| Whether you're having a new house built or | | | | it is refilled with water. When flushing, the |
| are just fixing up your current home, think | | | | pressurized air pushes the water more |
| about this. With the all the things you're | | | | strongly into the bowl, resulting in a better |
| thinking about, the toilet probably doesn't | | | | flush. On the downside, besides the bigger |
| seem too important. However, don't forget | | | | expense, these toilets tend to be noisier and |
| about the toilet, a true hallmark of a | | | | harder to repair. |
| civilized home. Following a few easy steps | | | | |
| can assist you in the choosing the perfect | | | | 5). 1 or 2 piece toilets: For the budget |
| toilet. Despite what you may think, there are | | | | minded, toilets consisting of the two |
| more types of toilets available than you can | | | | separate pieces of toilet bowl and tank are |
| imagine. | | | | appropriate. There are up to six parts in a |
| | | | one piece toilet that seamlessy make it up. |
| Look for this in a toilet: | | | | This is a more elegant style that is cleaned |
| | | | more easily and requires less space but also |
| 1). The toilet bowl's shape: The main choices | | | | has a higher price tag. |
| here are an elongated bowl and a round front | | | | |
| bowl. The round shape is appropriate if your | | | | 6). Ease of maintaining: Some toilets have |
| bathroom space is limited. Elongated-shaped | | | | features designed to make it easier to take |
| toilets are preferable if you have more space | | | | care of them. For instance, Toto, an |
| available, since their extra space provides | | | | innovative Japanese manufacturer, has |
| more comfort and sanitary piece of mind. | | | | SanaGloss, a ceramic glaze which prevents |
| | | | bacteria and mold buildup, making the toilet |
| 2). The size of the toilet: There are lots | | | | easy to clean. EasyClean is a feature found |
| of choices, with different lengths, widths | | | | on many American Standard toilets. The |
| and heights For the right fit, you will need | | | | designers at Kohler have come up with an |
| to do some measuring. You also need to | | | | insulated liner that prevents moisture from |
| consider the rough-in space, which is how far | | | | condensation on the toilet tank's outside. |
| the center of the toilet bowl is from the | | | | |
| finished wall, since this limits the size of | | | | 7). How the toilet looks: While a toilet |
| the toilet. | | | | needs to work well, it also needs to look |
| | | | good in your bathroom. Luckily, there are |
| 3). How large is your toilet trapway?: This | | | | many choices available for styles, colors and |
| is toilet part through which water and waste | | | | sizes. Bear mind, though, that choosing a |
| exit. The minimum standard size is designed | | | | color other than white can significantly add |
| to accommodate waste of up to a 1 ½ inch | | | | to the toilet's price. One approach you may |
| diameter. You may want to consider looking at | | | | to consider is to choose a toilet that is |
| a larger trapway to minimize clogging | | | | part of a bathroom suite, thus ensuring that |
| problems. | | | | are the fixtures are in harmony. |
| | | | |
| 4). The flushing system: In the US, by law | | | | 8). What else?: High end toilets may come |
| all toilets must have a 1.6 gallon tank to | | | | with heated seats, warm air drying systems |
| conserve water. However, you do still have | | | | and built-in bidets, such as the Toto |
| some choices. In gravity fed toilets, the | | | | Washlets. Kohler Comfort Height toilets have |
| weight of the water from the tank pushes the | | | | a higher seat, making sitting down and |
| waste through an S shaped trap way, as the | | | | standing easier. |
| siphon that is created empties the bowl. A | | | | |
| pressure assisted toilet enlists the use of | | | | You're now ready to go and choose your |
| air that is compressed in the toilet tank as | | | | perfect toilet. |