Consumer Reports?
The guys that flip the handle a few times and then give their "expert" recommendation?
CR's top choice for a dual flush
I was in Detroit with Flushmate this Fall, and they were laughing at how bad the Gerber dual flush was too. The dual flush unit in the Gerber is made in China. And yet CR gives this piece of junk their best buy.
CR gives the
Kohler Cimarron five listings on their report, why? It's just one model.
The rinse isn't that good, and it plugs more then others. The handle is hard to push down for older people. Quality control could be better.
CR also like the
Cadet 3
Quality control is an issue here too. I guess CR doesn't care about those things though.
For someone looking to spend less, it's an option though.
CR list the
Flushmate Gerber about four times, again same toilet, four listings. Why?
CR does show a video of the toilet I have in my main bath, the
Ultramax II, but they plug the outlet of the bowl and then take the video. It's the dumbest thing I've ever seen. Why is CR cheating on their testing?
Are they taking paybacks?
I have the same model in my main bathroom, and mine works great, in fact for someone with an ileostomy bag, it's my first choice. That and the Drake II. The CEFIONTECT coating in the bowl is a big plus.
I've sold about 300 of the TOTO Aquia. It's been trouble free. Not something that CR would care about.
They don't have to live with the product after they flip the lever, or service the product for customers. Plumbers do have to deal with the product years after installation.
They don't have an ileostomy bag to deal with either, but others do. One person in twenty will develop colon cancer in their lifetime.
That in itself changes the whole ball game. Any of the TOTO products with CEFIONTECT will be a big difference maker for that.
The Aquia has a good flush, but the Aquia II and the III have the 2-1/8" trapway like the others. For 99.5% of the population, that works fine. There is a tiny percentage of people with a medical condition that requires a larger trapway for large hard stools. For those people, I like the Caroma dual flush with the 3" trapway.
For the average (majority of the population) user, a trapway of 2-1/8" works very well.
The
TOTO Drake has been working very well for customers too.
I've been selling those for
$239.99 in the Seattle area.