Air Assisted Toilets

go do it

i have an extensive remodel / addition coming up and the homeowner

wants one of these air assisted toilets

anyone have any expereance with these

i have seen them in las vegas

they seem loud

not to mention the hickey on your a$$

KillerToiletSpider

Their loud, difficult to service, and when the diaphragm in the pressure tank gives, they are disposable, it can't be fixed. Tell your customer to take a look at Toto, and even Kohler's large flapper line of water closets, we have experienced a lot less problems with these.

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A flush is better than a full house.

go do it

thanks killer

the homeowner seems pretty set on this water closet

so having said what you did in your post

what brand would you recomend

KillerToiletSpider

Depends on what you want, style wise Toto brings more to the table, including price, if your looking for something more economical, go with Kohler.

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rex

i sell a lot of kohler cimmaron's they are comfort height and flush great home owners love them and they are fair priced...i have 2 one piece cimmaron's in my place

yea stay away from air assisted toilets....if they really want one sell them a mansfield quantum flush.as most supply houses have repair parts readily available

Grumpyplumber

I agree with the dissention.
I looked into them and they're not exactly easy to service, one breaks and you're likely waiting on parts.
The flush is obnoxiously loud and not much more powerful the a standard toilet.
They're basically a gimmick, "bright and shiney object" to get homeowners attention IMO.

Herk

Terry Love Plumbing was really recommending the power flush toilets some time back - don't know if he still is. But I have a Gerber power flush and it works very well, though it's loud. Later models are a bit quieter and have smaller china tanks.

I recently remodeled another bath and put in a Toto Drake. It flushes good, too, and it's a bit cheaper.

As to repairs, there are Sloan cartridges that are easy to replace, and the replacement tanks are also available - you just have to know the model. I can get one shipped in a day. But after about six or seven years, I've never had a problem with the power flush.