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What toilet can handle big dumps?

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#1 ·
I was wondering what peoples opinions are on what the best toilet is, that can handle large amounts of waste. My sister is very frustrated with all the toilets in her house because they always clog. People in her family take very large dumps and the toilets clog every single time. No plumber has been able to help. They have American Standards, and have been through a couple of different types of toilets, including Kohler and she doesn't want toilets that flush loud like a rocket. What is your opinion on which is the best non-clogging toilet?
 
#2 ·
The bigger the flush valve the less likely to clog. I would be looking for a toilet with a 3" flush valve. other than that, not sure what else you could do, other than layoff the high fiber diets........:yes:

Mark
 
#12 ·
It's not just the water passage size from tank to bowl. You can get various sizes of traps as well. On top of that, you want the trap to be glazed the entire way.


I have a very inexpensive Eljer 1.6 gpf, elongated bowl that works exceptionally well. I think it was like $125 or so (maybe less as it was on sale).

It has a 3" passage from tank to bowl and (I think) a 2 1/8" trap diameter and full length glazed.

If you can stop this baby up, it's time to see a doctor.
 
#7 ·
After a LOT of research, I bought a Toto Drake toilet with 1.6 gallon flush for our master bathroom. It has excellent user feedback for being a great non-clogging toilet compared to their previous toilets that needed a plunger besides them. It's a gravity feed toilet and cost me about $260. A bit expensive but I think worth it if I never have any clogging problems with just normal use. (kids throwing stuff in toilets don't count of course ;) )

I wanted a 1.6 gallon flush (instead of a 1.28 gallon flush) since that's the highest volume flush that's permitted now. I think there's Toto toilets with 1.28 gallon flush that are said to work well but I just feel better with the max flush volume permitted.

HRG
 
#9 ·
I also recommend the Toto Drake. I have 3 of them in our house. in the last 3 years since moving into our new built home I have not had to use the plunger. It sits forlorn somewhere in the basement.

In our old home we had Mansfleld and American standard toilets I believe. Both clogged regularly.

The extra money for the Toto Drake has been worth every penny.

In my search I found the MaP Testing (Maximum Performance Testing) by the California Urban Water Conservation Council to be the best source of information on toilets and their performance.

Here is their website:
http://www.cuwcc.org/MaPTesting.aspx

Here is the PDF describing their test protocols:
http://www.cuwcc.org/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=13732

and finally here are the most recent toilet test results:
http://www.cuwcc.org/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=16080

Even if you decide to go with something else you can use the above info for a real comparison. The advertising put out by the manufacturer is a bunch of hooey. Read through the report and you will be amazed at some of the name brand toilets that don't work very well at all.


I am so glad I found this report before I bought. Remember for the most part you will get what you pay for... cheap generally means a "Crappy" flush, pun intended.

I hope this helps.

My final recommendation is to buy the ADA version (taller seat) of whatever brand you go with, especially if you are a tall person. It makes the toilet so much more comfortable to use.
 
#11 ·
I bought an American Standard Cadet 4 at HD after one of my kids fiinally got something stuck in the toilet trap that I couldn't get out. It had the highest flush rating at the time and cost 200 dollars. They had a video with a guy flushing a bucket of golf balls down this toilet. It's been in for about 4 years, haven't had a clog yet.
 
#13 ·
i had a customer who's son was on medication making his "dump" very large and hard (insert bad joke here :laughing:). she had bought 3 different wc's at HD that he managed to clog easily. after looking around on the internet I got her a Caroma Carravelle http://www.amazon.com/Caroma-989646W-Caravelle-One-Piece-Dual-Flush/dp/B0014E7QIA that she has had for over a month now without one clog. I was very amazed with the flush when i installed it, and the trapway on it was over 3". the only disadvantage was that being a dual flush, very little water sits in the bowl so it requires more cleaning. but thats a heck of a lot better than calling a plumber every month to clear a toilet :yes:
 
#14 ·
I was wondering what peoples opinions are on what the best toilet is, that can handle large amounts of waste. My sister is very frustrated with all the toilets in her house because they always clog. People in her family take very large dumps and the toilets clog every single time.
:laughing::laughing::laughing: This has to be the classiest post of the day
 
#16 ·
The water saver toilets of the mid 90s were a joke, just a regular toilet rigged to get by on 1.6 they probably used more water with multiple flushes than they ever saved. Most of the cheap toilets sold today are not much better. Look for a toilet with a larger flapper opening, larger and fully glazed trapway. These will provide a very powerful flush without the loudness of a pressure assist. I installed an American Standard Champion in my house and it actually flushes better than the pressure assist toilet in my second bath. It was over $200 but in this case you certainly get what you pay for, it never clogs. As another poster mentioned definitely get a "chair height" or "right height" model.

You can get a low end model with poor performance from any manufacturer, you gotta pick the right model, guaranteed it won't be the cheap one!
 
#23 ·
Nice thread! LOL I just sent this email to my wife.

A new Commode for your Birthday LOL ? While reading through the threads on DIY (do it yourself) forum I ran up on this thread.
http://www.diychatroom.com/f7/what-toilet-can-handle-big-dumps-94890/index2/
So's you won't have to read through the whole thing I saw this post which I believe is true.

The water saver toilets of the mid 90s were a joke, just a regular toilet rigged to get by on 1.6 they probably used more water with multiple flushes than they ever saved. Most of the cheap toilets sold today are not much better. Look for a toilet with a larger flapper opening, larger and fully glazed trapway. These will provide a very powerful flush without the loudness of a pressure assist. I installed an American Standard Champion in my house and it actually flushes better than the pressure assist toilet in my second bath. It was over $200 but in this case you certainly get what you pay for, it never clogs. As another poster mentioned definitely get a "chair height" or "right height" model.

You can get a low end model with poor performance from any manufacturer, you gotta pick the right model, guaranteed it won't be the cheap one!

I have known that ToTo commodes do not clog. Some time later this year lets be looking for a sale at HD or Lowes. Our commode waste water because it has to be flushed 3-4 times when I use it or it cloggs. Our commodes we use now were not cheap units and would make a nice replacement for Mom or the Kids.
http://www.totousa.com/Neorest/Neorest500.aspx Impressive isn't it? Only about $3800. Complete with remote.

Click here then click on elongated. The DIY site has a good review on the drake. The one piece units are nice, but I will settle for a 2 piece.
Also it might be better for our septic tank is we have less water going into it.
http://www.totousa.com/Products/Toilets.aspx
Love XXXXX

p.s. I have not liked our commodes for 15 years.
 
#29 ·
A funny as this thread is, it is an improtant topic. I am also loking to buy a more powerful toilet for my basement. It is not such a big deal for me since I remember to preflush afer dropping a duece. But the last straw was on New Years Eve. I had some guests over and eventually someone clogge dit since they were not used to my patheticlly weak flush. It was very embarrasing for both of us. The home store I was at also had flush ratings. The best performers all had 4" flappers, but I did not think to look for a fully glazed trapway.
 
#32 ·
non clog toilets

I was having a bad time with a very old toilet. The plumber that came out to unclog it told me the toilet was old and needed to be replaced. After some internet searches for the best non clog toilet, I went with a Toto ultramax. The cost was around $400.00. This toilet DOES NOT CLOG. Best replacement ever. Very quiet flushing,low water usage, and no clogs. For what it cost to have a plumber come out, this thing paid for itself very quickly.
 
#34 ·
The Toto is great and works well and not noisy based on my limited exposure. I used one in China that in addition to the remote, there was an automatic opener/closer. It also had a stereo system that came on when entered unless you canceled off ($7000 in china because they bought it in Japan). Along side (separated by a partial height glass block wall), was a bidet and then a traditional "bombsight" toilet with a pitcher of water next to the footprints painted on.

Dick
 
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