Monday, June 13, 2011

The second "dirty Top Secret" in the American Toilet Industry , besides they STILL sell traps/drains that are NOT GLAZED, is that the "industry standard" is a bowl LESS-THAN CHAIR HEIGHT!!, more like a kid potty !!

Most people , and most of us are adults , a lot of us are senior citizens, would probably be more comfortable sitting on a toilet bowl and toilet seat closer to normal chair height.   You might assume that most toilets are 'chair height', but if you go into Lowe's or Home Depot, you would see lots and lots of cheaper-to-build, less material,  dwarf toilets !!


So if you are looking for a new toilet, or wondering why you toilet is so uncomfortable and clog-happy,,, you may want to look into 1, a glazed trap/exit from the glazed bowl,,,2, a higher toilet of chair height so it is easier to get up and down,,,3, a larger than 2" diameter tank drain of maybe 3" or 4" for more forceful flushes with the same amount of water,,,4, a larger trap/drain from the bowl diameter instead of the old , archaic 2" diameter drain to 2 1/2" or 2 5/8s".   And instead of a round toilet bowl , if you share it with a man or boy, you may want to get an oval bowl.  And they have new toilets that sit closer to the wall , if you have an old tiny 5ft x 5ft master bath from the 50s like we do.  There are also toilets that low flush the pee and larger flush the poop,,,And some store multiple flushes in the tank ,so you don't have to wait so long for the tank to refill, if you have a busy bathroom with a large family as we did with 6.