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StaceyWill
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Re: Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

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Posted by chilltocam

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by Blazesyth

I have nothing about the side of the flusher, but if you have the option of getting a 'tall' toilet, go for it. It is the best thing we did when we redid our house. I sit on other people's toilets now and it feels like i'm sitting on the ground. The high toilet is so much better!



Yes, I agree!



Yes, I am getting a "tall" one!



I feel like now that I'm "older" I appreciate this even more. LOL
With the low ones, my knees ache getting up.
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So true!

When we redid our upstairs bathroom, I made sure to get the taller one. I also got one without the “ears canals” on the sides lmfaooo it’s straight up. So no going through to clean all the dirt, dust and dog hair. Easy clean

Our downstairs toilet is old , short and harder to clean with that “ear canal” base. I can’t wait to replace it !



LOL. I hate those "ear canals". I have to get down on my knees to clean it and it hurts to get up. I wish I thought of these things when I was doing my reno.

Posted 8/19/20 10:47 AM
 
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NervousNell
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Re: Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

Posted by StaceyWill

Posted by PhyllisNJoe

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by chilltocam

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by Blazesyth

I have nothing about the side of the flusher, but if you have the option of getting a 'tall' toilet, go for it. It is the best thing we did when we redid our house. I sit on other people's toilets now and it feels like i'm sitting on the ground. The high toilet is so much better!



Yes, I agree!



Yes, I am getting a "tall" one!



I feel like now that I'm "older" I appreciate this even more. LOL
With the low ones, my knees ache getting up.
Chat Icon Chat Icon



So true!

When we redid our upstairs bathroom, I made sure to get the taller one. I also got one without the “ears canals” on the sides lmfaooo it’s straight up. So no going through to clean all the dirt, dust and dog hair. Easy clean

Our downstairs toilet is old , short and harder to clean with that “ear canal” base. I can’t wait to replace it !



LOL. I hate those "ear canals". I have to get down on my knees to clean it and it hurts to get up. I wish I thought of these things when I was doing my reno.



And what is the point of those things?

Posted 8/19/20 3:38 PM
 

PhyllisNJoe
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Re: Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by StaceyWill

Posted by PhyllisNJoe

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by chilltocam

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by Blazesyth

I have nothing about the side of the flusher, but if you have the option of getting a 'tall' toilet, go for it. It is the best thing we did when we redid our house. I sit on other people's toilets now and it feels like i'm sitting on the ground. The high toilet is so much better!



Yes, I agree!



Yes, I am getting a "tall" one!



I feel like now that I'm "older" I appreciate this even more. LOL
With the low ones, my knees ache getting up.
Chat Icon Chat Icon



So true!

When we redid our upstairs bathroom, I made sure to get the taller one. I also got one without the “ears canals” on the sides lmfaooo it’s straight up. So no going through to clean all the dirt, dust and dog hair. Easy clean

Our downstairs toilet is old , short and harder to clean with that “ear canal” base. I can’t wait to replace it !



LOL. I hate those "ear canals". I have to get down on my knees to clean it and it hurts to get up. I wish I thought of these things when I was doing my reno.



And what is the point of those things?



Who the hell knows. To make my life a misery once a week lol

Posted 8/19/20 4:00 PM
 

JennP
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Re: Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

Posted by PhyllisNJoe

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by soontobemommyof2

Posted by MarathonKnitter

Posted by Sash

Maybe they meant for the courtesy flushes lol.



this is what i was thinking.
it's the only time i flush while still sitting.

who wants the splashing while you're still sitting????



What’s a courtesy flush??



When you flush mid poop to avoid the smell from getting too bad.
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Also for noise as well hahahahaha



I'll add a third reason - our plumbing sukks so in the downstairs bathroom in particular we have less backup issues when we flush midway through a big #2.

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Posted 8/19/20 6:23 PM
 

klingklang77
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Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

My buttons are on the wall behind. There is a big button for the big flush and a small button for a small flush. I haven’t been used to handles in a while, about 20 years.

Posted 8/19/20 6:39 PM
 

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Re: Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

Posted by PhyllisNJoe

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by StaceyWill

Posted by PhyllisNJoe

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by chilltocam

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by Blazesyth

I have nothing about the side of the flusher, but if you have the option of getting a 'tall' toilet, go for it. It is the best thing we did when we redid our house. I sit on other people's toilets now and it feels like i'm sitting on the ground. The high toilet is so much better!



Yes, I agree!



Yes, I am getting a "tall" one!



I feel like now that I'm "older" I appreciate this even more. LOL
With the low ones, my knees ache getting up.
Chat Icon Chat Icon



So true!

When we redid our upstairs bathroom, I made sure to get the taller one. I also got one without the “ears canals” on the sides lmfaooo it’s straight up. So no going through to clean all the dirt, dust and dog hair. Easy clean

Our downstairs toilet is old , short and harder to clean with that “ear canal” base. I can’t wait to replace it !



LOL. I hate those "ear canals". I have to get down on my knees to clean it and it hurts to get up. I wish I thought of these things when I was doing my reno.



And what is the point of those things?



Who the hell knows. To make my life a misery once a week lol



Now I'm wondering, what are ear canals on a toilet?

Posted 8/19/20 8:00 PM
 

PhyllisNJoe
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Re: Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

Posted by MC09

Posted by PhyllisNJoe

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by StaceyWill

Posted by PhyllisNJoe

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by chilltocam

Posted by NervousNell

Posted by Blazesyth

I have nothing about the side of the flusher, but if you have the option of getting a 'tall' toilet, go for it. It is the best thing we did when we redid our house. I sit on other people's toilets now and it feels like i'm sitting on the ground. The high toilet is so much better!



Yes, I agree!



Yes, I am getting a "tall" one!



I feel like now that I'm "older" I appreciate this even more. LOL
With the low ones, my knees ache getting up.
Chat Icon Chat Icon



So true!

When we redid our upstairs bathroom, I made sure to get the taller one. I also got one without the “ears canals” on the sides lmfaooo it’s straight up. So no going through to clean all the dirt, dust and dog hair. Easy clean

Our downstairs toilet is old , short and harder to clean with that “ear canal” base. I can’t wait to replace it !



LOL. I hate those "ear canals". I have to get down on my knees to clean it and it hurts to get up. I wish I thought of these things when I was doing my reno.



And what is the point of those things?



Who the hell knows. To make my life a misery once a week lol



Now I'm wondering, what are ear canals on a toilet?



The sides of the toilet base. Has those curves and twists you have to clean. I bought a new one that is a solid base (kinda like a pedestal sink ) no curves to clean around

Posted 8/19/20 10:01 PM
 

GoldenRod
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Re: Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

With "ear canals"
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Posted 8/20/20 6:03 AM
 

klingklang77
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Re: Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

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Yeah, that’s what they have here except they cover the tank part behind a wall. The buttons are on the wall usually.

And then there is the awful German shelf toilet.The worst. You can google it. It’s basically so you can examine your shit. You poop on a shelf without water. Then it flushes strongly in the pool in the front. There is always a brush to clean it after you are done. That’s customary even with normal toilets. They are obsessed with poop. It’s really strange.

But that is an old feature and can only be found in buildings that are old or just after ww2. I had to use one for a few months. It sucked. My parents had it when they lived in Germany in the 60s and my brother was born here.

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Posted 8/20/20 3:59 PM
 

VickiC
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Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

Don't get a handle flush toilet at all! When we did construction, I got two toilets that you just have to wave your hand over the top right and it automatically flushes. It runs on batteries, so once a year I have to change the batteries in the automatic flusher. It's awesome!!

Posted 8/23/20 2:57 PM
 

mommy2be716
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Weird question about toilet bowls and flushing

why not get the toilets with the dual flush on the top? then you can avoid a left or right handed situation lol. We have the home depot brand one, it was like $99. Has two buttons on the top, one is for a lighter flush

ETA: they sell a tall one as well

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Posted 8/23/20 7:43 PM
 
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