New toilet for play area

On Sunday, I went to Menard's to get a rake, but wound up buying a new toilet instead. Got it for $69 with $20 rebate. It is one of the elongated high rise toilets. It will use half the water per flush....and that can be QUITE a savings. Being 6'2" the tall toilets are so much more comfortable, and the elongated is great for those of us into Enemas. So, instead of putting it in upstairs, I put it in down here in the basement play area, where it had it's first "test" Sunday night. A great invesment for the play area.........

Dan

Sounds like a great investment. When my GF Sue moved in, one of the first things that we bought for our bedroom were 2 armchairs...most people think that they are just chairs, but if you remove the cushion, there is a toilet seat and a large plastic bucket underneath.

My bathroom is the most important room in the house. Being "into" enemas the toilet and bidet combination was essential. My nice plumber was slightly surprised when I asked for this but oblidged. I would never want to be without a bidet now. The thought of not being able to wash after I've done a poo is too horrible.

We've had a bidet in the master bathroom for the last 25 years. I don't think we could be without one now.

Just KNOW and don't guess where your local codes are. Best to have the installation done by a licensed plumber, so that you know you will be properly vented at the stack, with zero leaks anywhere, least of all under the foundation.

Lisa,

Thank you for bringing the need for re-venting to attention, as some

may not think about that, or codes. I know about re-venting, and had added the revent 20 yrs. ago when I installed the first toilet during replacing all of the soil stack. The toilet is less than 3 ft. from

the soil stack. At 1.26 gpf, it will cut the water usage in half.

In fact, I liked the toilet I put in Sunday so much, that I went and

got another like it and already switched out the one in the bath room

upstairs. Being 6'2", the tall ones are more comfortable. I thought

about getting one of the Toto's that squirt water on your butt and

then blows air, but didn't.

Dan