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In reply to the discussion: Adventures in Toilet Repair [View all]csziggy
(34,131 posts)My parents house had some really spiffy one piece toilets that were state of the art when the house was built in 1968. When parts started going bad, my Dad found out that nothing in the toilets was standard and replacement parts were no longer available.
For twenty years he paid a plumber to come in and jury rig parts - for example, the toilet handle was attached to the part that lifts the flapper with twist ties off a bread bag. After Dad died my sister (who was helping Mom maintain the house) gradually replaced all the old toilets with new, standard parts, low water, high flush capacity ones.
Four new toilets plus installation cost less than five years of jury rigging not to mention the excess water use from the old style toilets that often leaked continuously.
When I picked toilets for my new house, my criteria was standard style parts, low water usage, and high capacity flushing. I've been very happy with those Kohler toilets for ten years now.