Notahandyman
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Hello,
I'm new to your forum, but I'm hoping someone can answer a few questions for me.
My plumbing is from 1977 & the contractors that did the plumbing did a hellacious job of plumbing - cutting & gluing, rather than using threaded pipes in the walls & we're now beginning to replace, sink, tub, toilet, etc. & we're running into some tough problems. We've finally gotten the sink installed despite the awful plumbing, & next is the toilet....but I'm worried!
Has the basic dimensions or drain hole distance changed since the '70's? I believe our existing toilet is an American Standard, not elongated, but I'm not sure. It's whatever they put in new houses in the 70's. I know it's one that uses a huge amount of water...not one of the low water usage ones.
We're wanting to go with Toto or Gerber (more on Gerber in another post). I want something that will flush efficiently the FIRST time & be fairly quiet about it too! I am having a tough time deciding which brand & which feature I need, but the biggest question is definitely the plumbing.
If anyone knows the issues I might be up against replacing this old toilet, please help me out.
Thanks,
Notahandyman
I'm new to your forum, but I'm hoping someone can answer a few questions for me.
My plumbing is from 1977 & the contractors that did the plumbing did a hellacious job of plumbing - cutting & gluing, rather than using threaded pipes in the walls & we're now beginning to replace, sink, tub, toilet, etc. & we're running into some tough problems. We've finally gotten the sink installed despite the awful plumbing, & next is the toilet....but I'm worried!
Has the basic dimensions or drain hole distance changed since the '70's? I believe our existing toilet is an American Standard, not elongated, but I'm not sure. It's whatever they put in new houses in the 70's. I know it's one that uses a huge amount of water...not one of the low water usage ones.
We're wanting to go with Toto or Gerber (more on Gerber in another post). I want something that will flush efficiently the FIRST time & be fairly quiet about it too! I am having a tough time deciding which brand & which feature I need, but the biggest question is definitely the plumbing.
If anyone knows the issues I might be up against replacing this old toilet, please help me out.
Thanks,
Notahandyman