What toilet should I buy? - We TEST the BEST and the WORST! 

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What about 15 balls?! 😂

Lol! Yes!

I have 3 of them myself!

As honest and vigorous a comparison test I’ve ever seen

Thank you!

Love to hear it!

I have them in my home and they do well!

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😅 I am holding out for a Milwaukee M18 toilet with a 6 inch valve.

Agreed!

Lol. I too have found dentures ins clogged toilet before!

Awesome! Some would have concerns about having enough water to carry the waste down the line to the main sewer. I'm glad it's working for you!

Just give it a nice courtesy flush after your first flush to make sure enough water has made it through the line to wash away any paper or solids

Championa do well. I have a few in my own home.

That's why we did it!

I've read that the Glacier Bay is made by Kohler for Home Depot. So it should work good.

@@michics100 yes Home Depot owns Glacier Bay

Best on the market!

Gotta add the humor when talking to toilets.

We might try it out!

That's a throne right there!

Lol

Ha!

Yeah we've seen a few! Great units!

Glad it was helpful!

I bought this toilet based on ur review 🤣

@@jasonpereira1637 great! It's a pretty good one!

We were too!

Done have special coatings to prevent streaking

We might do that!

Glad you enjoyed it! I enjoyed the Snickers bar!

😂 Best candy bar to use is "Baby Ruth", unless you don't like those. How about both? Cut some in half too and add to the load. We have fun pranks by tossing a Baby Ruth in the pool sometimes to freak peeps out when there's company with kids. 😂😂

We might need to compare a 3.5 gpf with a new high end toilet.

@@SmedleyPlumbing more rinse and better drain flow is usually benefits of more water usage

Toto Aquia. I've had mine for at least 15 years and we've never been able to clog it. Even intentionally trying to clog it. It's a wash-down toilet with a rear outlet. In our case, we have an adapter on it to convert it to a floor mount.

@@grayrabbit2211 I've installed many Toto drakes and they work decent for how little water they use the 1.6 gpf models from about 2002 until 2014 the 1.28 gpf are not as good like most Ulf water closets the flush cycles are so short they cannot possibly have the power more water can do the best late model water closet available imo is the Kohler Highline el 1.28 they seem to work decently enough I have had no call backs with any of Kohler Highlines but they are all the elongated models with 12 inch rough in and 2 piece gravity just my experience on this matter

We might put them up against the Glacier Bay!

@@SmedleyPlumbing please do!

Good to know!

Kohler was not available on the shelf at our local Home Depot.

@@SmedleyPlumbing wow that's a shock lol. Still a great video

So far no issues yet. They do have unique internal parts. So rebuilds will for sure be different. Toto is a great toilet as well. The only reason we didn't have them in this video was because they aren't sold in the store at Home Depot.

Fingers crossed!

Wow, thank you!

Pretty sure it won't pass a pool ball but we might have to compare these two.

We might!

We might do that!

It’s been done. Toto won!

@@tulipsontheorgan can th Toto flush a billiard ball?

We did the tall elongated toilet.

Learn something new every day!

​@@SmedleyPlumbing To get the cranberry jelly out, you puncture a hole in the non-lid end of the can, turn it over and open it with can opener. Turn it over and it slides right out. The label is upside down indicating that the cans are stored in the pantry lid side down so the air at the other end does not get compressed or eliminated through the cranberry.

@@jbsimmons54 thanks!

They work but dang they are loud! They also can explode and send porcelain shrapnel flying!

Can it handle a billiard ball?

@@SmedleyPlumbing good question.. The porcelain definitely can with ease with a rear drain port. I don't remember how large the diameter of the plastic adapter is.

Those were good toilets!

@@SmedleyPlumbing Yeah I installed those in my house and when I find them on marketplace, I restore and re-sell them. Honestly the best toilets Kohler ever made

This is true.

Yep. Toothbrushes has caused many toilet replacements over the years.

Tank vs. tankless toilets?

Not sure. We never lifted the black cover that's in the tank to see what's inside.

Residential water lines would have to be 1" or larger for even a one bath home. The expense would be deep into the tens of thousands.

Ha! Kids are the ultimate test! I don't think any of these will flush a kid 🤣😂

Glad you enjoyed it!

I don't know if those are readily available in our area.

I appreciate that

I have no clue on that one. Lol

The Glacier Bay won this challenge.

Any difference between the two piece and one piece power flush?? Do they perform similar?

@@barretwells3380 they probably perform the same. But nobody likes installing the one piece units. They are heavy and often have skirted sides and make mounting a royal pain in the butt.

Good ideas!

I don't like them. They are very loud abs don't flush as good as they should like they would.

I don't think they'll flush a pool ball. But they weren't used because they weren't the most powerful or the cheapest available at home Depot.

@@SmedleyPlumbing Hey thanks for the reply. Really appreciate it. Definitely makes my choice clearer . But when I get the Powerflush I won’t be tempted to flush a whole roast chicken 😁

@@dmongru good choice! 😂

I really appreciate your wonderful sense of humor and your knowledge. I wonder what are the pros and cons of elongated vs round and attached or fully connected bowl backing toilets. Wish you were our Plumber. He came in February and just now is able to do our job. We need to choose a toilet. I am disabled so I do need the heightened size. Thanks again for taking your time to do this review.

@@janieepperson-bloomfield7415 thank you for the kind words! Elongated give a little more room for hygiene activities. One piece toilets have fewer crack and crevices so they are easier to clean.

All three will flush better that's 5 gpf toilet. Modern toilets are great. The first round of 1.6 gpf toilets were horrible. But that was back in the 90's.

But it works! They're likely needed for the suction action.

Modern 1.6 gpf toilets are awesome. Show me one from the 80's and 90's that can flush 15 pool balls.

@@SmedleyPlumbing - Nobody ever needed to flush a pool ball.

@@S955US84 you'd be surprised 😯 😆

Always!

We might test all those!

​@@SmedleyPlumbing Wish you would test the Toto Drake II. Seems that this is all plumbers seem to be installing out here in the west and intermountain west. Same for other plumbers I've seen on YT. It may flush well, but from what I've seen with the rimless design, the Toto Drake (first incarnation) doesn't have enough wash down. There are others with "terlit collections" and have oldies put to the test, namely the "Standard" Modernus and Devoro models that are nearly 100 years old with various sizes and thicknesses of washcloths, towels, and mud/fireplace ashes to save on purchasing food items. They performed spectacularly, even on less water, while everything since the 1980's onward fails. Seems the engineering lessons of yesteryear in terlit designs have been forgotten. Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it and the public pays the price. Seems that with a simple addition of a pressurised water tank on existing water lines of 3/4" or greater, a home can switch to flushometers with a lot better performance than a tank can provide. Separate PVC lines need to be run from the tank to flushometers. Contrast the cost of that with the high end $350 terlits. Won't have to spend more money for the best flushing terlits. I prefer flushometers. Grew up with one on a "Standard" Modernus. Nothing stopped that thing up! Washdown was spectacular. I was skeptical of this YT review initially and I have to say - job well done!

@@jbsimmons54 thanks!

⁠@@jbsimmons54 There’s tests and there’s tests and there’s tests, but all I know is that my Coroma Clean Flush toilet works perfectly for me. Had it installed a few days ago. For my 1st level I’ll install a Kohler Wellworth, that’s if I can get a bottom fed mains water. Sure if you’re engineering for certain design parameters, you’ll discover that they do somethings extremely well and not so well on others as in Formula 1 motor racing or Americas Cup sailing. Anyway an entertaining video. Small things amuse small minds, I have a small mind, lol. Cheers NZ.

@@SmedleyPlumbing I've moved on from the rimless dual outlet Toto Drake with poor bowl rinse. I really like the American Standard Vormax that has a single outlet on the left rear quadrant. Superb! Ought to give that a look/see if you haven't.

I wouldn't. They make a lot of noise but don't perform as well as some of these. They can also explode sending porcelain shrapnel flying!

@@SmedleyPlumbing I have the Turbo Flush model, It was very good at flushing, however there was a recall and a retrofit kit was sent out because they were prone to exploding. The kit included a stainless steel strap to go around the ABS tank part, and a new Water connection valve that reduced the water pressure. The Result, it no longer works as a one flush toilet, At least I know it's not going to explode but it's going to be replaced because their retrofit made it worse than a standard cheap toilet. I'm looking at the Niagara Stealth model Even thought I was Set on the Glacier Bay Power Flush after you're review, I like the Niagara 0.8 GPF . Water is not getting any cheaper , thank you for the great review you did an excellent job.

We might do that! We do know from experience that the modern 1.6 gpf toilets flush substantially better than the old 3.5 gpf toilets. However the drain system does love the extra water from the 3.5's.

Kohler can't seem to keep a consistent parts in their toilets. So everything ends up being a special order repair.

Thanks!

Great feedback. Are we talking leaving TP remnants or leaving skid marks?

After the flush stop specs of remnants like tiny particles come back from the trap back into the bowl. So it does not give a full clean. For ur next test you should do fine particles see if 95% + can be flushed. This toilet only does well with the big stuff hence all your test worked.

They are good!

Do it! 😂

Compact?

@@SmedleyPlumbing smaller depth, front to back.

Thanks!

Kohler isn't known for flushing power.

@@SmedleyPlumbing Loudest Toilet Known to Man, Especially the Commercial ones..

​@@m9ovich785 That loudest Kohler terlit, king of commercial terlits on flushometers is the Kohler Highcrest. King of truck stops! 🤣

@@jbsimmons54 AHHAHAHAHA

Not too many people have caught that one!

Anyone that has watched the movie Caddyshack should instantly recognize the snickers bar as a perfect analog for a turd. Bill Murray was the guy eating one after it went for a dip in the pool during the country club swimming pool scene.

@@orlandotech bingo!

Glacier Bay Power flush with the billiard balls on the box.

This is the $130 2-peice version

@@incredibleadventures1027 hard to believe a little 1.28 toilet can do all that.

@@SmedleyPlumbing yeah I see them, I'm interested in the one piece version of that. I opened the box at the store and it looked like a 2-inch flush valve but I have found out that home Depot specifications page are oftentimes wrong. So home Depot says it's a 3-inch flush valve but I measured it and it's definitely a 2-ish.

@@ArcolaBridge If you were to lift the lid on the glacier Bay power flush you can't even see the flush valve from inside the tank. Honestly I have no clue what size flush valve it supposed to have.

Good to know!

That would be a closet auger.

Glad it helped!

If I've learned anything as a plumber over the last 20+ years, it's that some people's "things" are significantly different size, shape, and consistency.

We might!

Ha! Go toilet go!

I know right!?

American Standard Champion Pro from Home Depot

I bet it does!

Those typically flush pretty easily 😉😂

Me too!

Thanks

Ferguson is great! They are our supplier of choice actually. Their toilet is good but it won't handle billiard balls.

@@SmedleyPlumbing I have also seen in newer construction homes some off brand name toilets like Crane and Taylor, how do you think some of these would hold up to your flush almost anything down?

@@timothyweers8054 it's a safe bet to assume that most of the toilets in a new construction home are there because they were the cheapest toilets available.

@@SmedleyPlumbing we grew up with an old toilet in our house that worked perfectly fine until we were told that there was a guideline for a more efficient toilet which is not true since you may need to flush 3x in order to get stuff down that the old one could do in 1.

@@timothyweers8054 yeah the first versions of the 1.6 gpf toilets were awful. They tried making a 3.5 gpf toilet work with 1.6 gallons and they were horrible. Good modern 1.6 gpf toilets will outperform even the old 3.5 gpf units.

You know where a guy can buy a 3x Snickers? Asking for us.

​@@SmedleyPlumbing Just press some Baby Ruth candy bars together and mold when slightly warm.

Thanks!

Thanks!

It's in there with the Sunday and chocolate swirls.

That is a closet auger.

This one isn't good enough?!😲

These are all considered high efficiency. However, we do get concerned with how much water is needed to carry the waste down the line and not just clear the bowl.

Buy what works!

Agreed. But that's all the water the tank has with normal operation.

We might add in a Kohler on the next round of tests!

That's probably because the leaks are caused by the installer and not the toilet itself.

Poor fella never stood a chance

Maybe.....

Also a great toilet!

Toro? Do you mean Toto?

@@SmedleyPlumbing yes, sorry. Autocorrect on the phone. Would love to see an extensive test against the Drake II

Huh?

Thanks!

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They are getting better that's for sure. Glazed trapways make all the difference these days.