Toilets: Toilet Buying Guide Tips

Toilets are really important equipment used constantly and one of the most overlooked pieces of a bathroom. People will focus more on a bathtub or the vanity instead of focusing on the toilet. There are many types of toilets, such as traditional, low level, back to wall, wall hung, and many more. But it is really important to know that not all the toilets are the standard toilets. So be sure to check our toilet buying guide.

Toilet Buying Guide

This toilet buying guide will assist you before you buy your next toilet. So be sure to:

·         Decide if you’ll be using a one piece or two piece toilet

·         The selected toilet shall be in compliance with local standards

·         Select the type of installation

·         Measure the available space where the toilet will be installed

·         When possible, try to buy a toilet from a branded name

·         Decide between a circular or elongated toilet bowl

Toilet Features

In addition to the buying guide, also consider these important toilet features

1.      Water Saving- Some toilets could have a water sense certification, high-efficiency toilets flushing with 1.28 gallons or less per flush, as compared with the 1.6 gallons of conventional toilets.

2.      Dual Flush- Do you want to choose a toilet that can provide you with the ability to have a partial flush for liquids or a full flush for solid waste?

3.      Toilet Bowl Height- Comfort toilets are considered as non-traditional toilets. A standard bowl rim is located about 15 inches above the floor, but toilets bowls at 17 inches are considered the best ones. A 17 inch and even a 19 inch toilet bowl height will also be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

4.      Bowl shape- An elongated bowl, although occupies more space, provides more seating space and allows fewer odors to escape. Take this into consideration as an elongated bowl could be up to 6” longer than a standard bowl.

5.      One Piece Toilet- Two piece toilets are cheaper than one piece’s but they tend accumulated dust in between the tank and the bowl. One-piece toilets are more expensive and can be harder to install than a two-piece toilet. As for performance they are almost the same.

6.      Flush Systems- Rubber flappers are things of the past. Look for newer flush towers that are more reliable than old flappers. Pressure-assist toilets are more water-efficient flushers than gravity toilets.