Does anyone know where I can find a 5 gallon flush toilet? I know they are very outdated but I was hoping to find one, I would even be up for shipping it long distance.
Thanks in advance,
Joe
Just buy a toto Drake and you'll never look back. It's like saying I'd really like to buy a model T, there are just such a reliable car
Why would a 5 gal toilet plug up more often than a 1.28 gallon toilet? The pressure from 5 gallons must be stronger than using far less water.Just ask any local plumber.
We are throwing away about 20 five gallon toilets a week.
Talk about living in the past.
The five gallon toilets will plug more often then the new ones.
The way that I picture it, the 1.28 gets a lot more speed on its water. The flush is sudden and short. There is a big siphon jet to get the water going to the trap the right way. The trap is less angled and more smooth with less turbulence so there is less to get caught up on. The higher exit speed gives it momentum.Why would a 5 gal toilet plug up more often than a 1.28 gallon toilet? The pressure from 5 gallons must be stronger than using far less water.
Closer to 40 years-old. To my best recollection, the 3.5 GPF enforcement was in '77.toilets
Do you know how old a 5 gallon flush toilet would have to be. 3.5 gpf was the standard after them and before the current 1.6 gpf, so you are looking for a toilet that is at least 20 years old and probably more than that.
They're all over eBay, and if they're still in good shape, they are not cheap.
The comment about 5 gpf toilets being "all over Ebay" is BS. Unless you count portable camp toilets, there are zero. Likewise with 3.5 gpf.
Excuse you. Go to eBay and search "vintage toilet." Assuming that you know what you're looking at, there are MANY 3.5 GPF and larger toilets there. Some people who are not knowledgeable about such things refer to anything over 1.6 GPF as a 3.5 GPF. But the pictures generally speak for themselves. You're welcome.The comment about 5 gpf toilets being "all over Ebay" is BS. Unless you count portable camp toilets, there are zero. Likewise with 3.5 gpf.
Terry, maybe they're "rescuing" them from the dump and selling them on eBay???Really? I dump them all week long. It would sure save me in dump fees if people started taking the ones I'm hauling away. It's not like they are rare
Terry, maybe they're "rescuing" them from the dump and selling them on eBay???
This is awkward, but...
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