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That lip helps initiate the siphon action that pulls the waste out.

What‽ A TOTO that's defective?

This looks to be exactly what you need. Cheap, standard height, excellent flush. You can't go wrong with a Class 5 Kohler Wellworth.

Or it could be the toilet.

The next time I clog a toilet, I'll be sure to get footage of it...

I'm being honest. I didn't put any paper towels or excessive toilet paper in there.

Today I had to go to the dentist's office, and while I was there, I had the misfortune of using a TOTO Drake. I was sitting in the waiting room when I got the urge, and I remembered that they have a TOTO Drake. So I was like "oh GREAT a TOTO, I sure hope it doesn't CLOG." Guess what? It CLOGGED...

When I was a kid, not only did I flush the toilet repeatedly, I took it apart, fixed it, broke it, and fixed it again. That's how I learned so much about toilets.

Get a Kohler Cimmaron with Aquapiston. You won't regret it. If that is too expensive, the Wellworth with Class 5 is also an excellent choice. My personal experiences involving TOTO are not very good. I have had much fewer gripes with Kohlers.

Have you tried replacing the seal? It's super easy. All you have to do is rotate the top part of the canister (where the refill tube connects) Turn it counter clockwise and it will release. Now you have access to the red gasket on the bottom. These old gaskets are a defect. The yellow one is an...

Just turn off the valve below the toilet, flush it, and use a big sponge or something to get as much water out as you can. Loosen the bolts holding it to the floor, and lift it up. I'd get a bunch of newspaper to put on the floor to prevent wax from getting everywhere. Take the old toilet to...

I'd recommend getting a Kohler Wellworth. The new ones have the Class 5 flush system, which is one of the best. And it's well within your price range.

For comparison, here is a modern Kohler trapway.

I recorded this video at the Kohler Design Center. I like the new trapway.

This is my 1989 Kohler Wellworth. If your trapway looks like this, then you should probably just replace it with a new Kohler Cimarron. In my bathtub testing, this generation Wellworth did very poorly. That sharp bend is absolutely not ideal for a trapway. And on top of that, these have an...

If you have a Water-Guard (the last 3.5 gallon model), then there could be mineral deposits in the trapway. The trap on these is unglazed, which does not help performance. In my collection, I have a 1989 Wellworth Water-Guard in near mint condition, and I'll tell you right now, it is NOT my best...

I'll admit, putting a tub in the living room was a pretty stupid idea. However, when you absolutely do not want to get out of bed, but you have to pee real bad, a toilet next to the bed is a good idea. (Just don't clog it.)

Ugh. Given the choice between this and a Toto Drake, I'd take the Drake any day of the week. And you all know how I feel about Toto.

I once saw a video on YouTube of a bedroom that had a fully functional toilet, tub/shower, and sink literally within feet of the bed with no wall separating it or anything. I haven't seen the video in years, and I can't find it now, but I just wanted to know if you could still do that.

Get the Kohler Cimarron with Aquapiston. You won't regret it, they are excellent toilets. Much better than TOTO in my opinion.