I'm planning to replace a crappy Crane in a small bathroom that really only has room for a round front toilet but would like to have an ADA height.
When the question about round front ADA was asked, it was to conserve space in a small bathroom.
There are many round front tall bowls, that are "longer" than elongated bowls.
If length is not important, then there are as many choices as listed above.
Just remember, that when considering "space" requirements, there are just a few bowls that are fairly compact.
Or you could just get a compact elongated if it's going to be the same length anyway.
The Caroma round bowl toilets are 28-1/4" long.
The Toto Dalton round bowl is 26-1/2" long.
That kind of gives you an idea of the range.
The newer
Kohler Wellworth even though it\'s better than the older one is just not all that good.
Consumers Digest liked it, but then they don\'t do plumbing. I remove quite a few Wellworth toilets.
There are much better choices out there than the Wellworth. Since the premise of this
report is that all of the toilets come recommended, it has not made the list this time.
Close, but no cigar!
April 2008 update, this year Consumers Digest liked the three toilets above.
They dropped the Wellworth from the list, and replaced it with the
Kohler Cimarron.
They added the Champion 4 to the list, which hopefully it\'s better than the
Champion 3 that gave consumers so much trouble.
Also on the list is the
TOTO Carlyle, one of Toto\'s more expensive models.
Toto also makes similarly performing toilets like the
Drake and
Ultramax with pricing starting at \$220.
All of these are gravity toilets, however Consumers Digest says
"American Standard, Kohler and Toto are relying on the power of pressurized air."
Toto has never made a pressurized air toilet, and American Standard and Kohler only have a few models with it.
It may be that the reviewer got his facts wrong when he put together his list of Best Buys.
A quick look inside the tanks will reveal that these are in fact, gravity toilets.
Fifteen years ago, Toto went with a 3" flush valve between the tank and bowl, creating more flushing power, without the noise.
Terry
Kohler Wellworth, I\'ve seen it get good reviews in Consumers Digest and other places, but don\'t see it on your list - do you know of problems with it?
January 11, 1999
Robin
Caroma Sydney with 270 bowl.
The round bowl ADA is 30" from the wall to the end of the bowl.