Starwarsith88
Reporter
I have never had any problems with our 2004 and 2005 TOTO Drakes with GMAX and those handles are original.
Of the thousands of TOTO toilets I've sold, I rarely get calls for handles. But when I do, I can get them.
Seriously Terry? I have five in my house and 3 have broken exactly where the original poster explained and I'm sure it's only time for the other two!
I have only one but it is failing exactly as described. No, neither my wife nor I flush with our feet. "Hey, not my problem, I subbed that out!" isn't an acceptable excuse. Yes, moving parts wear-- that's why they should be designed to resist wear, which this part wasn't. Six years to failure is fine if the part is cheap and easy to replace, which this part isn't. I make my living designing homes. No more Toto products in my specs; I can't trust the quality.
I have only one but it is failing exactly as described. No, neither my wife nor I flush with our feet. "Hey, not my problem, I subbed that out!" isn't an acceptable excuse. Yes, moving parts wear-- that's why they should be designed to resist wear, which this part wasn't. Six years to failure is fine if the part is cheap and easy to replace, which this part isn't. I make my living designing homes. No more Toto products in my specs; I can't trust the quality.
You totally mis-interpreted if you got that idea from this thread.I didn't know these were all generic.
I was pretty surprised to look inside my new Toto Drake and find this crappy flush rod
A fix
Here is how I repaired this kind of lever: I cut 5mm off the end of a wire hanger from the closet (then put the hanger back), then heated up a pinch of polymorph plastic to 70C (with my lighter on a tin altoids lid) until it was clear, then moulded it by hand in to a ball and jammed it into the space above the damaged metal. Then at the now hot plastic filled gap I insted the bit of metal hanger. The plastic cools white, is strong and hard as nylon and the bit of hanger provides a metal wear point that is tougher than the original casting... better than new. I also reinforced the ABS bracket with the stuff since that can break too... 10 minute fix and I used <1% of my $10 bag of polymorph. (oh and I used some lighter fluid too)
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I hate calling manufacturers...
SUPER HELPFUL TIP! THANK YOU
I usedsome of my kids melting beads and the 5mm of a coat hanger, old spoon on the stove to melt the beads and 3 min later it was fixed.
toto toilet handle repair
toto 9592 handle self repair fixed
TOTO THU068 self repair $0.10 FIX
don't get ripped off by TOTO for a new lever
SUPER HELPFUL TIP! THANK YOU
I usedsome of my kids melting beads and the 5mm of a coat hanger, old spoon on the stove to melt the beads and 3 min later it was fixed.
toto toilet handle repair
toto 9592 handle self repair fixed
TOTO THU068 self repair $0.10 FIX
don't get ripped off by TOTO for a new lever
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