Good new toilet?

[optistatic]

Hello!

I'm refurbishing my house at the moment, and will be fitting a new bathroom downstairs, hopefully quite soon. I am eager to end up with the sort of toilet which flushes effectively, but haven't been able to find any reviews dealing with this particular subject. Which seems a bit off to me, as flushing is the main purpose of a toilet. (The upstairs toilet flushes like a champion, and leaks like something with a dodgy stopcock and surplus overflow holes. It, too, will need to be replaced, unfortunately.)

Does anyone have any recent experience with a new toilet which flushes particularly well? Or any advice about models or brands to avoid?

Thank you very much! Also, happy new year!

 

[Dan Robinson]

It is not just about the Pan - it also about the cistern and its position.


I am a firm believer in the Geberit frames and a wall hung pan. Makes cleaning the room much easier. As well as a neat finish.

There are cheaper imitations.


My recent new bathroom at home:



And Yes, I did get the tiler to replace the one behind the pan.


And, No, there have been no Colonel Browns lurking, even after a local Balti.

 

[Nige F]

You could go High End like that - Or do what I did , Bog in a Box from Wickes. Seriously one of the best flushes I`ve ever seen . Rolls Royce or Skoda - take your pick

 

[Richardthe3rd]

Like Dan I did our shower room a couple of years ago, again like Dan I fitted a wall hung WC. But I favour Dermit McDee frames & always Roca sanitary ware.

For bog standard stuff, avoid the Wicks/B&Qs of this world. Most is cheap rubbish. Also a lot of High Street/online retailers sell trash at inflated prices.
Go to your local Plumbers' Merchants - if they're an indie even better. Better service & products.
HTH

 

[Dan Robinson]

Pretty sure that pan is Roca.

 

[Richardthe3rd]

Villiroy Boch would always be the best choice if your budget is extensive. Their porcelain is anti-skid marks & a lovely finish. Mostly manufactured in Italy & sold by the Germans.

The B&Q etc stuff is generally poorly cast & the glazing as rough as a badgers bum. Look at that rubbish with a magnifying glass & it's like the surface of the moon!!!

 

[roguetrader]

You need 'Height for sh1te' if you want to get rid of anything stubborn.
If not gloss the end of a bit of roof batten so it's easily wiped clean, then beat the cr4p out of it. (Did you see what I did there?)
All the new stuff is pretty awful due to reduced volumes, so you end up double flushing.

 

[muggles]

Twyford Galerie Optimise and Kohler Patio are both worth looking at (that's what we have and they both flush number twos on the short flush)

 

[HERTS P&D]

Twyford square range, with flapper valve.

Andy

 

[newbuildinstaller]

High level cistern!

WHOOOOOOOOOSH

Done

 

[optistatic]

Thank you all very much!

It is very interesting to see some of the suggestions posted here. I hadn't considered raising the cistern, although I'd probably have to adopt a completely different approach to do that. It is good that toilet cisterns are now made to be more eco-friendly, but I do not enjoy having to compromise on flush efficiency.

I shall now commence the shopping process...

 

[newbuildinstaller]

Yep the 6 ltr "eco" flush that requires you to flush the WC 3 times to work!!!

 

[Richardthe3rd]

Thank you all very much!

It is very interesting to see some of the suggestions posted here. I hadn't considered raising the cistern, although I'd probably have to adopt a completely different approach to do that. It is good that toilet cisterns are now made to be more eco-friendly, but I do not enjoy having to compromise on flush efficiency.

I shall now commence the shopping process...

What 'greenwash' this evo-friendly thing is. All water in the world goes on a cycle, the saving in limiting the water usage is it saves the Water/Sewage companies treating 1000 of gallons of water unessarily. It'll have little or no effect on the very limited global warming that is happening if you use a load of water to deal with your number two.

 

[HolbornFox]

Actually removed a couple of Ideal Standard loos for a LL, poor things could just not shift the, er proverbial

Couple of contract toilets in from the merchant, jobs a gooden.

 

[DeletedUser]

You need 'Height for sh1te' if you want to get rid of anything stubborn.
If not gloss the end of a bit of roof batten so it's easily wiped clean, then beat the cr4p out of it. (Did you see what I did there?)
All the new stuff is pretty awful due to reduced volumes, so you end up double flushing.

Or your hand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5DjFVQmDG8