Most people like them fine I recently yanked the one out of my Drake because I don't, and replaced it with a 528T (the 528MP also fits, and is available at Lowes as 528MPK), which I find quieter and which doesn't water hammer. Toto also uses a valve made to its specs by Voreto in China. Also, when the Korky eventually fails to seal, all you have to do is pop the top and replace a little quarter-sized cap that contains the wear parts, which is available at HD for about $3 (model R528 cap). I have seen where Terry has said that the Korky is easy for a homeowner to fix, and more advanced technology than the 400A, also quieter and less water hammer than the 400A. I believe that Fluidmaster does make an adjustable one that will give you the proper refill ratio. You can't use a traditional 400A, because it doesn't have enough refill. Simple, solid design that will take you decades along.īy the way, I own two of them and the family loves them. The OEM replacement fill valve and flapper are made by Korky in the USA. The toilet isn't available at the big box, but all the replacement parts are, except for the handle. Open the yellow pages to plumbing supply, and call around with the model number and color that you want, and compare prices, which will vary wildly. You're not going to use the toilet in a commercial application unless it has the fortitude to endure it.Īnd in my view it's a bargain for the quality at $200-ish.
#TOILET TANK BOLTS REPLACEMENT INSTALL#
A plumber wants to open the box, find everything is in perfect condition, install the toilet, and not come back. Terry installs the original Drake CST744S or CST744E in commercial applications like restaurants, churches, etc., as well as homes, so it's durable. 307 posts since 2006 about this toilet, almost universally-positive. If you look at this thread on the Drake, you can see that homeowners do, too.
Many of us, professionals and amateurs like myself, on this forum like the Toto product for its consistent quality and excellent flush. Question out of all of this, can a replacement tank be from a different manufacturer then the bowl as long as it "fits"(has the 2 bolts)? Home Depot does not carry Gerber in my area (they might not at all ) and the only Gerbers I could Find at the recycle yard were used ones that had that "bucket" thing in it. The replacement tanks at Home Depot and the recycle shop come both in 2 and 3 bolt types. Both toilets in question upstairs and down stairs hold the tank down with two bolts and have a regular size flapper that you can get at Home Depot.
The only thing Im not sure about is whether or not interchanging toilet tanks will work without leaking. Im confident that the upstairs tank with a regular flapper will provide the needed flush capacity on the older downstairs model. My thinking goes like this, put this tank downstairs to replace the one thats leaking and put in a new 1.6 flush tank from Home Depot or a similar looking one from a recycle shop on toilet upstairs. The tank uses 2 bolts like on the one leaking. It closes well before the tank is emptyed out but it gets all the waste flushed away without issue.
The bowl is a 1.6 GPF/ 6.0 LPF and the tank uses an adjustable fluidmaster flapper I put in a while back. The upstairs toilets are also Gerber but one of them looks different.
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