Just wanted to say thanks for all of the reviews and info on this site! I need to replace a 15-20 year old Crane toilet (I think 3.5GPF, but it seems to use more than that) in my house. I installed a Kohler Cimarron for my grandparents last year and they really like it, so I went to Lowes again and found the costs went down quite a bit -- HOWEVER, I need "Biscuit" AND round bowl in my bathroom. I also don't like the ADA/chair height.
As I imagined, the Cimarron in biscuit + round (model K-3887-96) is a special order from both Lowes and HomeDepot. $30 less from HomeDepot at $297 with free ship to store. Pretty crazy when the in-stock elongated white one is $178 (and includes a seat).
I went to an independent home center to look at the Toto Drake. Found on here that Sedona Beige is equivalent to Kohler's Biscuit and that looks true at the store. The price was really high ($350+tax) in Sedona Beige, and they didn't stock that color or round bowl in any color. I really like the idea of Kohler's AquaPiston instead of traditional flapper, but still wasn't crazy about the ADA height, so I looked online for the Toto.
I ended up ordering a Toto Eco Drake 1.28gpf standard height round bowl in Sedona Beige (model CST743E#12). I ended up finding it on the website for $189 with free shipping. It said it was on "clearance", but I don't see any other sites indicating the Eco Drake has been discontinued... I just hope it arrives in one piece; I've read some of the horror stories on here! Couldn't pass up that price though!
And now I'm just hoping that my toilet flange is in OK shape. Waste pipe is 3" copper, so I'm hoping it's a nice brass flange! A plumber put the existing toilet in, so I've never seen it. Planning to use a Sani Seal gasket.
I'll probably have a few questions, so I'll report back here on how it arrives and installs. I read through the instructions from Toto and Jamie's step by step guide post at the top of this forum. Thanks again for the great info and explanations posted here!
As I imagined, the Cimarron in biscuit + round (model K-3887-96) is a special order from both Lowes and HomeDepot. $30 less from HomeDepot at $297 with free ship to store. Pretty crazy when the in-stock elongated white one is $178 (and includes a seat).
I went to an independent home center to look at the Toto Drake. Found on here that Sedona Beige is equivalent to Kohler's Biscuit and that looks true at the store. The price was really high ($350+tax) in Sedona Beige, and they didn't stock that color or round bowl in any color. I really like the idea of Kohler's AquaPiston instead of traditional flapper, but still wasn't crazy about the ADA height, so I looked online for the Toto.
I ended up ordering a Toto Eco Drake 1.28gpf standard height round bowl in Sedona Beige (model CST743E#12). I ended up finding it on the website for $189 with free shipping. It said it was on "clearance", but I don't see any other sites indicating the Eco Drake has been discontinued... I just hope it arrives in one piece; I've read some of the horror stories on here! Couldn't pass up that price though!
And now I'm just hoping that my toilet flange is in OK shape. Waste pipe is 3" copper, so I'm hoping it's a nice brass flange! A plumber put the existing toilet in, so I've never seen it. Planning to use a Sani Seal gasket.
I'll probably have a few questions, so I'll report back here on how it arrives and installs. I read through the instructions from Toto and Jamie's step by step guide post at the top of this forum. Thanks again for the great info and explanations posted here!
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