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Hi – Does anyone know if there is a huge difference in quality between buying a Kohler product in a plumbing showroom vs Home Depot? I have fallen in love with the basic Tea for Two tub (5.5 feet in length and a lovely whopping 24″ in depth!) Home Depot sells it for about $1,100 and I am waiting on a quote from the plumbing showroom.
It is even worth lifting the toilets to ensure the outlets aren't half-blocked by a crushed wax ring. We've previously replaced the full-gush models with toilets using 2and 3 times the water as Toto and that always required 2 flushes. But the Totos are always clear in one 'gulp'.
It looks like 11 3/4" is the absolute minimum. Thats with the unit touching the wall. The Kohler is even tighter. Sterling I'm sure is the same as Kohler. I'd look into either moving the drain, or changing the thickness/location of the wall behind the toilet. Or get a big shoe horn.
Personally, I don't like Kohler toilets. As an avid "user" of said devices, I find I have more problems when the toilet is a Kohler than anything else. I just got our first Toto (high end pricy Guenevere), and I have to say I'm less than impressed with its performance compared to the 3 other American Standard "Champion".
The Kohler branded Fluidmaster valve uses a flow restrictor where the refill tube (the black hose) is attached to the fill valve body. The only way to adjust the water level in the bowl is to change the restrictor. Your plumber should have checked the bowl level before leaving.
1.6 flush units are not all the same. I used to have (can't find it) a test result from an independent lab on the flush ability (movement of solids) on various models of new toilets. I install Gerber and the were the 4th best with Toto being number one. Interest enough American Standard and Kohler were like 22nd and 26th or something there abouts.
My guess is that the toilets and tubs in the house, which vent through the same stack are slowly robbing the toilet in question of a few ounces of water per use. Fill the tub next to the toilet and watch for the toilet water to go down. It is a relatively easy fix and has nothing to do with the Kohler brand - this time. Ha! Frankie
The big box stores tend to carry specific part number toilets. the same thing goes for major appliances. You can look online at Home Depot and Lowes and compare part numbers. (sometimes even the brand names are different.) If you like, you can compare part numbers. and have a chat at the plumbing house of your choice.
In this article I’ll detail the installation of a close coupled toilet. But you also can use this advice to install any toilet, be it a one piece Kohler or a temperature-controlled Toto. If you’re installing a toilet in new construction, I urge you to reinforce the floor under the toilet. Turn off the water and drain the toilet
These toilets have separate buttons for flushing liquid waste with less water and solid waste with the full tank of water. But single-flush toilets use so little water now—down to just 0.8 gpf—and do it so successfully that dual-flush toilets aren’t worth the trouble, according to most experts.