LoriAH
New Member
Hi,
I need a smaller scale toilet and have always admired the Toto brand. Now that I have the need for a new toilet ASAP, but also want to be budget friendly, I am looking at the Toto Drake. I was led to this forum by a Home Depot review. I've searched Toto Drake threads so far but nothing addresses the confusing multitudes of similar yet different model numbers. Can anyone tell me if there is a real difference between these model #s?
CST743S01 "Close Coupled" 1.6 GPF
CST743SR01 "Two-Piece Toilet with Trip Lever" 1.6 GPF
Both of these are specified to be round (which I need for space reasons) but they are about $30 different.
There is also
CST743E01 Eco Drake Close Coupled Round Two-Piece Toilet which is the same price as the CST743S01
I understand there is a GPF difference between E-Max and G-Max. But the description for the CST743S01 does not specify G-Max while the CST743SR01 does specify G-Max.
I guess I really just want to know if there's any regular Totos that don't use G-Max and also if price is equivalent whether I should go for the Eco vs the regular Drake.
I'd really appreciate specific help here. My husband always aims for price over quality. Meanwhile, I'd rather spend the money on the toilet itself and not the plumber or the water bill.
Time is costing us $ too, my 1950s era toilet is has a slow leak from the tank (to the sewer) and keeps auto-refilling. It's so antique that I can't shut it off when not in use and my plumber doesn't have the valves readily available to change the water valve. This pepto-abysmal pink beast of a toilet recently cost us $750 in water bills!
Thanks,
Lori
I need a smaller scale toilet and have always admired the Toto brand. Now that I have the need for a new toilet ASAP, but also want to be budget friendly, I am looking at the Toto Drake. I was led to this forum by a Home Depot review. I've searched Toto Drake threads so far but nothing addresses the confusing multitudes of similar yet different model numbers. Can anyone tell me if there is a real difference between these model #s?
CST743S01 "Close Coupled" 1.6 GPF
CST743SR01 "Two-Piece Toilet with Trip Lever" 1.6 GPF
Both of these are specified to be round (which I need for space reasons) but they are about $30 different.
There is also
CST743E01 Eco Drake Close Coupled Round Two-Piece Toilet which is the same price as the CST743S01
I understand there is a GPF difference between E-Max and G-Max. But the description for the CST743S01 does not specify G-Max while the CST743SR01 does specify G-Max.
I guess I really just want to know if there's any regular Totos that don't use G-Max and also if price is equivalent whether I should go for the Eco vs the regular Drake.
I'd really appreciate specific help here. My husband always aims for price over quality. Meanwhile, I'd rather spend the money on the toilet itself and not the plumber or the water bill.
Time is costing us $ too, my 1950s era toilet is has a slow leak from the tank (to the sewer) and keeps auto-refilling. It's so antique that I can't shut it off when not in use and my plumber doesn't have the valves readily available to change the water valve. This pepto-abysmal pink beast of a toilet recently cost us $750 in water bills!
Thanks,
Lori