Do Americans have pressurized toilets?

[ShawnD1]

http://www.cracked.com/article_19658_5-things-you-wont-believe-spawned-black-markets.html

Ever since 1992, American toilets by law could use only 1.6 gallons per flush. Being used to flushing power in the range of 3.5 to 5 gallons, Americans with brand-spanking-new toilets suddenly found themselves with toilets that couldn't handle their dookies.

Jesus! My toilet uses something crazy like 18.9L (5 US gallons) and even then I've managed to clog it once. How the hell do you guys manage? Do you just flush the toilet half way through dumping, then again after dumping, then again after wiping?

 

[Ichinisan]

Do you just flush the toilet half way through dumping, then again after dumping, then again after wiping?

Something like that, yeah.

 

[OutHouse]

that is what plungers are for.

 

[Blackjack200]

I typically flush my toilet 2 or 3 times per dook, even then it clogs pretty frequently. Contractors used to save high flow toilets when they pulled them out of old houses.

 

[FoBoT]

colon blow is the answer

breaks up easier

or go with this
http://youtu.be/VQLPXImsHQk

 

[BTA]

We pu low water use toilets at our house and they work fine. Don't clog any more often than the old ones.

One of them will actually let you hold the handle down longer for more flushing power, while a standard quick flush takes very little water.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Lowflow Toto and never clogged once.

 

[Number1]

We have 2 dual flush toilets in the house and they hardly ever plug up.
For those who have problems, it must be your diet or something.

 

[JulesMaximus]

I really don't get what all the fuss is over low flow toilets. I swear, we hardly ever clog ours up but then there are no 200+ lb beasts releasing their bowels into them either.

 

[OutHouse]

Lowflow Toto and never clogged once.

you are doing it wrong.

 

[the DRIZZLE]

When the low flow toilets first came out they were terrible. Then they came out with pressurized models that were better but they have parts that need to be replaced periodically and the water pressure needs to be within a certain range. The new top of the line gravity low flow models do just as well as the pressurized ones.

My toilet can flush 17 golf balls!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQLPXImsHQk

 

[ShawnD1]

We pu low water use toilets at our house and they work fine. Don't clog any more often than the old ones.

One of them will actually let you hold the handle down longer for more flushing power, while a standard quick flush takes very little water.

Ahhh, ok. I think I've seen one of those before. Instead of being buoyant, the rubber flap thing would sink. Holding it open prevented it from sinking. It's a pretty good idea actually.

 

[manimal]

these flow better as well

 

[manimal]

http://gizmodo.com/327370/twodaloo-for-couples-who-share-everything

time warped myself

 

[CraigRT]

I hate toilets that don't flush well, it's their only job for god sakes.
My dad put in some really nice Kohler units in their place. You can't stop them. The way a toilet should be.

 

[ShawnD1]

http://gizmodo.com/327370/twodaloo-for-couples-who-share-everything

time warped myself

omg. When will real life stop taking ideas from comedy shows? Next they'll make that drug Comadose that puts you in a drug induced coma while you have the flu. When you wake up, the flu is gone

 

[DesiPower]

We pu low water use toilets at our house and they work fine. Don't clog any more often than the old ones.

One of them will actually let you hold the handle down longer for more flushing power, while a standard quick flush takes very little water.

...and the longer/more flush is actually the one that used 1.5 gallon, shouter one uses .8 or 1 gallon iirc. So the maximum per flush is under 1.6 gallon, win!!

 

[amish]

<al bundy> GET A FERGUSON </al bundy>

 

[JTsyo]

Pressure assist is what we put in when our bowl cracked. But that toilet is hardly used.

 

[Born2bwire]

I haven't had any problems with the low flow toilets these days. I haven't had to plunge a toilet in at least 5 years.

 

[Leymenaide]

Have had 4 brand new homes in the last 15 years. The new toilets have been fine. Some of the early low flow were bad. You can change them out for less then $200.

 

[rcpratt]

I've never had an issue.

 

[Blackjack200]

Pressure assist is what we put in when our bowl cracked. But that toilet is hardly used.

In my experience I find those toilets a little harder to drink out of. Other than that they are pretty good.

 

[rivan]

Toto Drake.

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[goobernoodles]

I thought poop was a banned subject? Not that I'm complaining. lol