Long-Term reliability
Some of the early posts on this thread for the American Standard Cadet 3 questioned its long-term reliability. In all honesty, isn't a toilet a fairly simple device? What all can go wrong on one? The Cadet 3's on other sites appear to have generally favorable customer reviews, and since they seem to be a redesign of the Toto Drake models, wouldn't they be fairly comprable?
Is it the quality of the porecelin manufacturing that is suspect, the gaskets/innards, etc.? If it's just the gaskets or valves, couldn't I just swap them out for a Korky or other after-market system that is fairly high quality? Would I really have to open each box at a Lowes to check the quality on these guys?
Some of the early posts on this thread for the American Standard Cadet 3 questioned its long-term reliability. In all honesty, isn't a toilet a fairly simple device? What all can go wrong on one? The Cadet 3's on other sites appear to have generally favorable customer reviews, and since they seem to be a redesign of the Toto Drake models, wouldn't they be fairly comprable?
Is it the quality of the porecelin manufacturing that is suspect, the gaskets/innards, etc.? If it's just the gaskets or valves, couldn't I just swap them out for a Korky or other after-market system that is fairly high quality? Would I really have to open each box at a Lowes to check the quality on these guys?