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Toto Aquia Dual Flush Toilet

Toto-CST414M-Toilet
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svart91 reviewed on February 20, 2008 at 9:30 am
Value 4 star rating
Effectiveness 5 star rating
Water Conservation 5 star rating
Ease of Installation 4 star rating
Overall 4 star rating
Pros:Saves Water Cons:Hard to keep clean

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Stylish water saver
rneches reviewed on April 17, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Value 4.5 star rating
Effectiveness 4.5 star rating
Water Conservation 4 star rating
Ease of Installation 3 star rating
Overall 4 star rating
Pros:Stylish, low water use, very strong flush, quick refilling. Cons:Requires sessions with a toilet brush. Purchase Date:January 2008

I replaced two of the three toilets at my mother's house with these dual flush toilets. The city utility offers a generous rebate for installing dual flush toilets, so we almost made a profit installing them.

Installation was somewhat more complicated than I anticipated. Nothing a professional plumber would have trouble with, but I was a little surprised to have to drill holes into the concrete subfloor. Ask your plumber to glue a strip of rubber sheeting (or something similar) to the underside of the base, especially if the floor is not perfectly flat. This will prevent wobbling and chipping.

This toilet has a violently powerful flush. The 1.6 gallons are in and out of the bowl in about a second, maybe two. Those turds don't stand a chance. Even the 0.9 gallon low-flush option is vigorous enough for a medium-size duce.

I have two operational complaints :

(1) All toilets have the turd-stickage problem, but this model is worse than typical. Get yourself a small toilet brush, and keep it handy. I've never understood why toilet bowls aren't coated with teflon. Maybe an ocasional shot of Pam cooking oil would help keep things sliding along.

(2) Make sure the tank lid is aligned properly, or the buttons can get stuck in the "on" position. This will let the whole tank drain into the bowl, and waste a bunch of water.

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