TOTOtalitarian
Member
Greetings,
I have gone through verrry many toilet threads on this great site. Never thought I would be reading about toilets...have learned alot.
My biggest concern about the Drake/Ultimate (same specs) is this....
I just had to snake out the 4" drain line connecting the toilet.
A two inch "solid matter" plugged it (it had never been snaked in 25 years).
I am assuming that the blockage in the piple is now somewhat bigger than 2" since I snaked it and used a professional snake (w/1" cutter).
The Drake "seems" to just drop enough water to clear the toilet.
I envision that the toilet "solid waste" will pass the toilet, and sit not far from the toilet in the line, until the next flush, ...or someone uses the bathtub with adjoining waste line.
So, I figure the solid waste sits part way down the waste line and eventually builds up (at any slight blockage in the 4" line) since there is far less water than had been used in the old style toilets.
The toilet is approx 15 ft from the main waste T line and has another 15 ft to the main street sewage line.
IS my fear unfounded ?
Someone please convince me that the solid waste wont build up sitting in the sewer drain as it slowly travels to the main line(since 1.6 gal is not very much) , waiting for someone to use the bathtub.
I am going to buy the "blue" flapper as suggested in another thread.
Please Toilet 101 me on this.
Thanks
Tototalitarian
I have gone through verrry many toilet threads on this great site. Never thought I would be reading about toilets...have learned alot.
My biggest concern about the Drake/Ultimate (same specs) is this....
I just had to snake out the 4" drain line connecting the toilet.
A two inch "solid matter" plugged it (it had never been snaked in 25 years).
I am assuming that the blockage in the piple is now somewhat bigger than 2" since I snaked it and used a professional snake (w/1" cutter).
The Drake "seems" to just drop enough water to clear the toilet.
I envision that the toilet "solid waste" will pass the toilet, and sit not far from the toilet in the line, until the next flush, ...or someone uses the bathtub with adjoining waste line.
So, I figure the solid waste sits part way down the waste line and eventually builds up (at any slight blockage in the 4" line) since there is far less water than had been used in the old style toilets.
The toilet is approx 15 ft from the main waste T line and has another 15 ft to the main street sewage line.
IS my fear unfounded ?
Someone please convince me that the solid waste wont build up sitting in the sewer drain as it slowly travels to the main line(since 1.6 gal is not very much) , waiting for someone to use the bathtub.
I am going to buy the "blue" flapper as suggested in another thread.
Please Toilet 101 me on this.
Thanks
Tototalitarian