Toilets Just Keep Getting Better

I have had a lic. plumber install my low flow elongated toilet and other plumbing. since then I have nothing but problems, ( other references say he is just not very good ), The most frustrating is the new toilet bubbles excitedly from the syphon just when flushed. is their a vent which may be plugged for the syphon jet? how would I fix this? american standard 1.6lpf.

very frustrated.

Aaron,
Test to make sure the toilet and drain line are free of clogs. Pour a 5-gallon bucket of water into the bowl as fast as you possibly can. If the water is consumed with no overflow, this tells you the design of the toilet might be flawed. I have a Kohler low flow that works magnificently.

There is a drip into my sewer pipe from the toilet...? The reason for the question mark is: Our plumber came today to investigate this. He drained all the water from the toilet and tank. He prevented any faucet leaks from going down the drain. I was down next to the sewer pipe in a crawl space below the bathroom (old house)and though the drip decreased, it did not cease. He cannon figure out where the drip is coming from. Any ideas?

Julie,
It could be condensation in the vent portion of the system. It could be water draining from biofilm on the sides of the pipes, etc. May I ask why this is a concern? If the drain pipes have no leaks, what does it matter that water is in the pipes?

Tim,

I need to replace the original 1952 American Standard toilet in my bathroom, since the bowl is cracked. I've removed the toilet and noted that I have a cast iron drain pipe with an I.D. of around 3 3/4" (I assume this is referred to as a 4" pipe). If I install a modern toilet with only a 1.6 gal flush rate, will it work effectively with my current waste pipe? I have heard there can be problems due to not enough water volume to carry away the waste. Also, would you recommend any particular type and brand of toilet?
Thanks!

Steve,
If the drain piping was installed with the proper slope, there should not be a problem. Let price be your road map. Toilets that flush well the first time cost more than the bargain big box toilets.

Hi there, boy I hope you can help me, I am about to give up. I need a toilet with a 10" rough in and is no more than 27" high as it has to fit under an existing small marble counter top extension. My old toilet fit nicely (townhome built in 1988) but my plumber and I have been unable to locate any new toilet that will work. That plugged hole in the floor is getting real old! Candy

Hello Steve Ott,

My mom has a 1952 Standard toilet in her house. My brother broke the tank trying to reattach it. I am having huge difficulties finding one. Would you be willing to help me out?

Thank you,

Carey Hanlin

Thanks so much for the tips Tim! I have been in the market for a toilet for awhile and finally decided on a <a href="http://www.buyplumbing.net/toto.html">Toto</A> toilet. It is absolutely amazing. I love it! Thanks so much for your articles and help! Greatly appreciated!

I need a toilet with a rough-in less than 10 inches. Does such exist? If so, where?

I would like to put the toilet in my camper and the rough-in is about nine inches.

Thanks.

The bathroom door hits my new toilet. The toilet has a backset of 12 inches but the holes in the stack are 14 inches from the wall.

I am told getting a 14 in backset toilet only moves the tank and the bowl will stay in the same location
what can I do?

I hav a syphon-jet toilet.It was plugged one day and I plunged it to clear it. after that it would not flush solid waste well. I have noticed that the flow from the syphon jet hole is not at all. I'm thinking its plugged but how do I go about un pluging it? Whats your take on it? Pops

Due to a mistake in the basement rough-in, I only have 11 1/2 inches for the toilet rough-in. Will a 12 inch rough-in toilet still work (even if it's against the wall) or will I need to purchase a 10 inch rough-in toilet? Thanks for your input.

My contractor forgot to place the drain pipe for my second bathroom (toilet/sink only)when we poured the concrete foundation. There is a kitchen sink (ranch style home)near where the 2nd bathroom is suppose to be on the same level...can we tape into THAT kitchen drain pipe?? Will the smell of the waste permeate in to the kitchen area?? Thanks for answering my question.

I have a 14"rough in but the toilet I want (Toto Ultramax) is only a 12" rough in. Is this a problem?

I have a space problem. Is there a toilet that is a 18" or so wide and an important no more than 24" deep from front to back?

Why do so many toilet bowl manufacturers make the area under the bowl, where the tank is bolted, so inaccessible. It is so frustrating trying to get a spanner, wrench or pliers in the confined space to undo the bolt to remove the tank? It would be so much easier if this area was flat instead of being up inside a boxed section about 2" square or less. I know it's probably made this way to strengthen that area but it doesn't make for easy repairs. Some manufacturers provide plastic or brass bolts, that don't rust but it can still be a hassle to undo them on bowls designed with this boxed-in section.

Hi,

I need a 14 inch rough in toilet that's no more than 25 inches in length from the back of the tank to the front of the bowl, but am having a very hard time finding one with these dimensions. Do you have a suggestion?

Many thanks.

Have you ever heard of putting 4 wax rings in a toilet? My brother just tried to install a new toilet after putting in a new tile floor. The new toilet is seeping water out of it very slowly. He put 4 wax rings and it didn't help. Also the toilet is so long he had to take shoe moulding off to get it to fit against the baseboard. We can't stop the water from leaking and the toilet has been reseated several times with no luck. Help!!

2000 gallons a year? Where I live, that works out to about $10.

Bottom line? Replace your existing toilet only if it's broken or you pay a lot more for water than I do. By itself, the water you save is probably nothing to get excited about. If water were really that precious, it would cost more.

Who makes the 10" rough-in toilets? I go to the stores and no one knows.
I need one.

"Manufacturers also offer two other sizes in case mistakes are made during construction or a pesky floor joist gets in the way. It is not unusual to find toilets with a 10 or 14 inch rough-in dimension."

I need a toilet with a rough-in less than 10 inches. Does such exist? If so, where? As well as who make it?

The rough-in is about nine inches.

Thanks

My husband is well over 6' tall and our 14" toilet bowl is too short for him. Do you have any suggestions for where we can purchase the tallest toilet bowl possible? I have seen 16 1/2 and 17. Is there anything taller than that?

Ihave a toilet with the rough-in 12 inches from the wall and the end of the toilet is twenty nine inches from the wall...In a room where space is a premium is there a toilet that will set closer to the wall than the current 29 inches?

It is my understanding that the "rough-in" measurement is from the finished wall to the center of the drain for the toilet. This usually allows about a 1" space between the back of the toliet tank and the wall. Your description while verbally correct happens to be right next to a picture of just a toilet bowl which might confuse some people that the distance is from the back of the bowl and not the tank. This is an extremely important measurement that needs to be determined before any concrete is poured or floor joist layed out.