That is, unless my toilet uses 3 gallons of water to flush. Take a look at this video of the old toilet and just make a guess. This thing flushes full stream for nearly 15 seconds and has very little power.(See the new toilet flush lower on this page)
What if I had a chicken-fried chicken dinner and mashed potatoes the day before? Let's not think about that. But I can tell you that I was scared the first few times I flushed this toilet when it contained something because I was afraid it wouldn't go down.
In a major change to be green, we went on a search for a dual flush toilet. They can be expensive, so we had to do our homework. If you're searching for a water saving toilet that has enough power, look no further. We found a single flush toilet that is not only powerful, but very affordable.
This is the Aquasource All In One High-Efficiency High-Performance Toilet from Lowe's.
The model Number is TL-7600HC-HET-LO. It was only $112.00 and was worth every penny. I thought that the quality might be lacking but I found that it was a good buy. We purchased two and replaced both bathroom toilets.
However, I'd never replaced a toilet before so I had to talk to the Facility Supervisor at my job to give me 
the run-down. It wasn't all that bad and it only required about an hour of my time for each toilet. The AquaSource came with all of the parts needed to do the full install except for the tools. Something I hadn't anticipated was getting the water out of the old toilet. The trusty shop-vac did the job. I turned the water off, flushed the toilet and then sucked the remaining water from the drain. (Take another look at that wallpaper !!! ) 
Then I had to remove the toilet which is quite easy, and clean up the floor underneath. The wax ring is the most disgusting thing about the underside of a toilet. Especially this one since it had been sitting there for about 25 yrs. Remember to stick some paper in the drainage hole to keep gases from coming into the house - and so you don't have to stare into the pipe, good lord.
I had to use a hack saw to cut the bolts when I was done, but other than that the directions were simple. Just make sure you have all the tools you'll need before-hand. I used a socket wrench, a flat-head screwdriver, a putty knife and a hacksaw (And plenty of paper towels - that wax is thick stuff).
Make sure the new wax ring makes a good seal when you place the new toilet to the ground.
Q: How much water does it use?
From my estimation, it uses about 1 gallon of water per flush. But you can adjust the amount with the device in the tank. If you don't have enough flush strength, raise the available water level in the tank and you're finished. Normally I just tap the handle rather than hold it down and I bet it uses less than one gallon!
Now, the moment you've been waiting for. Watch the AquaSource flush! It exactly as advertised:
the run-down. It wasn't all that bad and it only required about an hour of my time for each toilet. The AquaSource came with all of the parts needed to do the full install except for the tools. Something I hadn't anticipated was getting the water out of the old toilet. The trusty shop-vac did the job. I turned the water off, flushed the toilet and then sucked the remaining water from the drain. (Take another look at that wallpaper !!! ) 
Then I had to remove the toilet which is quite easy, and clean up the floor underneath. The wax ring is the most disgusting thing about the underside of a toilet. Especially this one since it had been sitting there for about 25 yrs. Remember to stick some paper in the drainage hole to keep gases from coming into the house - and so you don't have to stare into the pipe, good lord.
I had to use a hack saw to cut the bolts when I was done, but other than that the directions were simple. Just make sure you have all the tools you'll need before-hand. I used a socket wrench, a flat-head screwdriver, a putty knife and a hacksaw (And plenty of paper towels - that wax is thick stuff).
Make sure the new wax ring makes a good seal when you place the new toilet to the ground.
Q: How much water does it use?
From my estimation, it uses about 1 gallon of water per flush. But you can adjust the amount with the device in the tank. If you don't have enough flush strength, raise the available water level in the tank and you're finished. Normally I just tap the handle rather than hold it down and I bet it uses less than one gallon!
Now, the moment you've been waiting for. Watch the AquaSource flush! It exactly as advertised:
That's only a 4 second flush! The review on this toilet is very high and I highly recommend getting one. 5 stars. This is going to save a lot on the water bill. And here is a bonus: You'll never see water overflowing onto your floor if it gets stopped up because it doesn't use enough on the flush to spill over!
Booyah.
Yes...I love my new AquaSource toilet. It's the High Efficientcy Elongated model #AIO7800HET-LO. The only issue I have is that it takes my tank forever to fill. I don't believe it's the toilet though, it miught bemy water pressure, or me being I installed it myslef lol
ReplyDeleteWell, you're on to something there. When we do it ourselves we find that there are a lot of variables to deal with. In fact, My children kept leaving their droppings in the toilet with loads of toilet paper. I thought they simply weren't flushing. But it turns out the water level wasn't high enough to create a full flush. But adjusting the amount filling the tank did the trick. Now I just need to remind them to hit the trigger before they hit the shower!
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