We went to Lowe's on Saturday, and browsed toilets while we were there (yeah, we're married). One toilet had their 5 star rating for flush power and had the high water efficiency 1.28 gallons per flush: the Jacuzzi Espree. Jacuzzi should be a good name, right? I liked our Jacuzzi hot tub in the first house.
Short version: DON'T BUY THIS TOILET!
- It's made in China, and the quality is even less than I would expect for that since the tank broke while we were nudging it into place (gently! I've leaned on tanks with more force than that, so I know tanks are supposed to be able to handle more than what broke this tank).
- The included fittings were cheap, for instance using brass instead of bronze.
Luckily Lowe's has good customer service and replaced the tank for us with no problem, but that doesn't do anything about having a flood in the downstairs bathroom that has a hardwood floor and raw wood trim (who would put wood floors in a bathroom and unfinished wood trim throughout a house is another question). High on the annoyance scale, low on the quality scale, and much too high on the price scale to forgive any of that. Don't do it.
We have replaced toilets before without a problem, so it's not a lack of skill. And I trust DH on all matters mechanical and manufacturing (cheap, brass) since that's his background. I'm very disappointed in Jacuzzi, and I'm happy that our next two hot tubs were not made by them.
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