can someone school me on toilets?

[abseptember17]

I need to replace 2 toilets in my house b/c they are too low and my dad is disabled.  I know I need to get a toilet that has a bowl height of 17-19".  I found a few at Lowes/Menards for about $150.  I just talked to a plumber who told me I shouldn't buy a toilet from either of these places b/c they only carry cheap brands that don't flush well.  He wants me to buy a $300 Kohler.  I was really hoping that this toilet upgrade wasn't going to cost me a ton of $.  So.... do I really need buy a more expensive toilet? 

[mrs.jacinthe]

Huh? You can buy Kohler or even Toto toilets at the boxes. Also, if you don't want to buy a $300 toilet, don't.

I mean, yes, in some cases with toilets you get what you pay for, but you can most certainly find a toilet that flushes well for under $300. We installed this one in a past house and it flushed like there was a jet in there:
www.homedepot.com/p/Crane-Hymont-2-Piece-Elongated-Toilet-in-White-31054-100/202826159?N=1z136yzZ1z116vlZ1z0zbtk#.UcNjuPnVB8E

It's $230, but I think we got it on sale for like ... $160? (If you watch carefully, you can get some real deals on toilets). I hated it because it was too tall for me (short legs) but R thought it was fantastic. My parents liked it too.

[lavender444]

We did a lot of toilet research and ended up with a Toto. We bought it off Amazon and have been happy with it. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0012HBQK8/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[auntie]

My parents have Totos and I don't get the love. DS has managed to clog them several times.

DH has this one- a special order (for color) from HD-
www.americanstandard-us.com/toilets/Champion-4-Right-Height-Elongated-1.6-gpf-Toilet-2267/

It is uncloggable and ADA height. DH is really tall, so he wanted big.

DS has this one-

www.americanstandard-us.com/toilets/Triumph-Cadet-3-Right-Height-Elongated-1.6-gpf-Toilet-1969/

He hasn't clogged it either.

My plumber prefers the AS flush system, but I have a friend whose DH prefers the Kohler one.

www.us.kohler.com/us/Highline-classic-Comfort-Height-two-piece-elongated-1.28-GPF-toilet-with-Class-Five-flush-system/productDetail/Styles-of-Toilets/428043.htm?categoryId=429984&skuId=408799&page=catProductDetails&hash=id%3Dfilters%26109%3D4294962438%26startIndex%3D40%26scrollTop%3D1796

[TBM]

We had an American Standard toilet at our other house that replaced the horrible builder basic model, and we were happy enough with it that we got one to replace the water wasting, (but bad flushing) toilet in this house.

Ours is dual flush. We considered getting a pricier one to replace the one in the main bathroom, but we may just get the same model for that bathroom, since it seems to work really well.

[abseptember17]

Thanks for the feedback! I'll check out the ones you recommended.... I have to check the base to make sure it will cover what's currently there.

[auntie]

Jun 20, 2013 18:13:55 GMT -5 TBM said:

We had an American Standard toilet at our other house that replaced the horrible builder basic model, and we were happy enough with it that we got one to replace the water wasting, (but bad flushing) toilet in this house.

Ours is dual flush. We considered getting a pricier one to replace the one in the main bathroom, but we may just get the same model for that bathroom, since it seems to work really well.

OMG.

This house came with AS Plebes. The worst toilets ever. They ran constantly. My life was devoted to swapping out their innards. So happy they're out of here.

[TBM]

Jun 21, 2013 7:30:38 GMT -5 auntie said:

Jun 20, 2013 18:13:55 GMT -5 TBM said:

We had an American Standard toilet at our other house that replaced the horrible builder basic model, and we were happy enough with it that we got one to replace the water wasting, (but bad flushing) toilet in this house.

Ours is dual flush. We considered getting a pricier one to replace the one in the main bathroom, but we may just get the same model for that bathroom, since it seems to work really well.

OMG.

This house came with AS Plebes. The worst toilets ever. They ran constantly. My life was devoted to swapping out their innards. So happy they're out of here.

 We had that one too, and were wary of trying AS because of that.  We decided to chance it on a better model that fit the budget and were pleasantly surprised.   We could have replaced all of the toilets in that house with the money spent on replacement innards over the years...we should have done it sooner.

[FoxInFiji]

I <3 our Totos!