: Hi Terry, can you or anyone else help me better understand the advantage of the Drake over the Carasole model? I might be willing to pay the extra if there is a big difference.

: I mentioned in my post that I was comparing the Toto Caraole to the American Standard Cadet. It turns out the plumber installing this for me who is not a real plumber but a jack of all say he thinks the American Standard Model he has been enstalling is called the Patriot? I can't even find this model on the American Standard WEB site? Is the Patriot similar to the Cadet in terms of Performance?

Bob,
You can tell "Jack" that the Patriot is made by Eljer. It's an entry level toilet that works.
American Standard makes a Cadet that works a little better, and then there is the Toto Carusoe which works very well too. The Toto Drake, with the 3" flush valve and large siphon jet handily beats the performance of the others.

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