tb151
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Hi everyone, I have been reading this forum since I was completely sold on a Toto when actually just shopping for a Vanity. I had asked for a Vanity with storage underneath where I can put my plunger, and the saleswoman said oh, sir, you simply have the wrong toilet.
My wife and I re-did our half bathroom downstairs and I took the "plunge" and installed the toilet myself. Keep in mind this is my first toilet install ever, first tiling job, first time cutting and installing molding etc etc. As far as the ToTo is concerned, it was a breeze!
The adapter being attached:
The next day I went to install another piece of baseboard molding and saw a big crack, that was lots of fun. I took it back and got a new one that day.
Here are some semi finished pics of the final product. We still have to paint the wall molding, install the bathroom hardware and this pic also doesn't show the new Levelor Shade we put in. We were really happy with the outcome since we did every single thing ourselves, with no prior experience.
TroubleShooting:
So I also wanted to add in that i had to figure out the answer to another problem which I hadn't seen on here yet. I'm sure I just missed it. We have been in a major heatwave and have been running sprinklers more than usual to try and save some new grass. We ran the well pretty low and as a result we pulled in some sediment. The ToTo started running and I couldn't figure out why. We have the Cyclone fill valve and I hadn't seen a lot written about it. I finally stumbled upon this link http://www.bayplumbingsupply.com/images/documents/voretolavallefillvalveinstructions-rev06-1.pdf
which showed me how to service it. I took off the supply line and pulled out the filter. Wouldn't you know, out was totally clogged up. I rinsed it out and scrubbed it lightly with a tooth brush, then re-installed. Everything works perfectly now!
Thanks everyone and I hope this was helpful
My wife and I re-did our half bathroom downstairs and I took the "plunge" and installed the toilet myself. Keep in mind this is my first toilet install ever, first tiling job, first time cutting and installing molding etc etc. As far as the ToTo is concerned, it was a breeze!
The adapter being attached:
The next day I went to install another piece of baseboard molding and saw a big crack, that was lots of fun. I took it back and got a new one that day.
Here are some semi finished pics of the final product. We still have to paint the wall molding, install the bathroom hardware and this pic also doesn't show the new Levelor Shade we put in. We were really happy with the outcome since we did every single thing ourselves, with no prior experience.
TroubleShooting:
So I also wanted to add in that i had to figure out the answer to another problem which I hadn't seen on here yet. I'm sure I just missed it. We have been in a major heatwave and have been running sprinklers more than usual to try and save some new grass. We ran the well pretty low and as a result we pulled in some sediment. The ToTo started running and I couldn't figure out why. We have the Cyclone fill valve and I hadn't seen a lot written about it. I finally stumbled upon this link http://www.bayplumbingsupply.com/images/documents/voretolavallefillvalveinstructions-rev06-1.pdf
which showed me how to service it. I took off the supply line and pulled out the filter. Wouldn't you know, out was totally clogged up. I rinsed it out and scrubbed it lightly with a tooth brush, then re-installed. Everything works perfectly now!
Thanks everyone and I hope this was helpful
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