Shroud around flush valve???

jafriede · Sep 16, 2009

The Gerber toilets in my new 1997 house have a shroud in the tank surrounding the flush valve. It basically looks like a coffee can. When you flush, the water on the inside of the "can" goes down through the flush valve and the water outside seems to just stay there. I have never seen anything like this before.

The toilets clog quite easily and I'm wondering if these are OEM or just some add-on the previous owners did to cut the flush volume down?

Thanks!

JohnjH2o1 · Sep 16, 2009

That is OEM. That was Gerbers first attempt at 1.6 gal. flush. The toilet never did have a good flush. As far as the new Gerber toilets they still don't flush. They have always been a secondary line.

John

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jafriede · Sep 16, 2009

johnjh2o1 said:
That is OEM. That was Gerbers first attempt at 1.6 gal. flush. The toilet never did have a good flush. As far as the new Gerber toilets they still don't flush. They have always been a secondary line.

John

Thanks for the info. Can it be removed and a standard flush valve be put in?

Terry · Sep 16, 2009

Thanks for the info. Can it be removed and a standard flush valve be put in?

You can, but if you flush with more water and the bowl plugs, you will have a large mess.

The trapway on the Gerber is horrible.
Gerber Aquasaver, 150 MaP grams

jafriede · Sep 16, 2009

Terry said:
You can, but if you flush with more water and the bowl plugs, you will have a large mess.

The trapway on the Gerber is horrible.

Good point

I put an A.S. Cadet III in my old house and really miss it!

Cadet 3 tank problems

JohnjH2o1 · Sep 16, 2009

jafriede said:
Good point

I put an A.S. Cadet III in my old house and really miss it!

There you go.

John

Terry · Sep 16, 2009

I had a Gerber Aquasaver installed for just two weeks while I was testing it.

Not a good idea to keep them.
They plug very easily.

Replacing with the Toto was so much better.

Every once in a while, I need to see how the other half lives though.
Otherwise it would be TOTO all the time.

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