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We have an older house (1942) with one small bathroom. It has an old, cheap toilet (probably from Home Depot) that we want to replace and we'd love to hit all three of these goals:
1. Very low water usage. Better than 1.6 gpf we hope.
2. High seat height of at least 16"
3. Short depth. Our existing toilet is only 26" deep (front edge of bowl to finished wall)
It's the last one that seems to be a deal-killer. Our toilet is located "behind the door" so to speak. In other words, you have to walk in and close the door if you want to get to the toilet. So installing what seems to be more of today's standard is a problem -- many toilets with elongated bowls would put the toilet out another 4 or 5 inches. That would mean the door couldn't even open 90 degrees, which would probably make it difficult to impossible for my mother-in-law to siddle in with her walker because of where the sink/vanity is located. But even many of the round bowls seem to be 28" or more.
Can anyone suggest any specific toilets that are close to as short as our current one but that could also hit the other two requirements? We're in the SF Bay Area where the need to conserve water is increasingly urgent, are aging with bad knees, and have aging parents who are struggling even more.
(12" Rough In)
Thank you for any suggestions!
1. Very low water usage. Better than 1.6 gpf we hope.
2. High seat height of at least 16"
3. Short depth. Our existing toilet is only 26" deep (front edge of bowl to finished wall)
It's the last one that seems to be a deal-killer. Our toilet is located "behind the door" so to speak. In other words, you have to walk in and close the door if you want to get to the toilet. So installing what seems to be more of today's standard is a problem -- many toilets with elongated bowls would put the toilet out another 4 or 5 inches. That would mean the door couldn't even open 90 degrees, which would probably make it difficult to impossible for my mother-in-law to siddle in with her walker because of where the sink/vanity is located. But even many of the round bowls seem to be 28" or more.
Can anyone suggest any specific toilets that are close to as short as our current one but that could also hit the other two requirements? We're in the SF Bay Area where the need to conserve water is increasingly urgent, are aging with bad knees, and have aging parents who are struggling even more.
(12" Rough In)
Thank you for any suggestions!