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The
1.6 gallon flush
In
1995 the National Energy Policy Act went
into effect and mandated 1.6 toilets for
the entire US, many issues have
materialized over clogging and
cleanliness, and if you are not careful
the double or triple flush could become a
common occurrence in your household.
During a remodel is the perfect time to
upgrade the toilet to a new non-clogging
model.
Style
& Design
 There
are one-piece and two-piece toilets. The
majority of toilets are the traditional
looking two-piece design, the one-piece
toilets are sleek and contemporary in
design and are more expensive to
manufacture but their flushing systems do
not operate any differently than a
two-piece toilet. There are round fronts
and elongated fronts. The round fronts fit
in smaller spaces. However, some people
find the elongated fronts more
comfortable. Toilets now come in different
heights, from low for children to average
to taller or comfort heights for adults,
older or disabled users. White is the most
popular color choice for toilets,
off-white is a distant second, and black
is a distant third. Other designer colors
are available however the farther from
white you get the more expensive the
toilet.
Anti-clog
toilets
Traditional
flushing systems use gravity, which is
quieter and less expensive than pressure
assisted or vacuum assisted systems. The
new anti-clog toilets use gravity combined
with larger trap ways and flush valves to
assist in creating excellent flush siphons
once only available in expensive pressure
based systems.
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Elongated
Bowls -
are more than just for
comfort, they allow a greater water
surface in the bowl.
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Flush
Valve- is the valve at the bottom
of the toilet water tank that opens to
allow water into the bowl. The larger
the diameter of the flush valve the
better.
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Bowl
Siphon/under rim jets- the design
of the bowl itself to create a more
powerful siphon effect to remove
waste.
Trap
way -is the snake-like tubing at the sides
of your toilet which water flushes
through. The better designed & larger
the opening to the trap way, the less
chances there are for clogs.
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