Looking for a toilet that fits in a small space

[jadnashua]

If it were my house, I'd want the flange at the standard 12" from the finished wall...then, I'd have a huge range of choices at any time in the furure (or now). If you moved it closer to accommodate your preferences for a specific toilet, you'd forever be stuck should you wish to remodel down the road.

Why the Drake ends up with a larger gap than many, I don't know. It is a good toilet...I put two of them into my mother's house. If I had to do it today, I'd seriously consider the Drake II for the neater bowl wash and lower water use. Toto just announced a new toilet that only uses 1g! Not sure when you'll actually be able to buy it, but if you were in an area where water was particularly dear, it sounds like a great choice.

[MikeQ]

If it were my house, I'd want the flange at the standard 12" from the finished wall...then, I'd have a huge range of choices at any time in the furure (or now). If you moved it closer to accommodate your preferences for a specific toilet, you'd forever be stuck should you wish to remodel down the road.

I agree. I was thinking there is a little "fudge" room with a wax seal but perhaps not a full 3/4". Since condensation will not be a problem with this particular install, and since space in front of the toilet is at a premium, I'm thinking I'll be OK if I mount it 11 5/8" - 11 3/4" from the finished wall. That will allow me to mount 12" toilets that normally sit 3/4" (or more) from the wall such that they only sit 1/4" out.

[wjcandee]

Actually, 11.5 would do that.

[brucet99]

I am leaning toward getting a Toto to replace a round Eljer toilet. My bathroom is small and the Eljer stands only 27" from the wall. The tank is 19" wide. Is there a Toto that can be adjusted to fit in this space?

I too needed to find a short toilet. Todd Williamson at Toto told me that the shortest toilet Toto makes is Promenade round bowl (CST423). It comes in 1.28 gpf or 1.6 gpf versions and SanaGloss is available in the white version only.

[MikeQ]

If you can get past the styling of the Promenade and if you fit on a round bowl. If you can spare 1 3/8" you can get the Aquia III which looks better, has an elongated bowl and has dual flush. Unfortunately, it's not available with Sanagloss.