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Post by Joel on Sept 18, 2008 11:38:46 GMT -6
No this is not potty humor, although my wife never tires of laughing about me always having to plunge our toilet when I finish doin' ma thang. I swear I've worn out a good number of plungers over the years. So now, I've decided to do something about it!
I'm gonna get a big, bad, tough mondo toilet, but I'm not sure which is the best for the money. There are the gravity type 5-star power toilets that have 3" flapper valves which allow the entire tank to empty in about 1 second (which may mean I'll have to get good with a mop), there are the pressure-assist types that have plastic bladders in the tank which allow water pressure to build-up then whoosh the pooopies out rather forcefully, and then there are the power-assist types which have an electric pump in the tank which pushes the crappola out with a really big bad WHOOSH!
But the electric ones run $1000 and would cost alot to install. The others run maybe $200 for the gravity assist and $400 for the pressure-assist. The pressure-assist ones would be hard to fix I think, if they ever broke.
So--any opinions? Anyone have one of these thingys? My arms are getting tired of all the darn plunging! Plus I'm tired of being a constant source for laughter!
Your poopy friend,
Joel
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Post by garyw on Sept 18, 2008 19:04:14 GMT -6
Over four years ago we were constantly having our toilet overflow. I was in Home Depot and saw a brochure for a toilet that was guaranteed to clear the load from the bowl with one flush. It was the American Standard Champion toilet. Since April of 2004 we've used ours with no problem other than a leaky seal that was replaced under warranty. The part was sent by post.
The title on the warranty sheet says it all:
AMERICA'S BESTTM FLUSHING SYSTEM TEN-YEAR "WORRY-FREE DECADE" LIMITED WARRANTY
It works for us!
Gary
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Post by paul55 on Sept 19, 2008 8:07:57 GMT -6
Hey Joel. c'mon!
Take 2 teaspoons of the Berry flavored Metamucil and call it a day! You can even kill 2 birds with one stone and put it in your wine..... You'll feel good about taking a dump!
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Post by tc on Sept 19, 2008 12:14:33 GMT -6
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Post by Joel on Sept 19, 2008 12:26:23 GMT -6
Sorry Paul, but I am WAY beyond the metamucil stage (I do take that in combo with other stuff). So, for me, the next step is to fix the toidy!
OK, so that is 2 votes for American Standard Champion so far...
Joel
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Post by ScrapHeap on Sept 20, 2008 21:53:59 GMT -6
Yet another +1 for the American Standard Champion. I haven't found the time to replace both toilets yet. They aren't broke, per say, and we have other more pressing things (no pun intended) to take care of first. Anyhoooo, I've used the A.S. Champion more than once. I often have the same problem (poopie overload) and I've never slowed it down much less clogged it. I have a cousin-in law and a close friend here in town. Both work for major home improvement stores. Both recommend, own and use (literally) this poop pumper. They both have rather young children. Small to medium size toys and articles of clothing have been reported to have been whooshed away w/o clogging them up. It's as close to an industrial toilet as you'll get for home use. It's on our list for toilet replacement when we get around to doing it.
This is beginning to look a lot like a commercial for A.S. huh? Oh well. They ARE the sh*t! ;D
-Mike
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Post by susan on Sept 21, 2008 18:21:02 GMT -6
I'm going to have to get an American Standard Champion, not for me but for my mother and sister. They each seem to clog my toilet when they visit.
My mom clogged it while she was here to help me while I recovered from surgery. Of course I could only stand there in my Miami J collar and watch as she tried to get it to flush. She managed to lean on the toilet paper holder and break it off the wall in the process.
I had thrown my plunger away when I moved 1 1/2yrs before, so we had to pile into the car and go to buy one. She said "why did you throw it away?" I wasn't paying to transport something that had been in the toilet and it wasn't going in my car! You can always tell when someone lived through The Great Depression, they would put a used plunger in a box and take it with them. You can also tell who is a germaphobe.
She tried to blame it one me, since I was the last to actually use it. I'm like, "Ma, I haven't pooed in this toilet since before surgery...3 weeks earlier" (I had been using the downstairs toilet most of the time).
My family and their bulky stools! Maybe the Champion is the answer. Hey, this is turning into a commercial. ;D
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Post by Joel on Sept 22, 2008 10:55:08 GMT -6
OK I've become an expert now on this topic. Check it out: today I am going to Lowe's to special order an American Standard Champion 4, Elongated, One-Piece toilet! (It is lower than the others and will thus fit under the 30" extended sink counter, which was another problem entirely!). Within a couple of weeks I sound be experiencing a whole new level of poopy-freedom!
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Post by Joel on Sept 29, 2008 10:23:13 GMT -6
Got it...used it...worked great! I will only add a slight caveat: I made the mistake of flushing it prior to getting off the seat...well, my wife had to pry me out of the seat with a crowbar.
Joel
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Post by Tmasgio on Sept 29, 2008 12:51:11 GMT -6
I guess it should beep so that you have time to react before it gets ready to suck all of the cotents down. About a 30 second warning so you can take cover.
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