WatFallet
New Member
Hi everyone,
I will be replacing two older 3.5gpf toilets in my home. I'm pretty sold on Toto, from what I've read here and elsewhere. I'd like some guidance on which model(s) to buy based on the following:
Toilet 1 (half-bath)
* The vanity countertop extends over the tank of the current toilet, coming out about 6 inches from the wall over the top of the toilet tank. From the hardwood floor to the bottom of the vanity there is 29.5 inches of clearance. The current toilet leaves 2.8 inches of space between the top of the tank lid and the bottom of the vanity. I'm not sure how much space I need to leave. Perhaps more importantly, how much space will I need to leave for "wiggle" room when installing the new toilet? I was strongly considering the Toto Drake elongated bowl toilet (CST744S), but I'm not sure if there's enough room to install it. The Drake is 28.5 inches tall, so that would leave only one inch of room from the top of the tank to the vanity.
My second preference was the Toto Ultimate (MS854114), which is 27.25 inches tall. That would leave 2.25 inches of room. The cons of this IMO is that it's Power Gravity instead of G-max like the Drake. Since this is the visitor bathroom, I want the flushing to be great. (I can't control what visitors put down there!) Another con is that it costs more.
Toilet 2 (Master bath)
* Here I'm thinking about putting in the Drake (CST744S). I don't have the vertical space constraint here like I do in the half bath.
* Another option is the Toto Aquia. I'm considering it solely because my municipality gives a $125 rebate if I switch my 3.5gpf toilet to this model. However, I don't want a toilet that I'm not going to like, and I've read things about the Aquia (lack of water in the bowl, noise when using the bathroom) that give me pause. Also, it's flush mechanism is gravity, which I understand is not as good as the Drake.
* Rather than buy an expensive washlet, I want to have a simply spray hose and nozel (much like the kind next to the kitchen sink) to do the washlet function. I figure this would be a much cheaper solution and virtually as effective. This is common in Thailand and Southeast Asian countries. How could I install such a device? What's the low cost way to make this happen?
I will be replacing two older 3.5gpf toilets in my home. I'm pretty sold on Toto, from what I've read here and elsewhere. I'd like some guidance on which model(s) to buy based on the following:
Toilet 1 (half-bath)
* The vanity countertop extends over the tank of the current toilet, coming out about 6 inches from the wall over the top of the toilet tank. From the hardwood floor to the bottom of the vanity there is 29.5 inches of clearance. The current toilet leaves 2.8 inches of space between the top of the tank lid and the bottom of the vanity. I'm not sure how much space I need to leave. Perhaps more importantly, how much space will I need to leave for "wiggle" room when installing the new toilet? I was strongly considering the Toto Drake elongated bowl toilet (CST744S), but I'm not sure if there's enough room to install it. The Drake is 28.5 inches tall, so that would leave only one inch of room from the top of the tank to the vanity.
My second preference was the Toto Ultimate (MS854114), which is 27.25 inches tall. That would leave 2.25 inches of room. The cons of this IMO is that it's Power Gravity instead of G-max like the Drake. Since this is the visitor bathroom, I want the flushing to be great. (I can't control what visitors put down there!) Another con is that it costs more.
Toilet 2 (Master bath)
* Here I'm thinking about putting in the Drake (CST744S). I don't have the vertical space constraint here like I do in the half bath.
* Another option is the Toto Aquia. I'm considering it solely because my municipality gives a $125 rebate if I switch my 3.5gpf toilet to this model. However, I don't want a toilet that I'm not going to like, and I've read things about the Aquia (lack of water in the bowl, noise when using the bathroom) that give me pause. Also, it's flush mechanism is gravity, which I understand is not as good as the Drake.
* Rather than buy an expensive washlet, I want to have a simply spray hose and nozel (much like the kind next to the kitchen sink) to do the washlet function. I figure this would be a much cheaper solution and virtually as effective. This is common in Thailand and Southeast Asian countries. How could I install such a device? What's the low cost way to make this happen?
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