badeb said:
Does anyone have feedback on the Ingenium Flushing System in some of the Kohler toilets?
Thanks
I just replaced a 1963 vintage 3-gal toilet with a Kohler
Santa Rosa. The drain in my floor has a 3" close ell connector right at the flange, and was totally plugged when I removed the old toilet. I would like to shoot the plumber that installed that close ell. It's copper, so I can't easily change it until I tear out the ceiling in my basement when I remodel. I will be changing it to an ell with a longer sweep.
I bought a Toto Ultramax, but it would not fit because of the baseboard heater right behind the toilet. I went to Home Depot with Terry's flushing report in hand, and bought the best flushing toilet I could find, the Kohler Santa Rosa. I had to find a toilet where the base did not go all the way back to the wall.
Others have complained about being unable to plunge it. I had to plunge it during my initial "flush tests" once. It was easy to plunge. ...don't know what others' probems were. To give an idea of what wouldn't flush, it was a ridiculously large mass of poo (high-fiber diet
) with a lot of Charmin Ultra. The bowl was full to above the water line. It
almost flushed it. My old 3-gal toilet wouldn't even come close to flushing that much.
The Ingenium system is very quiet with a good bowl wash. It flushes MUCH better than either of my old 3-gal toilets. I will install the Toto Ultramax in the other bathroom when I get time, and will post a comparison. Neither of the 3-gallon flushers in my house flush well, and both have a jet in the bottom of the bowl.
In short, I was not overwhelmed by the amount of "stuff" it could flush, though it flushes a lot. It is very quiet (both flushing and filling) and has a great bowl wash. I'm assuming the Toto will be better, but that remains to be seen. I can attest that the toilet can flush over the 500 grams that it was rated in the report, even in my poorly-designed drain line.