Choosing toilets for new or renovation bathroom projects can be an overwhelming experience. With so many options, configurations and styles to choose from, you want to make sure you’re selecting the right toilet to suit the needs of your client.
When selecting a new toilet for your project, you should consider desires, budget and lifestyle. The right toilet can drastically improve your client's bathroom experience. Here are the key things to consider:
Learn about Innovations
There is a constant stream of new innovations that make toilets work harder, last longer and stay cleaner than ever before. The American Standard VorMax Flushing System features a powerful jet that scrubs the entire bowl, removing everything in its path. VorMax Flush Technology is lab tested and proven to clean more than two times better than conventional toilets.
American Standard also offers a wide range of toilets with the unique EverClean Surface. EverClean is an ultra-smooth, antimicrobial glaze that is applied on top of the conventional glaze and fired into all glazed surfaces of the toilet. It gives the toilet a super smooth, mirror-like finish – which stays cleaner because the soil has a harder time clinging to it. The EverClean surface also inhibits the growth of stain and odour-causing bacteria, mould and mildew on the surface.
Choose the Right Configuration for your Bathroom
One-piece toilets are six to 10 individual pieces sculpted into a single seamless unit with both a tank and bowl already attached. The result is a sleek, hand-crafted toilet with no crevices between the tank and bowl to collect dirt and odours.
Two-piece toilets have a separate tank and bowl which are bolted together upon installation. All the American Standard bowls have a “sanitary dam” – a raised chinaware pier at the back of the bowl where the tank is bolted. The raised area ensures that offending materials can be cleaned off and will not accumulate and cause odours between the bowl and tank.
Round-front toilets feature a bowl with a more compact design – perfect for fitting in smaller bathrooms and powder rooms.
Elongated toilets have a bowl that extends out farther with extra room in the front for added comfort. Compact elongated toilets are available with an elongated shape that fits into the same space as a round-front toilet.
Consider a Tall Toilet for Added Comfort
The traditional toilet bowl rim height is about 15 inches from the floor. The seat ring adds another one-half to 1 inch of height. Many people find a taller toilet bowl is more comfortable. American Standard offers Right Height toilets with a rim height of 16 1/2 inches from the floor.
Choose the Right Flushing System
The bathroom gets a lot of use each day – when selecting a new toilet, you want to make sure that it performs to the highest standards. Choosing a toilet with great flushing performance can help eliminate clogs as well as dirt in the bowl.
The Ravenna®3 Flushing System has a larger siphonic trapway (21/8 inch diameter) and a larger flush valve (3 inch diameter) for higher performance and fewer clogs. What's more, its easy-to-clean design makes it ideal for medium- to high-use bathrooms. A variant of this system is the LXP Flushing System, which has an industry standard two-inch diameter siphonic trapway with a larger flush valve (3-inch diameter), which also offers higher performance with fewer clogs.
Consider Toilet Performance
Toilet performance is graded with a MAP score, which represents the number of grams of waste that are eliminated from the bowl in a single flush. A toilet with a score of 1,000 g to 600 g is considered to have great flushing performance and will remove up to 35 ounces of waste in a single flush.
American Standard toilets are fully tested to ensure superior quality and lasting performance. This includes flush testing each bowl at the plant before it is put into the box. Each component must comply with American Standard's industry-leading product durability standards.
Contact your local Co-op for more information about the American Standard toilets available and advice about the best materials for your job.
