CharlieZ
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We have recently purchased a unit on the 12th floor of a condo building that was built in 1991. The toilet in there seemed old - no idea of its specs but would fill up nearly to the brim when flushed (and then drain very slowly), so I'm assuming it was an old high-flow toilet. We decided to replace it before we move in - after lots of research went with the Toto Drake CST776CEG.
The toilet's getting shipped right now but I'm suddenly concerned if a 1.6gpf toilet might be a better idea given the age of the building and the high flow of the previous toilet. Again, despite all our research I still don't really understand much about this stuff, so I have no idea if this is a legitimate worry or not! We don't really want to order a new 1.6gpf tank if we can help it, but if it might pose a big issue down the road then I think I'd rather swap things out now before we get anything installed.
Am I getting worried for no reason? I did some digging but couldn't find much concrete info on whether a good 1.28 gpf toilet should be alright in an older high-rise building like ours... You all seem to know your stuff so please someone calm my anxieties, or else let me know if I should buy the 1.6gpf tank (or maybe not replace the toilet at all...?) We are in Ontario if that matters.
Thanks in advance to anyone reading this.
The toilet's getting shipped right now but I'm suddenly concerned if a 1.6gpf toilet might be a better idea given the age of the building and the high flow of the previous toilet. Again, despite all our research I still don't really understand much about this stuff, so I have no idea if this is a legitimate worry or not! We don't really want to order a new 1.6gpf tank if we can help it, but if it might pose a big issue down the road then I think I'd rather swap things out now before we get anything installed.
Am I getting worried for no reason? I did some digging but couldn't find much concrete info on whether a good 1.28 gpf toilet should be alright in an older high-rise building like ours... You all seem to know your stuff so please someone calm my anxieties, or else let me know if I should buy the 1.6gpf tank (or maybe not replace the toilet at all...?) We are in Ontario if that matters.
Thanks in advance to anyone reading this.