Purchasing a toilet can be very frustrating, how do you know which brands are good and should you buy a name brand toilet or a no name brand. Homeowners are trying to save money anyway they can, but when it comes to the health of your family and your home, it is important to choose a toilet wisely. There are literally hundreds of different styles of toilets out there. But we can help with the selection.
Our Top Flushing Toilets of 2009 come from two companies, Gerber and TOTO. These toilets are a step above the rest because they are dedicated to high quality and high performance. But their best feature is that they are all energy and water conserving toilets. By choosing one of the these top flushing toilets you will not only save money but conserve water too.
Good: Maxwell – The Starting line of Performance
Gerber’s Maxwell Series toilet is an elegantly styled, gravity-fed, two-piece toilet with a slim line tank; siphon-jet action; a reverse trap design; an 10 x 8-1/2″ water surface; and a glazed trapway.
Better: Viper – Ugrade to High Performance!
The Gerber Viper High Performance Toilet is a low water consumption toilet
that has a gallon per flush rate of 1.6and 600 to 750 grams of bulk waste removal. This style toilet has a Slim Line Tank. This toilet has a dual feed siphon jet. When you purchase the Gerber Viper you will save money on your yearly water bills.
This toilet is not big and bulky it actually measures in at 28-5/8 inches in height x 28-5/8 inches in width x 29-3/4 inches in depth. The water trap way is about 2″ with a water surface of 10-1/2 inches x 8-3/4 inches. The Viper has a water seal of 2-1/8 inches and a water to rim length of 5-1/4″. Due to the 1.6 gallons per flush, it is one of the best rated toilets in the industry. You will not only save money but you are also contributing to water conservation too. It also will provide a reliable and dependable flush every time. Don’t let the low water consumption fool you. Even though this toilet is in fact rated to use fewer gallons per flush, Gerber didn’t lose any of the high quality or high performance of the Viper High Performance Toilet. The fully glassed trap way has a 2″ opening and has been tested with a 2″ ball and that passed through the system with flying colors. With that being said, you can have confidence that any waste will pass through the system without any problems.
Best: Avalanche – Defies Gravity Like No Other!
The Gerber Avalanche Super Toilet is the newest toilet in the Gerber Inventory. This toilet is 17 inches in Ergo Height is ADA compliant, which means that it meets, and all of the industry standards and expectations. The Avalanche is a low water consumption toilet; this toilet is rated to use 1.6 gallons per flush or less. It has the capacity to get rid of 1000 grams of bulk waste.
The Gerber Avalanche Super Toilet measures in at 18-1/4 inches in width, 31 inches in depth and 30-3/4 inches in height. The rim height on this toilet is 17 inches and has a rim to water surface of 5-1/4 inches. The water seal that is used to keep water from leaking is about 2-1/2 inches. The Avalanche is designed with a nice slim line tank that has a color matching side trip lever. This toilet is built to last.
Drake: The TOTO Drake Toilet by TOTO is one of the most popular brands
in the toilet industry. The company has been on business for over 90 years, the company uses the best technology and the best specifications. The TOTO Drake Toilet is available in 3 different styles the Close Coupled Round Toilet, High Performance Two Piece Toilet and the Eco High Efficiency Two Piece Toilet. Each of these toilets is rated with a 1.28 gallons per flush to a 1.6 gallons per flush. These TOTO Drake Toilets are the most efficient in the industry.
The Drake Toilets are 125% bigger than the other standard flush toilets. The Close Coupled Round Tank comes with the G Max Flushing System and the E max Flushing Systems. These systems are designed to be high rated and high performance. These systems are put into place to guarantee an accurate and clean flush every time. Unlike the Gerber Avalanche who uses a 2″ trap way system the TOTO Drake Toilets are designed with a 2-1/8 inch trap way system.
If you are looking for high performance and style and design the TOTO Drake Toilet is it. Each toilet has a 3″ flush valve.
