dunstergirl
New Member
Hi all,
We are looking to replace the original toilets in our 25-year-old community hall with low-flow toilets.
After reading much here on this site and elsewhere, I am leaning toward either the Toto Drake or the Toto Ultramax as ideal for our needs (or perhaps even the EcoDrake or EcoUltramax depending on price/availability). But I'd appreciate other thoughts and suggestions.
This is a small community where we rent the hall for meetings, dances, etc. The capacity is 180 people, which is rarely reached at a function, but we have occasions, such as our annual Ice Cream Social, where up to 600 people may pass through the building in 2 hours, and everyone of course uses the toilet (of which we have only 3 - 2 in the ladies and 1 in the mens, plus urinal)! Our aging water supply system is having increasing difficulty keeping up at busy events, and this is mainly due to toilet use.
What I'm trying to say is that usage can be very heavy during an event, but sporadic over the course of a year (unlike a restaurant or the like where use would be steady year-round) so I'm looking for something that will stand up to that use (and of course, flush everything away that people are likely to put in toilets that aren't their own). Relative ease of cleaning would be a plus. I'm assuming a standard 12" rough-in but realized I need to go check that.
I have looked at some of the "dual flush" systems and wonder if anyone has experience with them in a commercial setting - are such systems clearly labelled or do you need to provide instructions?
Another question I have is about hard water. The water supply is very hard here, and calcium deposits seem to build up on everything over time. I believe that is why my aging, older generation low-flow toilet (which I am considering replacing with a Toto also) no longer works properly. So I am hoping to find a toilet where either that won't cause problems or such deposits could be easily removed.
Finally, are there any BC plumbers here who can tell me what, if any requirements there are for toilets in "commercial" buildings in the province? We will do one ADA toilet in each of the ladies and mens as we are wheelchair-accessible, but I'm wondering if I need elongated bowl or specific seat type for the second ladies toilet? We're sort of under the radar but there's no sense in installing a new toilet that's not to code and having to replace it later for that reason.
Anyway, any suggestions, further reading material, etc. is appreciated. I looked at the MaP testing reports but found them very difficult to interpret in terms of comparisons (apart from how many grams of soybean paste they will flush!).
Thank you!
Lelani
We are looking to replace the original toilets in our 25-year-old community hall with low-flow toilets.
After reading much here on this site and elsewhere, I am leaning toward either the Toto Drake or the Toto Ultramax as ideal for our needs (or perhaps even the EcoDrake or EcoUltramax depending on price/availability). But I'd appreciate other thoughts and suggestions.
This is a small community where we rent the hall for meetings, dances, etc. The capacity is 180 people, which is rarely reached at a function, but we have occasions, such as our annual Ice Cream Social, where up to 600 people may pass through the building in 2 hours, and everyone of course uses the toilet (of which we have only 3 - 2 in the ladies and 1 in the mens, plus urinal)! Our aging water supply system is having increasing difficulty keeping up at busy events, and this is mainly due to toilet use.
What I'm trying to say is that usage can be very heavy during an event, but sporadic over the course of a year (unlike a restaurant or the like where use would be steady year-round) so I'm looking for something that will stand up to that use (and of course, flush everything away that people are likely to put in toilets that aren't their own). Relative ease of cleaning would be a plus. I'm assuming a standard 12" rough-in but realized I need to go check that.
I have looked at some of the "dual flush" systems and wonder if anyone has experience with them in a commercial setting - are such systems clearly labelled or do you need to provide instructions?
Another question I have is about hard water. The water supply is very hard here, and calcium deposits seem to build up on everything over time. I believe that is why my aging, older generation low-flow toilet (which I am considering replacing with a Toto also) no longer works properly. So I am hoping to find a toilet where either that won't cause problems or such deposits could be easily removed.
Finally, are there any BC plumbers here who can tell me what, if any requirements there are for toilets in "commercial" buildings in the province? We will do one ADA toilet in each of the ladies and mens as we are wheelchair-accessible, but I'm wondering if I need elongated bowl or specific seat type for the second ladies toilet? We're sort of under the radar but there's no sense in installing a new toilet that's not to code and having to replace it later for that reason.
Anyway, any suggestions, further reading material, etc. is appreciated. I looked at the MaP testing reports but found them very difficult to interpret in terms of comparisons (apart from how many grams of soybean paste they will flush!).
Thank you!
Lelani