has a porcelain coated drain. 2) Some toilets do not have a good water height in bowl adjustment. Some mens fruit hangs lower than others. My toilet couldn't adjust the water level in the bowl without greatly reducing the water tank level to be inadequate to properly flush.
First time home owner for about 3 years now and this dude has saved me thousands of dollars
I have the project source toilet from Lowes like the one here. It doesn't fill up all the way inside the bowl. This is an issue because any staining or poop left on the toilet walls that wasn't washed off by the flush just sits there now instead of being soaked in water. AKA it will not come off unless you clean it literally every day.
Flush it first, then use it. Get the walls wet.
Adjust the float so more water fills the tank.
And when adjusting the water level, make sure that you have the flapper cylinder - - as in the Kohl’s toilet -with his much slack in the pull chain as possible otherwise, it will not seal on the bottom and you will find your toilet filling up and then running every once in a while as it leaks through. You you can always check the seal easily by using some food color dye when the tank has stopped filling to see if it seals properly - - you’ll see dye leaking into the bowl if it’s not sealing-- but if you have that chain as loose as possible from the beginning, you won’t have any problems at all.😂
That was awesome man! So much great info you put out off the top of your head in such a great entertaining way. You're a master all the way around.
Im glad that i am just now seeing this! I got a new toilet last week. I went with the same American Standard one that you have here.
I'm glad I didn't get the Kohler!
Dual level flush option.
It may use more water when you need to flush solids, but people urinate a lot more than they poop so in the long run you will save more water than you use. Nothing wrong with using a little more water to flush solids to make certain it all actually gets flushed out. Not everybody's bowel movements are created equal.
Its not worth the trivial amount saved not to flush out your pipes, replacing those is really expensive.
Government is going to make smaller tanks so you can only get the lesser amount of water to use.
This was so great - and entertaining! Love your channel!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Followed you channel for while. We bought and DIY installed 3 Lowes Project Source toilets on June 2022 in our 1991 home. They work fine. They are alittle loud. They work fine. We had a water leak in March 2023 and the plumber thought it was the toilet but no. It was the water line which is polyethylene. It was a pin hole leak. All our sewer system is pvc.
Those smooth sides for easy cleaning for an extra 100 bucks over the lifetime of the toilet, is soooo worth it to me!
The ease of cleaning should also be taken into consideration. My $99 Glacier Bay 's surface paint wore off, and stuff get stuck on it all the time.
yep two glacier bays installed, neither flushed well and stained on inside permanently too easy good porcelain should not
Stuff? Don't you mean hot Italian sausage and toilet paper?
Never buy glacier bay. American Standardmuch better.
All toilet seats should be soft-close toilet seats....
Agree should not even be an option
I’m planning a remodel on my bathroom so this video is helpful since the toilet is an one thing I have thought of replacing
This man should be awarded the kimg of trade hes has so much knowledge and is a pleaure to watch and learn from thank you so much Jeff 😊
Since toto bought American standard, I wonder if they're better quality than they were before.
I've continued with toto mainly because so much less noise for the middle of the night flashes.
Too much unnecessary talk. I'm busy!
It's a live stream, that's normal. Maybe he should repost an edited version.
Great idea!
Not busy enough to comment 😂 if you’re so busy you shouldn’t be on CZcams doofus
I have a CA low flow toilet in one bath room. Flushing once uses about 1.4 gall. But if you flush and hold the handle down an additional 3 or 4 seconds, it flushes almost like an old non-low flow toilet.
I enjoyed your presentation. We built our house in 1994, The first floor has a powder room. From the time we move in, that toilet would clog so bad we had to hire a plumber to clear it. No matter what we tried it wouldn't clear. Had the plumber on speed dial. Reason he told us was because the pipe left the toilet through the floor and immediately made a 90 degree turn so there wasn't enough pressure to clear the pipe to the septic tank. It ruined the floor, we had to replace the subfloor and the linoleum. We ended getting what they called a power flush. Haven't had any problems since. So glad we spent the extra money for it. It will be the only type of toilet I will ever use on a 1st floor bathroom. The only problem with it is you must have a certain amount of pressure to flush it. That's ok as long as it does its job.
As a plumber, we use a ton of Gerber toilets. They flush great and are great to assemble. Never have a problem and it's competitively priced.
This was a great video, thank u! I didn’t think a 55 min video was useful but I was wrong bc you covered so much here! Thanks again!
Got an American standard over ten years ago. It had a special coating (diamond something) to keep the bowl stain free on the first flush. The coating stopped working after 5 or 6 years of working great.
I hope I never fill my toilet like that LOL. We had a partial blockage in our line out (house built in 1977) & it cost $6000 for excavation, etc in 2021. We are now paranoid & double flush any solids. We have had the house 10 years. Enjoyed the show. Thanks.
You are a Hoot!!
I enjoyed the content and now I have a check list so I know what to purchase for my bathroom remodel project. Thanks!
Your video is great, had me laughing repeatedly! I completely agree about the slow close lids & seats, great invention. I've installed a lot of toilets but no a plumber, just cheap. Years back just after they made the old 3 gallon toilets illegal in the USA, I was remodeling our house and didn't want the new 1.6 gal toilets because they didn't work, they hadn't figured them out yet. So I went over the border to Canada, bought two old style Kohler toilets duty free (made in Wisconsin) and installed them in my house, worked great. When I was remodeling another house, I had to use an offset flange adapter. The original toilet flange was only 10 inches from the wall and had a really odd toilet that was no longer available so to make a new 12" toilet work, luckily I found an offset flange adapter and installed a conventional 12" from the wall toilet. I've used all types of flange seals and never had any leak so no preference there. Wife made me replace one toilet (perfectly good) because it was too low, can't imagine why anyone would install that in the first place. Love the Toto equipment and bidets. Of course nobody puts outlets near toilets when they build a house so had to do quite of bit of work the run 120v lines with GFCI outlets to the toilet areas of the bathrooms. Also really good at patching/painting drywall. Thanks for your video and plan to watch some of the others soon.
Really appreciate you making this. I always like physical results.
Another great video. So much help to those in the DIY community. 👍
Great topic. Sorry I missed the live. I just bought the Cadet 3 Elongated Flush American Standard toilet ($249 Cdn on sale at Home Depot) for a small basement bathroom I'm renoing. Very happy with it so far. Was easy to install, nice smooth flush and it's amazing how much less water the new toilets use. I've got an original 1970s toilet in the main bathroom yet to be renoed and it's like filling a swimming pool after it's flushed! I like the dual flush. Municipalities are going to start charging more and more for water in the years to come. My two cents on crappers: If you can, move above the $100-ish range. They have too many bits, parts and connections that can go wrong and the second something breaks, you've lost whatever money you saved on the sale price even if you are fixing it yourself. My other suggestion: make sure you download the specs and installation instructions before you buy the toilet and mark and measure everything in your space very carefully, esp if it's a tight space. American Standard fact sheets are very good, all the dimensions right there in a clear schematic diagram. I don't believe in going with cheaper house brands (Glacier Bay) on plumbing faucets or fixtures like toilets. Finally, take a look at gaskets that aren't wax. I went with the fluidmaster rubber one and it's great. I'll need to move the toilet out for a future stage of the reno and I hate the mess of wax gaskets.
Thanks for all you do. Learned so much watching your vids. Cheers!
Glad to help
Your show was more informative than most and you have the best delivery, the best personality of any host on any subject I've watched. Are you always this chipper? Damn, I wish you were my plumber. Now I gotta pour 1.3 gal. of water in my toilet tank!
Excellent video, very informative and entertaining in how you approach the subject matter, well done!
Thank you very much!
I’m going to require more than a few therapy sessions before I will be able to put sausages into my shopping cart again at the supermarket.
So far this is the best I've seen from this channel. Fun, educational and just a blast to watch.
I have a different opinion on soft close seats. I hate it. I'm a older adult that's been married for over 33 years and when I have to go, I have to go. I often just barely make it before the seat finally comes down. I often find myself forcing it down to get it down faster.
Next time I'm going to just put rubber on the front bumpers of the seat.
?? Why is the actual seat up all the time in the first place??
@@sjohnson65456, I didn't phrase that very well. We have a 30+ adult son with autism and I have digestive issues. When the seat is up I sometimes find it difficult to wait for it to go down before I 'have' to sit and take care of business.
With 2 males in the house 24/7 it's usually in the up position. Seriously, if I'd known about how long it takes to go down I wouldn't have spent the extra $ when I had a new fixture put in.
I have the Glacier Bay. Just got it to replace a round bowl toilet (which I can't stand) in a bathroom I'll eventually gut remodel in a neglected home. Plan is to put it in an ADU later anyway. Surprisingly, it works great. The flush doesn't have the sort of "exact same every time" swirl flush as the Delta toilets I usually get, but it does the job every time. The issue with the Glacier Bay is the white finish has an imperfection on the rim, but whatever -- thing cost me like $100 and it has powerful flushing system.
We've had two Glacier Bay toilets in our home for several years and they've worked fine. I can't remember if one of them has ever clogged. We've also had an American Standard toilet in a vacation home for several years and it's no better than the Glacier Bays. The only downside to the less expensive toilets is the cheap plastic seat which comes with them, but even the "better" brands cheap out in that regard. I just immediately purchased a better wood enameled, slow-drop seat when I installed the Glacier Bays.
good call. Cheers!
Just installed the project source in my bathroom. It's a great product.
We bought a couple of Kohler toilets and shortly after had to replace the seats because they no longer locked in place. No matter what, even after I reinstalled the seats several times. So I just went and bought new seats and now they are fine. I don't think I should have had to do that though.
I paid $150 for a glacier bay power flush toilet that claims it can flush 7 billiard balls with vacuum assisted flushing. Never tested this theory, but the marketing they put on the box is what made me choose that toilet over the budget $99 option. Worth the extra $50 in my opinion. I don't see it ever getting plugged up. I never thought I would be so excited about a toilet.
I just replaced the same one too, it's work great because the old one keep clogged.
We have the Kohler Highline hi-boy and it works perfectly and never clogs up.
Loved the show. Hated I missed the live. Thanks for the information.
Cheers Jessie!
I am quite happy with my A-Standard Champion-4 installed a decade ago. Noticed a hairline crack on it recently but still no leak, I guess it's time to save money for a new one. Lots of folks complain about this issue with American Standard being sub-standard lately. I do love the flushing power it has and so far only had to repair fill valve for slow fill issue (I just removed the silencer that has rotted).
I have 2 Champion 4 toilets. They are great with no clogs.
A crack in the porcelain can be like a ticking time bomb. It may give you no problems for years or it could let go any time and run water onto the floor for 8 hours while your at work. Time for a replacement.
I play bass for Toilet Sausage in high school. Your videos are always great!
Thanks so much for your honest and humorous tests on toilets. I needed to research it, and wasn't looking forward to it. Now, I know I'm going to laugh on and off all day.
I put a plastic urinal in my garage. I put a five gallon plastic bucket under the urinal with a lid. Cut a hole in the the lid. I use a combination of vinegar and Fabuloso in a spray bottle to clean and deodorize the urinal.
American Standard Champion 4, best toilet ever. I've put them in 2 of my homes. Never an issue. Cheap kit at Home Depot too.
Thanks for mentioning the guts of the tank. Easy of installation is important.
Another consideration about brand. I have an older glacier bay faucet. The repair cartridges are few and far between. My local home depot gave me a cartridge, under warranty, from the display, as they did not have the cartridge available separately. So when I remodeled my Toilet, I went for Kohler. One day the Kohler flush mechanism lift broke. Was able to find one locally quickly. The cheaper store brands phase out models and phase out parts, while the brand name seem to have parts available longer. When I replace my Glacier Bay Faucet, it will be a national name brand so 10 years from now, repair parts will be available.
We have two bathrooms, thus two toilets.
When we bought the house a while back there were cheap toilets installed. One of them was light blue! Of course we got rid of that when we remodeled that bathroom it was tossed. I installed a Kohler based on research and reviews. When I replaced the other toilet I went with Koehler again because the first one works so well.
I work for one of the stores that you mentioned selling toilets. I sell 3 of the brands that you tested. You failed to mention one factor that significantly impacts the price difference. The two cheaper models are significantly lighter. They are made with less material and will be more prone to developing cracks, requiring earlier replacement. Also, elongated bowls will weigh more than round bowls because of the extra material in the design.
I appreciate your comments on rings and always recommend an after market ring either wax or rubber as they are more forgiving than the standard wax ring supplied by the manufacturer.
You commented on the difference in color. In your video they all look the same. Did you notice the color difference on your set or in the store. In our store we have separate bays for each brand that we sell. One bay has lights with a different color balance that makes that brand's toilets look white while the other 4 look more creamy. I will shine a flashlight on the floor models to demonstrate that they are actually the same color.
We sell and stock both 12" and 10" rough in models. The vast majority of homes today are built for 12" toilets, and most older homes as well. However especially for older homes I recommend the customer verify this measurement before buying, or at least before opening the box.
HAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaa!!! Okay, okay, this is the best home improvement/construction channel on the interwebs, hands down, the BEST! But the sausages, and not eating them afterwards, hahahahahahhahaa, I am crying tears down my face! Totally caught me off guard!!!
I love my Toto! Flushes the whole thing every time. We've never needed to plunge.
I am very glad you did this , my comments are if your on septic and not sewer using little water as possible gets more important! I just spent $30 bucks on a seat and it was so worth the 10 extra bucks to close slow also doesn't shift when doing your paperwork. last if i had no money worries I would buy the smooth easy clean one because dust and other always builds up back there and cleaning it off isa nasty job!!!
One drawback to calk around the toilet is if you have a leak, you won't
Know it until too much damage is done that its going to require a lot of repairs to fix the subfloor and other stuff. I don't seal at the floor for that reason, however under the toilets they can't leak onto the subfloor its sealed and water proof.
You can put 2" of water on the floor and all you have in a swimming pool. The red roll on stuff covers backer board and calk.
Loved every minute of this video. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Jeff: another great and informative video. Thanks for giving us your time and expertise.
This is why I never get a Kohler's and I use to work for the big box store and always recommended American Standards or the cheaper options, based on my experience and customers experience when they had to buy new ones.
This is great stuff. Thank you from a home inspector
You are one of my favorite CZcamsrs. Thank you for all the great info
Cheers Russ!
On those Kohler toilets with the tower flush valve they always have problems. I extend the overflow pipe about 1 1/2" and bring the water level up to about a 1/2" under the flush handle hole. Then they work. All I use now and for the last 10 years is American Standard, They also have great service if you need it. They will send you FREE parts if they break.