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Toto Aquia toilet review

madmadscientist | Posted in General Discussion on December 17, 2005 01:36am

Hello All,

We just installed a Toto Aquia toilet and I thought that I would give y’all a review.  The Aquia is a dual flush toilet (half flush and full flush) with the push buttons on the top of the tank.  It has a cool (we think anyways) sorta deco look and a smooth outer skirt that drops to the floor with no ledge (easy to clean).  I better dig up a picture I think. Here’s a link to toto’s website with the specs. http://www.totousa.com/productpage.asp?PID=803

Its got a funky three piece design with a PVC waste trap thing that gets bolted-screwed to the floor.  Then the china part of the toilet slides into a socket on the PVC trap and you screw that down separately.  It went together okay and we excitedly gave it a first flush…….

Dang, the water spot on this toilet is REALLY small.  So small that we thought we had screwed up the install.  After a call to their tech support (who were nice and helpful) we figured out that it was normal.

In practice it has a really nice strong washdown flush and it does work despite the small water spot.  One weird thing about the toilet is that its um… loud in use.  The toilet is a shell not solid china like a regular toilet so you hear all the ‘water’ flowing thru the trap.  It also makes a super disquieting leaking water noise every once in a while after a flush and after the fill valve has shut off.  Tech support says that yes this is normal-its even got a name ‘after-flow’ and all toilets do it you just don’t hear it usually.

So in summary seems to be a good toilet, works well just has some quirks that you should know before you spend ~$300 on one.  I’m a little annoyed that we bought it at a ‘real’ lumber yard that has a ‘real’ plumbing showroom from the manager (who should know what’s what I think) and he didn’t bother mentioning these quirks to us and they sell enough of these that they keep a ton in stock….he’d have to know right?  Would of cut out a lot of stressing on our part.

 

Daniel Neuman

Oakland CA

Crazy Home Owner

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  1. Beebs | Jan 03, 2006 06:36am | #1

    Hi, I don't normally post here, but was just browsing and saw your post about your new Toto toilet, and have to add my two cents.

    About two years ago, we replaced 3 toilets in our house with Totos. I have been totally thrilled with them, and convinced some friends who were building a house that they should use Totos too. They are also thrilled. I can't say enough good things about them, and I'm sorry that the model you chose is a little less than perfect. They are so far superior to any of the american brands, I don't know why anybody would buy anything else.

    Sandy

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      madmadscientist | Jan 03, 2006 10:14pm | #2

      Hi Beebs,

         I don't think that the Toto Aquia is less than perfect.  It works great and we have been really happy with it so far.  I just wish that I would of known about its peculiarities before I bought it.  It would of saved me a couple of worry lines.

       Daniel Neuman

      Oakland CA

      Crazy Home Owner

    2. scribefit55 | Jan 06, 2006 01:43am | #3

      good to hear such positive reveiws on a great idea. I'm completely renovating a house in upstate n.y., so i'll be in the toilet market soon. I'd seen them advertised before, and was a little concerned with the "push" a small amount of water could afford. Thanks, you've helped a decision to be made.

      1. Beebs | Jan 06, 2006 04:43am | #4

        You won't regret it. I think I have the G-max flushing mechanism, so you might want to look for that, but I suspect that all Totos are the same high quality. What's wonderful is that the toilet doesn't frighten you when you flush it, like the pressure assist models do. It's just a nice, calm, but very efficient flush. Good luck, and whatever you do, don't let anyone talk you into a Kohler.By the way, I was educated about toilets at this website: http://www.terrylove.com/crtoilet.htm

        Edited 1/5/2006 8:46 pm ET by Beebs

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