I got a Toto toilet(i forgot which model but i don't think it's one of these mentioned..it has the smooth bottom. While I love everything about this toilet, the only negative side of it is every time someone does a #2, it leaves a big stain in it. It's a big hassle!

Heh. Anyone else think at first that this was a prank post, with a picture of the same toilet repeated a bunch of times?

For now I'm fine with being a renter completely uninterested in the intricacies of toilet design.

In my bathroom remodel, I opted to keep my 1920s toilet...because of looks (wanted to look authentically 1920s) and fears that a lower flow gravity toilet wouldn't work well in my old home. I do the old "put a brick in the tank" to reduce water usage...and it works totally fine. There is substantial mockery from people about low/round shape...as folks are used to the bigger modern toilets...sigh.

How is it that none of these are dual flush?

Sabrinathedestroyer, they aren't the same toilet. Toto just doesn't get very innovative with the designs.

I fail to see why Toto toilets are promoted so much. I remodeled two bathrooms within two years, about six or seven years ago. I put a Toto toilet in one, a Duravit in the other. The Toto --even though iit is supposed to have a special, very slick bowl coating -- is constantly getting scale buildup that has to be scrubbed off. The Duravit has never had that issue, works perfectly, and is a heck of a lot prettier (inasmuch as a toilet can be pretty). The one thing I would fault Duravit for is a flimsy lid. Otherwise...perfect.

reading this while eatin lunch LOL.
Barbieq: put the brick in a Ziplock or use a plastic bottle instead I had grit from the brick gettin lose in the tank, was a hassle to get it all out.

ps my "G" key gives me prblems

lol@sabrina-- Yep.

Unless perhaps you work in the plumbing industry, I think it's kind of difficult to get excited about a toilet, provided it's there when you need it and it does what it's supposed to do. I mean, you can't really show it off to your friends (let alone ask them for feedback) the way you can with the new sofa. And you (hopefully) wouldn't send out announcements as though there were a new baby in the house.

We have the Kohler Cimarron comfort height. Love it, except that my 13 yr old daughter now always uses the toilet in my bathroom.

We are remodeling a bath in our 1890 Victorian, and every decision has about driven me insane. I’m trying to marry the Vintage aesthetic with clean, modern design. Which is a challenge.

I never would have thought I could care about toilets… but now I do. I’m going with an American Standard skirted version. I cannot imagine choosing another style now that I’ve seen the enclosed trapway.

I read and researched more about toilets than remotely reasonable. The reviews I read of Toto were more mixed, and more negative than any other brand. I’m not sure why they have a reputation as superior, since so many people dislike them. And Terry Love is a dealer for Toto, so not surprising he recommends them.

I hate these modern toilet mechanisms that skimp on water. The water level in the bowl is so low that it can get really gross in there sometimes (I don't have to go into detail). Often two or three flushes are required and this seems to negate the so-called water efficiency. Leave it to government regulations to worsen any situation with unintended consequences... even in the bathroom for Pete's sake.

We picked up an American Standard dual-flush comfort height a few months back. After some initial adjustments we are really happy with it. As great as it flushes, even on the #1 flush option, it's their sani-gloss (I think its called?) that is so nice. 3 months now and we haven't busted out the bowl cleaner yet. I like me some low maintenance!

KOHLER ALL THE WAY FOR ME.

Hey AT, could you also do a roundup of at-home urinal options?

Really liking #11 and pleasantly surprised to see it's by American Standard (why? just sentiment, I guess. But I'm ripping out my 70's sink and toilet and replacing them with vintage colored fixtures to match the tub - found them on CL, only $40 for the pair!!! And they're Am. Std, and the design is just so beautiful...)

Toto, Toto, Toto! as a landlord [7 toilets], and someone who spent over a decade in the remodeling industry, i swear by toto. not only for flush design, trap design & maintenance ease [we have hard water, so every 2-3 years, innards need to be replaced], but also bowl design [ie paper stuck to wrong part of bowl, etc. their white is on the blue side [but you can order in bisque through a plumbing supplier], they dont do decor the way kohler does, and their rough- in size can be tricky if you have an older house [shim in with a 2 x 10 to support tank if a two piece], but well worth any extra difficulty or not having exact 'design' you want. I also recommend people stay away from low flow if you have an older home, the sewage system in your house, and the branch line to the street, is not compatible with low flow. you will spend any money you save on water usage in calls to a plumber - usually at the most inopportune time imagineable.

I'm running a Toto dual-flush and while the install on mine was a bit different (plastic receptor piece attached with a wax seal to the floor and then the toilet sits on that with two screws holding it in at the back) the thing has worked flawlessly since I got it - minus the fact that I reused the flexible connector from the old toilet which decided to start leaking - buy a new one kids.

Our house has five, count 'em, FIVE Toto dual flush toilets! (Finished basement bathroom, lavatory on the main floor, his bath, my bath, guest bath...) (yeah, we went overboard!)
Love them! Sometimes messy movements require more than one flush, but since one hopes those are not common, the rest of the time you are saving considerable water. This is important to us and could become more important to everyone in the not-distant future.

We have the Toto aquia ii dual flush for 2 years now, love the design and function, wouldn't go with any other.

Make sure you get a WaterSense labeled toilet!

We put in two Galcier Bay dual flush toilets in our house.

They run $100 each from Home Depot (it is their store brand)!

So far, they both work great(in service for a little over a year).

@Heather: I'm also surprised at the lack of dual flush models. After spending some time in Europe and using nothing but I'm definitely getting one for our bathroom remodel.

Regardless of the brand... always run your hand around the inside of the lip if the toliet bowl. If this surface is rough then don't buy it. You want smooth porcelian finish everywhere.

I don't think it's even legal to install single-flush toilets in new builds in Australia. And I never hear of people having problems with their dual-flush toilets.

It's not just about water bills.

another vote for toto. i've installed (and removed) more than a few toilets and toto flushes the best of them all... which is what you want a toilet to do. my favorite is the single-flush ultramax2.

the aquia toilet are a bit harder to install due to their non-standard flange (hidden bolts). if you're on concrete/tile, it's not a simple install (not as easy as the ultramax) as you have to drill into the floor to mount the new flange.

we presently have two duravit stark3 toilets in our home and i hate them. without getting into too much detail, they don't "work" well. and whatever low-flush savings is completely obliterated by the 6 flushes it takes to get the job done.

Last fall I needed a relatively narrow toilet and settled on Mirabelle's Provincetown, because of the dimensions but also for price and because the tank is a cute oval shape -- pretty distinctive. It was easy to install. The thing that I love most about it, though, is how fast it flushes! It is DONE flushing and refilling within 10 seconds. We got one of the unslammable self-closing seats, and it literally takes longer for the seat to close than for the tank to refill. The refill time is never mentioned in ratings and research, but it's definitely a consideration for me now.

In my last house, I put in a Toto dual-flush that looked sleeker than any of the Totos shown here (looked a lot like #11, with the "skirt" that disguises the usual intestine-like lower anatomy of a toilet). It worked fine but the contractors had never installed a skirted toilet before and they evidently didn't get it shimmed exactly tight, because a tiny wobble ensued. Moral: If you pick an unusual model, get someone who's installed one already. Toto has a great reputation but the dual-flush feature is not that much more efficient than the lower-flow models, and the price tends to be higher. I'd pick the Mirabelle again, even though I had never heard of the brand before last fall.

NZ and Australia have had dual flush toilets since the 80's and they don't have the "stain" issues. Americans get screwed on these things by manufacturers with lame excuses about new technology. It's BS. I wanted to get a one drum washer/dryer unit for space reasons and found the only one I could order in the US was by LG and took 5 hours to do a wash/dry with no explanation as to why. They function like normal washers and dryers everywhere else in the world they are used.

we just bought a toto (drake) to replace a truly ancient nasty toilet in the house we bought. My husband has done more than his share of repairs/restorations on many things and has really high standards (which can drive me crazy because he's picky about things no one will ever see...) and he was very happy with the Toto. Especially because the price was so reasonable he was sure it wasn't going to be up to his quality standards. The installation was so easy and it's worked so well, we wish we had done it sooner. We'd been putting it off because in our last house, a toilet repair took on a life of its own and he was expecting a repeat with this one.