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The other day, after having to repeatedly flush a 1.6 gallon tank, I was thinking about alternatives…like the nice old 5 gallon tanks, or the air assist 1.6 gal. units I’ve seen. Would this work: take a 1.6, put it high up on the wall like the Victorians did, and connect it to the bowl with some pipes. Wouldn’t the additional pressure head clean the bowl like nobody’s business? Is this my million dollar idea?
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Connect the tank to the bowl with a 3" line, and use a tank that holds AT LEAST 3 gallons, preferably 4 or 5, and you would have a good system.
1.6 gallons is only capable of so much. Doesn't matter how high you mount it, it's still only 1.6 gallons.
Just a thought...
James DuHamel
*Mike ,canyou add a chunk of plastic pipe to the overflow and then raise the water line inthe tank? Maybe add another .6 to 1.2 gal. I have one that I added a PVC connector to my over flow
*Mike-I'm not a plumber(obviously)but I installed a Briggs toilet last year 1.6 and it just about pulls the hair off yer a** when it flushes.It has a 2 1/2" trapway.I wanted 2 more for upstairs but Lowes and Home Depot don't stock them anymore.I put in 2 American Standard's upstairs this week and they have a 2" trapway and flush pretty good but not as good as the Briggs.The briggs is rim flush and the am std is jeted trap flush. I wasn't looking to spend more than $100 each. These cost about $80.Man, there are toilets out there that cost over 2 bills and they don't flush that great.Bob
*The posters that are writing about the larger trapways have it right. In many cases the small trapway is the limiting factor in the flush.You'll certainly get more velocity from mounting the tank higher, but if your "offering" is getting stuck in a poorly sized or designed trapway, you'll simply be sloshing hi-velocity water on the floor. It'll be an improvement fr most clogginas, but not a cure-all.Toto toilets are a bit more expensive, but in my opinion, they are worth it.
*Toto with the 3" discharge is the choice here.....
*Guess this isn't my million dollar idea after all. Shows what I know about toilets. Thanks guys!
*I'm seriously worried about the hair that Prodek has been losing. Not only that but if indeed he is flushing while seated, he should be wearing a seat belt to avoid other discharge deviations. His dangling plumbing apparatus could be caught in a high speed vortex, causing rotationalunbalance - a medical term I just invented - to leave him confused about whether his left or his right one hurts..
*We've been using Eljer toilets as of late and we're told that they are easily convertable to (I think) 3 gallon flush (according to our plumber) and we haven't had any complaints or had to convert any. We used to use Gerber and had all kinds of problems. I almost felt like handing customers a plunger at closing! ;) I had a buddy that put 2 new stools in his old house. He bought a cheapie $59 one and a more expensive $200 one because he claimed his wife could easily jam up a std. toilet. After trials, the $59 toilet out performs the expensive jobbie. You don't always get what you pay for!My 2 cents,John
*Mike ,Gotta cheapie about 120 bucks total tank and bowl not counting the rebate from the city(our city gives a 60 buck rebate when you buy a water saving toilet). It works great occasionally when i had a great meal the night before i have to double flush but not to often. It works pretty good. its a american standard cant remember the p/n though
*LOL Piffin- I can't afford to lose much more hair.The seat belt thing isn't a bad Idea for the old courtesy flush on these new jetted models,and Ron,lets not get into meals and toilets,that's just too much information for me.haha Bob
*Lowe's carries a pressurized model for just less then $200. They make a little more noise, but it's over quick. I forget who the manufacturer is, but is uses the Flushmaster unit which is supposed to be pretty good. I'd rather spend the money on the toilet then decorator plungers.
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The other day, after having to repeatedly flush a 1.6 gallon tank, I was thinking about alternatives...like the nice old 5 gallon tanks, or the air assist 1.6 gal. units I've seen. Would this work: take a 1.6, put it high up on the wall like the Victorians did, and connect it to the bowl with some pipes. Wouldn't the additional pressure head clean the bowl like nobody's business? Is this my million dollar idea?