Can I just say, I never thought I could sit here for like 20-30 minutes, watching toilets & a plumber & be satisfyingly entertained lol❤ I guess it takes a plumber with a awesome personality & character ❤
We purchased the glacier bay power flush, and I have to tell ya it's been fantastic! Our old toilet would have to be double flushed most of the time, and the plunger got frequent use! The glacier bay power flush has been in use for 4 months now, and we haven't had to plunge it one time! It also flushes with one flush. It seems to stay cleaner longer ,although it gets cleaned twice a week, so this is really hard to tell. It also fills up very quietly, but that is something I honestly wouldn't care about if it was noisy filling. That's about all I desire to say about any toilet! Lol!
My new-to-me house has American Standard Champion toilets with the 4" flush valve and I have been absolutely amazed at the flushing performance. Lightyears ahead of any of my previous toilets. I'm not saying it's the best one out there, but it is by far the best that I've ever used!
I saw Glacier Bay do well in other reviews so this is consistent. The best I actually bought is a Toto Drake 1.6 g modified to 2.1 g flush with tornado action and let me tell you, nothing compares! 😲 😊
A few years ago I remodeled my mom's bathroom. She wanted the American Standard Champion. I tried to talk her into the Glacier Bay. Knowing the strain my mother can put on plumbing fixtures, I felt the billiard balls would better suit her but she was more impressed with the "claim" of a bucket of golf balls. Needless to say, her first time in the driver's seat of her new American Standard Champion, she clogged it. (I've been telling her for years she needs more fiber in her diet) And by the way, on the cheapo toilet it appears the pee trap is more of a poop trap...
I"m not a plumber but a life long interest in plumbing going way back to THIS OLD HOUSE. Going back to the early 1970's, my dad was assigned by his company to their London offices. We were provided a very nice but old home that had several Victorian era toilets, one made by the Thomas Crapper Company. Yes, there is where the word comes from. The toilet in the upstairs bathroom, was contained in a large wooden box that you lifted the lid that presented a white round bowl that was dry. No water in it at all. There was a handle next to the bowl that you pulled up and it lifted the bottom drain and flushed away. The real problem was that any waste deposited on the bottom was exposed to the air until flushed away. Still horrified to this day. Recently visiting the UK, encountered another one of those toilets. The other three toilets were old but had a high tank and a pond in the bowl. The reason for my desire when buying a toilet is to have a deep pond. A toilet in Maui a year or so ago in a new condo, had a very small pond and an awful landing zone. Bright back memories of England in more ways than one.
Great video. I was actually entertained the whole time. I recently bought 2 power flush toilets and not once had to use a plunger, but I don't poop 15 billiard size balls so i guess it wouldn't be a problem 🤣
Awesome video! I installed 3 of them in my home about a year ago and haven’t had any issues with any of the Glacier Bay Power Flush toilets. They perform just like you demonstrated.
To save water, we have SeaLand marine toilets installed in the house, with pedal flush, 3" flush valve. No trap - never clogs ! Flush for urine is about 0.25 gallons of water. Huge water savings! Guests are a bit puzzled with the need to add 1 to 2 gallons of water to the bowl by lifting the pedal before using the toilet for defecation, but after one use the procedure is understood. Been installed for 10+ years and totally trouble free.
I once had a wall hung tank unit that was plugged. Plunging did not work. Had to pull the base unit. Found a set of dentures that were plugging the toilet. Upper and lower. I told the customer to put the dentures in bleach. Then wash them really well, before inserting them in their mouth. This occupies the 1st place position.
Great video. Mrs General and I in Arizona are in the process of replacing three low tank one piece toilet's in a home we bought and a few Plumber's suggested replacing them w/ the Toto brand, (almost twice the price of name brand's) which have great reviews. Glacier Bay Power flush also get's great reviews and I think they are made by Kohler. After watching this great video I am undecided on which to buy. Any negative issues w/ the Glacier Bay (parts, install, etc)? Thank you for this video. Semper-Fi
So far no issues yet. They do have unique internal parts. So rebuilds will for sure be different. Toto is a great toilet as well. The only reason we didn't have them in this video was because they aren't sold in the store at Home Depot.
Most toilet will flush this or that, but what really distinguishes the designs is whether the wall is smeared or not by the sold waste. In some, the poop log lands in the central opening below water line without staining any wall, and in others, that log slides down the front wall staining it as it does. I haven't actually studied which design does which, yet.
I’m skeptical whether these tests are accurate, since you’re not really using actual plumbing when you flush. It seems like using them in real world circumstances would be more accurate.
These tests were simply testing the toilet itself. But the opening of the toilet is less than 3" and the drain line for a toilet is at least 3". So if it clears the bowl, it should make it down the line.
@@SmedleyPlumbing Yeah I installed those in my house and when I find them on marketplace, I restore and re-sell them. Honestly the best toilets Kohler ever made
I’d like to see how do Kohler toilets do on these tests .because mostly the customers like the brand more than the others. And a lot of them got issues with flushing it . I always tell my customers to get the cheapest toilet they got least problems.😅
We might do that! We do know from experience that the modern 1.6 gpf toilets flush substantially better than the old 3.5 gpf toilets. However the drain system does love the extra water from the 3.5's.
Want to see something like the TOTO Drake 1.6 GPF Tornado Flush and how it compares to other things (in terms of clearing large items, lots of paper, or cleaning splatter or thick/sticky solid waste). Will find out soon since I just bought it and will have it installed soon (assuming not damaged in shipping, which I hear is sometimes a problem)...
Seems like the glacier bay power flush has excessively tight turns in the trapway down by the outlet. Seems like it could have been straighter for flow.
How about some commercial-grade stuff? I've had Toto Aquia toilets for at least 15 years now. These are wash-down toilets with a rear drain. We have the adapters on them to convert them to floor drains. No matter what we've thrown at them, we've not clogged them. Even intentionally trying to clog them, they still swallow everything we throw in there.
@@SmedleyPlumbing good question.. The porcelain definitely can with ease with a rear drain port. I don't remember how large the diameter of the plastic adapter is.
Great video. It answered a lot of questions I had. If you ever loose your plumbing job you should look into being a comedian. I think you would do well. 😂
@@SmedleyPlumbing Hey thanks for the reply. Really appreciate it. Definitely makes my choice clearer . But when I get the Powerflush I won’t be tempted to flush a whole roast chicken 😁
I really appreciate your wonderful sense of humor and your knowledge. I wonder what are the pros and cons of elongated vs round and attached or fully connected bowl backing toilets. Wish you were our Plumber. He came in February and just now is able to do our job. We need to choose a toilet. I am disabled so I do need the heightened size. Thanks again for taking your time to do this review.
@@janieepperson-bloomfield7415 thank you for the kind words! Elongated give a little more room for hygiene activities. One piece toilets have fewer crack and crevices so they are easier to clean.
😂 Best candy bar to use is "Baby Ruth", unless you don't like those. How about both? Cut some in half too and add to the load. We have fun pranks by tossing a Baby Ruth in the pool sometimes to freak peeps out when there's company with kids. 😂😂
Cranberry sauce cans are shaped differently because they want the sauce to come out seamless. The bottom of the can has air in it so the sauce will slide out easy.
@@SmedleyPlumbing To get the cranberry jelly out, you puncture a hole in the non-lid end of the can, turn it over and open it with can opener. Turn it over and it slides right out. The label is upside down indicating that the cans are stored in the pantry lid side down so the air at the other end does not get compressed or eliminated through the cranberry.
Thank you for a great video. I'm remodeling a rental, in my home I have American Standard (AS) Champion 4 Max toilets and they very rarely get clogged. So to cut down on clogged toilet complaints I was going back to the Champion line, I knew part of the magic in the Champion line is the 2 3/8 glazed trapway. So I went to Home Depot and searched on 2 3/8 trapway and up popped the Glacier Bay product you tested. Strangely the AS Cadet 3 line only has a 2.125 trapway. That's how I got to your video, after seeing your exhaustive testing I've decided to go with the Glacier Bay product - the price difference today is AS Champion Max $288 to the Glaicer Bay powerflush $125 less than half price and works better. Thank you!!
@@barretwells3380 they probably perform the same. But nobody likes installing the one piece units. They are heavy and often have skirted sides and make mounting a royal pain in the butt.
For me, this just shows how poorly modern toilets perform when they try and flush with the equivalent of a glass of water. Try a mid-70's toilet that flushes 5 gallons and I would like to see how that compares to these 3.
All three will flush better that's 5 gpf toilet. Modern toilets are great. The first round of 1.6 gpf toilets were horrible. But that was back in the 90's.
This is a great video! Home depot is my usual go to place. I installed the glacier bay power flush for my father in law, because at my work we have the niagra stealth flush and i rarely get a call to unclog them. That's a oil sands camp up north I can't seem to find these niagras with the stealth flush here in Alberta. Have you ever installed or seen them in action? Lol
@@SmedleyPlumbing yeah I see them, I'm interested in the one piece version of that. I opened the box at the store and it looked like a 2-inch flush valve but I have found out that home Depot specifications page are oftentimes wrong. So home Depot says it's a 3-inch flush valve but I measured it and it's definitely a 2-ish.
@@ArcolaBridge If you were to lift the lid on the glacier Bay power flush you can't even see the flush valve from inside the tank. Honestly I have no clue what size flush valve it supposed to have.
Wait though, this is only a comparison between two toilets? I’m not counting the cheap one you purchased. I would love to see a toilet test between the Toto Drake, a Kohler Highland Classic, a Gerber avalanche or viper, and an American Standard. I personally would like to see a toilet test between one piece toilets so I can figure out the best one piece toilet. I need to purchase two, one for a hall bathroom and one for my bedroom. I am also interested in how easy they are to keep clean and whether they are finishes prevent hard water spots and stains because my area has very hard water.
Also, I would like to know which toilet has the most comfortable seat, because that matters too! it’s a combination of which can flush the best, easily cleaned, no skidmarks, and is comfortable when you sit on it.
How about a flush-off contest between the latest toilets and some vintage 3.5 gallon-plus vintage ones? Such as a 1967 Kilgore 108, same year AS Cadet, and same year Kohler Wellworth, against the latest Glacier Bay, Toto, and AS?
We thought about that. But since most people can't find some of the old toilets from the '70s it does make it difficult. I firmly believe that today's modern toilets do flush better than the ones from the '70s. It's the ones in the early 1.6 era that struggled to perform very well. Those were old 3.5 toilets that had been modified to only use 1.6 and so their performance suffered greatly.
You need to test garbage disposers. I have installed the biggest garbage disposer that would fit under my sink. One day I was cleaning out my frig. The disposer are everything. The problem was the sewer line backed up 4 ft down the pipe. I had to call out the plumber with the big equipment to unclog.
@@SmedleyPlumbing Yea! I’ve had to go and extra tighten my drain pipes because it will vibrate them loose and they will leak. I can put a chicken, bones and all down it. A whole chicken does not fit in the opening, but it will take it cut up. It does not care for carrots. The disposer will food processor them like butter. The problem is they are too fast and stick together in the small kitchen drain pipe.
@@SmedleyPlumbing Unintended consequences happen when you upgrade to a larger disposal. The disposal will take whatever you feed it, BUT the new low-flow faucets reduce the water flow which can result in a pipe clog.
@@TexasEngineer just because the disposal can take foot at whatever rate you feed it, doesn't mean your drain system (or any drain system) can. The benefit of a larger disposal is not to take food faster. It's to grind it smaller and handle the occasional hard object or large object.
Great video. I went onto home depot's website and they have more than a few marked glacier bay powerflush at different price points. they all look the same. exactly which one did you test so I can look it up. thanks in advance.
Thank you for comparing these toilets and the various objects able and unable to flush them. I gotta say, the pool balls were impressive! We moved into a 20-year old house that has toilets that have a "V" in the bottom of the bowl. Why oh why would they do that? It's impossible to clean without draining out most of the water and using a pumice or brush. We will change out the toilets eventually mostly because they are round and also not very good flushers. We will consider the Glacier Bay Power Flush. But out of curiosity, what is the reasoning behind the V in the bottom of the bowl?
So long and tedious. Golf balls and sponges? Try flushing several frozen kelbasis or a few big bratwursts and see how they do with that. Until the 1990s, toilets used at least 3.2 gallons. The 1.6 gallon federal limit is ridiculous because multiple flushes are often required therefore saving no water at all.
The best water closet to buy is something that was made before all the water conservation mandates took control in the 1990s so anything that uses at least 13.25 litres or 3.5 gallons or more per flush cycle is ideal...I've been a licensed plumber for 48 years and there is nothing on the market today that works well enough I can recommend unless it was pressure assist those types are usually quite expensive and complicated to install sometimes
Toto Aquia. I've had mine for at least 15 years and we've never been able to clog it. Even intentionally trying to clog it. It's a wash-down toilet with a rear outlet. In our case, we have an adapter on it to convert it to a floor mount.
@@grayrabbit2211 I've installed many Toto drakes and they work decent for how little water they use the 1.6 gpf models from about 2002 until 2014 the 1.28 gpf are not as good like most Ulf water closets the flush cycles are so short they cannot possibly have the power more water can do the best late model water closet available imo is the Kohler Highline el 1.28 they seem to work decently enough I have had no call backs with any of Kohler Highlines but they are all the elongated models with 12 inch rough in and 2 piece gravity just my experience on this matter
I'm real surprised you didn't do any Kohler toilets. Those tend to be the most common ones customers want in my opinion. Most the time when I go to a customer's house to install a toilet. That's what they have is a Kohler.
@@SmedleyPlumbing I have the Turbo Flush model, It was very good at flushing, however there was a recall and a retrofit kit was sent out because they were prone to exploding. The kit included a stainless steel strap to go around the ABS tank part, and a new Water connection valve that reduced the water pressure. The Result, it no longer works as a one flush toilet, At least I know it's not going to explode but it's going to be replaced because their retrofit made it worse than a standard cheap toilet. I'm looking at the Niagara Stealth model Even thought I was Set on the Glacier Bay Power Flush after you're review, I like the Niagara 0.8 GPF . Water is not getting any cheaper , thank you for the great review you did an excellent job.
Could you do a comparison of tank vs tankless and add the TOTO brand to the comparison? Also best toilet from Costco? Thank you sir for the great video, definitely informative and enjoyable.
These are all considered high efficiency. However, we do get concerned with how much water is needed to carry the waste down the line and not just clear the bowl.
There are many who wish they had flushometers. With homes now having a 3/4" or 1" incoming water line, please do a video on what pressure tank size is needed to output to a 1.5" line to two flushometers and what's needed for a successful installation. Some DIYers would do this. Seen YT with terlit collections running this setup in their back yards, so it can't be that hard. I've heard there are some considerations in planning that have to be taken.
I'm currently sitting on my toilet eating deviled eggs and a rotisserie chicken while I watch this video, about to use 15 feet of t.p. to see if it clogs or not!
I know it would have become a super expensive video but Gerber deserves to be tested, as well as Toto and Kohler. Got a Toto Drake 2 in my house it’s I’ve yet to have to plunge it in the four years I’ve had it. American standard flush valve seals fail too easily, I don’t trust quality and durability of glacier bay
@@SmedleyPlumbing Wish you would test the Toto Drake II. Seems that this is all plumbers seem to be installing out here in the west and intermountain west. Same for other plumbers I've seen on YT. It may flush well, but from what I've seen with the rimless design, the Toto Drake (first incarnation) doesn't have enough wash down. There are others with "terlit collections" and have oldies put to the test, namely the "Standard" Modernus and Devoro models that are nearly 100 years old with various sizes and thicknesses of washcloths, towels, and mud/fireplace ashes to save on purchasing food items. They performed spectacularly, even on less water, while everything since the 1980's onward fails. Seems the engineering lessons of yesteryear in terlit designs have been forgotten. Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it and the public pays the price. Seems that with a simple addition of a pressurised water tank on existing water lines of 3/4" or greater, a home can switch to flushometers with a lot better performance than a tank can provide. Separate PVC lines need to be run from the tank to flushometers. Contrast the cost of that with the high end $350 terlits. Won't have to spend more money for the best flushing terlits. I prefer flushometers. Grew up with one on a "Standard" Modernus. Nothing stopped that thing up! Washdown was spectacular. I was skeptical of this YT review initially and I have to say - job well done!
@@jbsimmons54 There’s tests and there’s tests and there’s tests, but all I know is that my Coroma Clean Flush toilet works perfectly for me. Had it installed a few days ago. For my 1st level I’ll install a Kohler Wellworth, that’s if I can get a bottom fed mains water. Sure if you’re engineering for certain design parameters, you’ll discover that they do somethings extremely well and not so well on others as in Formula 1 motor racing or Americas Cup sailing. Anyway an entertaining video. Small things amuse small minds, I have a small mind, lol. Cheers NZ.
@@SmedleyPlumbing I've moved on from the rimless dual outlet Toto Drake with poor bowl rinse. I really like the American Standard Vormax that has a single outlet on the left rear quadrant. Superb! Ought to give that a look/see if you haven't.
After buying this toilet because of this review and doing my own "trials" I would say NOT to buy this toilet. It needs 2 flushes for the bowl to be completely clean most times because it doesn't get rid of the lighter particles.
After the flush stop specs of remnants like tiny particles come back from the trap back into the bowl. So it does not give a full clean. For ur next test you should do fine particles see if 95% + can be flushed. This toilet only does well with the big stuff hence all your test worked.
It really doesn't matter. 10+ years ago, I replaced the very old, water wasting toilet in my mom's house. She's a cheapskate and wanted the cheapest one Lowes had. It flushes with better force than her old one. The valve and flap has been replaced since then, but that's pretty typical.
Toto's are hard to find at Home Depot. Home Depot does have Kohler. But they are more known for elegance in class and style. They are not known for performance.
Anyone that has watched the movie Caddyshack should instantly recognize the snickers bar as a perfect analog for a turd. Bill Murray was the guy eating one after it went for a dip in the pool during the country club swimming pool scene.
Can I just say, I never thought I could sit here for like 20-30 minutes, watching toilets & a plumber & be satisfyingly entertained lol❤ I guess it takes a plumber with a awesome personality & character ❤
Thanks!
Best review I have ever seen!!! No opinions, just real life challenges
As honest and vigorous a comparison test I’ve ever seen
Thank you!
I'm satisfied that I could watch 30plus minutes of toilet flushing and be thoroughly entertained. Great job 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@SmedleyPlumbing🎉
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We purchased the glacier bay power flush, and I have to tell ya it's been fantastic! Our old toilet would have to be double flushed most of the time, and the plunger got frequent use! The glacier bay power flush has been in use for 4 months now, and we haven't had to plunge it one time! It also flushes with one flush. It seems to stay cleaner longer ,although it gets cleaned twice a week, so this is really hard to tell. It also fills up very quietly, but that is something I honestly wouldn't care about if it was noisy filling. That's about all I desire to say about any toilet! Lol!
Love to hear it!
Thanks!
Thank you!
My new-to-me house has American Standard Champion toilets with the 4" flush valve and I have been absolutely amazed at the flushing performance. Lightyears ahead of any of my previous toilets. I'm not saying it's the best one out there, but it is by far the best that I've ever used!
I have them in my home and they do well!
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😅 I am holding out for a Milwaukee M18 toilet with a 6 inch valve.
Agreed!
I like golf balls and I play golf
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I saw Glacier Bay do well in other reviews so this is consistent. The best I actually bought is a Toto Drake 1.6 g modified to 2.1 g flush with tornado action and let me tell you, nothing compares! 😲 😊
We know it can't do billiard balls but we might have to how it compares in all other aspects.
A few years ago I remodeled my mom's bathroom. She wanted the American Standard Champion. I tried to talk her into the Glacier Bay. Knowing the strain my mother can put on plumbing fixtures, I felt the billiard balls would better suit her but she was more impressed with the "claim" of a bucket of golf balls. Needless to say, her first time in the driver's seat of her new American Standard Champion, she clogged it. (I've been telling her for years she needs more fiber in her diet)
And by the way, on the cheapo toilet it appears the pee trap is more of a poop trap...
Lol! Yes!
Thanks for testing these Home Depot products. This helps A LOT when deciding on a toilet bowl that WORKS for the prices charged.
That's why we did it!
I've read that the Glacier Bay is made by Kohler for Home Depot. So it should work good.
@@michics100 yes Home Depot owns Glacier Bay
You’ve done your research on high quality RUclips videos. Excellent work
Wow, thank you!
I"m not a plumber but a life long interest in plumbing going way back to THIS OLD HOUSE. Going back to the early 1970's, my dad was assigned by his company to their London offices. We were provided a very nice but old home that had several Victorian era toilets, one made by the Thomas Crapper Company. Yes, there is where the word comes from. The toilet in the upstairs bathroom, was contained in a large wooden box that you lifted the lid that presented a white round bowl that was dry. No water in it at all. There was a handle next to the bowl that you pulled up and it lifted the bottom drain and flushed away. The real problem was that any waste deposited on the bottom was exposed to the air until flushed away. Still horrified to this day. Recently visiting the UK, encountered another one of those toilets. The other three toilets were old but had a high tank and a pond in the bowl. The reason for my desire when buying a toilet is to have a deep pond. A toilet in Maui a year or so ago in a new condo, had a very small pond and an awful landing zone. Bright back memories of England in more ways than one.
Great story! Love it!
Great video Mitch, engaging, interesting, and definitely educational. "if you put your ear to the toilet bowl, you become one with the toilet" haha
Gotta add the humor when talking to toilets.
Great video. I was actually entertained the whole time. I recently bought 2 power flush toilets and not once had to use a plunger, but I don't poop 15 billiard size balls so i guess it wouldn't be a problem 🤣
Ha!
Awesome video! I installed 3 of them in my home about a year ago and haven’t had any issues with any of the Glacier Bay Power Flush toilets. They perform just like you demonstrated.
Good to know!
To save water, we have SeaLand marine toilets installed in the house, with pedal flush, 3" flush valve. No trap - never clogs !
Flush for urine is about 0.25 gallons of water. Huge water savings! Guests are a bit puzzled with the need to add 1 to 2 gallons of water to the bowl by lifting the pedal before using the toilet for defecation, but after one use the procedure is understood. Been installed for 10+ years and totally trouble free.
Awesome! Some would have concerns about having enough water to carry the waste down the line to the main sewer. I'm glad it's working for you!
Just give it a nice courtesy flush after your first flush to make sure enough water has made it through the line to wash away any paper or solids
I have the champion and LOVE it! After years some times I still just watch it flush. At $200 it is a huge value.
I have 3 of them myself!
I actually was so entertained by watching you flush toilets XD Nice ha ha ha :)
Lol
Thank you for this video! I'm in the market for a new toilet and I HATE false advertising! I am pleasantly surprised by that Glacier Bay Powerflush!
We were too!
My only criticism of the Glacier Bay PowerFlush is that I can't find it in Dual Flush. I'm so bummed.
I once had a wall hung tank unit that was plugged. Plunging did not work. Had to pull the base unit. Found a set of dentures that were plugging the toilet. Upper and lower. I told the customer to put the dentures in bleach. Then wash them really well, before inserting them in their mouth. This occupies the 1st place position.
Lol. I too have found dentures ins clogged toilet before!
Great video. Mrs General and I in Arizona are in the process of replacing three low tank one piece toilet's in a home we bought and a few Plumber's suggested replacing them w/ the Toto brand, (almost twice the price of name brand's) which have great reviews. Glacier Bay Power flush also get's great reviews and I think they are made by Kohler. After watching this great video I am undecided on which to buy. Any negative issues w/ the Glacier Bay (parts, install, etc)? Thank you for this video. Semper-Fi
So far no issues yet. They do have unique internal parts. So rebuilds will for sure be different. Toto is a great toilet as well. The only reason we didn't have them in this video was because they aren't sold in the store at Home Depot.
If you can pass a billiard ball you might wanna see a Dr.
What about 15 balls?! 😂
Most toilet will flush this or that, but what really distinguishes the designs is whether the wall is smeared or not by the sold waste. In some, the poop log lands in the central opening below water line without staining any wall, and in others, that log slides down the front wall staining it as it does. I haven't actually studied which design does which, yet.
Done have special coatings to prevent streaking
Great video. Just what I was looking for. There are no real good reviews for toilets. Thanks 👍
Glad it was helpful!
I bought this toilet based on ur review 🤣
@@jasonpereira1637 great! It's a pretty good one!
My grandfather has an outhouse. That thing will never clog! Saves on water also!
Best on the market!
Somehow I feel there's a kid out there saying, "Hold my sippee cup...". Great test/demo video!
Ha! Kids are the ultimate test! I don't think any of these will flush a kid 🤣😂
Can you do a comparison with gerber quiet clean and the delta foundation
Thank you
I don't know if those are readily available in our area.
The Kohler Elmbrook has a very unique flushing style I’m also curious how that one would perform
We might try it out!
Such a fun video,
1st night with the GB 1 piece Power Flush. Hoping for the best, at $199 seems like I made the right purchase!
Fingers crossed!
Test a 2005 kohler wellworth ingenium, I have it. The smaller round bowl one, it performs pretty good. These newer extreme water saving ones just suck
Good to hear!
I’m skeptical whether these tests are accurate, since you’re not really using actual plumbing when you flush. It seems like using them in real world circumstances would be more accurate.
These tests were simply testing the toilet itself. But the opening of the toilet is less than 3" and the drain line for a toilet is at least 3". So if it clears the bowl, it should make it down the line.
The best performing toilets IMO are the 2000's Kohler Wellworth Ingeniums. Decent flushing power and excellent bowl rinse
Those were good toilets!
@@SmedleyPlumbing Yeah I installed those in my house and when I find them on marketplace, I restore and re-sell them. Honestly the best toilets Kohler ever made
yes i love it 🥴 I could binge watch this all day. LITERfucknLLY! lol
& you’re a HANDSOME PLUMBER 👨🏾🔧, Milton. 😘
I appreciate that
Great video!
Wish u could do another one and put GB power flush againt big brands such as Kohler ot toto.
We might!
Would like to see the Toto tornado flush, maybe a American standard pressure assist flush.
We might put them up against the Glacier Bay!
@@SmedleyPlumbing please do!
I’d like to see how do Kohler toilets do on these tests .because mostly the customers like the brand more than the others. And a lot of them got issues with flushing it . I always tell my customers to get the cheapest toilet they got least problems.😅
Kohler can't seem to keep a consistent parts in their toilets. So everything ends up being a special order repair.
Can you test a urinal kohler dexter vs American standard all brook
Maybe!
@@SmedleyPlumbing thanks!
Can you test out a vintage toilet and a low flow toilet to see which one does better?
We might do that! We do know from experience that the modern 1.6 gpf toilets flush substantially better than the old 3.5 gpf toilets. However the drain system does love the extra water from the 3.5's.
I've had a champion for about 12 years and have had no problems. I threw away the plunger!
Championa do well. I have a few in my own home.
i have the Glacier Bay in one of my 4 bathroom and it's the best toilet in the house. everyone fights to take a dump in it.
That's a throne right there!
The glacier bay power flush can parts in the tank be replaced with a new fluid master kit if something went wrong?
Not sure. We never lifted the black cover that's in the tank to see what's inside.
Want to see something like the TOTO Drake 1.6 GPF Tornado Flush and how it compares to other things (in terms of clearing large items, lots of paper, or cleaning splatter or thick/sticky solid waste). Will find out soon since I just bought it and will have it installed soon (assuming not damaged in shipping, which I hear is sometimes a problem)...
Pretty sure it won't pass a pool ball but we might have to compare these two.
Seems like the glacier bay power flush has excessively tight turns in the trapway down by the outlet. Seems like it could have been straighter for flow.
But it works! They're likely needed for the suction action.
Any recommendations for a compact toilet?
Compact?
@@SmedleyPlumbing smaller depth, front to back.
How about some commercial-grade stuff? I've had Toto Aquia toilets for at least 15 years now. These are wash-down toilets with a rear drain. We have the adapters on them to convert them to floor drains. No matter what we've thrown at them, we've not clogged them. Even intentionally trying to clog them, they still swallow everything we throw in there.
Can it handle a billiard ball?
@@SmedleyPlumbing good question.. The porcelain definitely can with ease with a rear drain port. I don't remember how large the diameter of the plastic adapter is.
Great video. It answered a lot of questions I had. If you ever loose your plumbing job you should look into being a comedian. I think you would do well. 😂
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is great!! Curious as to why Toto or Kohler toilets weren’t brought in. How do you think the Powerflush would fare against those?
I don't think they'll flush a pool ball. But they weren't used because they weren't the most powerful or the cheapest available at home Depot.
@@SmedleyPlumbing Hey thanks for the reply. Really appreciate it. Definitely makes my choice clearer . But when I get the Powerflush I won’t be tempted to flush a whole roast chicken 😁
@@dmongru good choice! 😂
I really appreciate your wonderful sense of humor and your knowledge. I wonder what are the pros and cons of elongated vs round and attached or fully connected bowl backing toilets. Wish you were our Plumber. He came in February and just now is able to do our job. We need to choose a toilet. I am disabled so I do need the heightened size. Thanks again for taking your time to do this review.
@@janieepperson-bloomfield7415 thank you for the kind words! Elongated give a little more room for hygiene activities. One piece toilets have fewer crack and crevices so they are easier to clean.
Dude, great review, and the Snickers bar made me laugh out loud!
Glad you enjoyed it! I enjoyed the Snickers bar!
😂 Best candy bar to use is "Baby Ruth", unless you don't like those. How about both? Cut some in half too and add to the load. We have fun pranks by tossing a Baby Ruth in the pool sometimes to freak peeps out when there's company with kids. 😂😂
Cranberry sauce cans are shaped differently because they want the sauce to come out seamless. The bottom of the can has air in it so the sauce will slide out easy.
Learn something new every day!
@@SmedleyPlumbing
To get the cranberry jelly out, you puncture a hole in the non-lid end of the can, turn it over and open it with can opener. Turn it over and it slides right out. The label is upside down indicating that the cans are stored in the pantry lid side down so the air at the other end does not get compressed or eliminated through the cranberry.
@@jbsimmons54 thanks!
Thank you for a great video. I'm remodeling a rental, in my home I have American Standard (AS) Champion 4 Max toilets and they very rarely get clogged. So to cut down on clogged toilet complaints I was going back to the Champion line, I knew part of the magic in the Champion line is the 2 3/8 glazed trapway. So I went to Home Depot and searched on 2 3/8 trapway and up popped the Glacier Bay product you tested. Strangely the AS Cadet 3 line only has a 2.125 trapway.
That's how I got to your video, after seeing your exhaustive testing I've decided to go with the Glacier Bay product - the price difference today is AS Champion Max $288 to the Glaicer Bay powerflush $125 less than half price and works better.
Thank you!!
Glad it helped!
Need to buy foot long subs for a test. Some of us tend to make some large deposits and nobody ever tests anything that's long.
Good ideas!
@smedleyplumbing
Which would u recommend the American standard champion or the glacier bay power flush?
The Glacier Bay won this challenge.
Any difference between the two piece and one piece power flush?? Do they perform similar?
@@barretwells3380 they probably perform the same. But nobody likes installing the one piece units. They are heavy and often have skirted sides and make mounting a royal pain in the butt.
You deserve the largest possible grant the government can afford, keep up the good work,:-)
Thanks!
For me, this just shows how poorly modern toilets perform when they try and flush with the equivalent of a glass of water. Try a mid-70's toilet that flushes 5 gallons and I would like to see how that compares to these 3.
All three will flush better that's 5 gpf toilet. Modern toilets are great. The first round of 1.6 gpf toilets were horrible. But that was back in the 90's.
This is a great video!
Home depot is my usual go to place. I installed the glacier bay power flush for my father in law, because at my work we have the niagra stealth flush and i rarely get a call to unclog them. That's a oil sands camp up north
I can't seem to find these niagras with the stealth flush here in Alberta. Have you ever installed or seen them in action? Lol
Yeah we've seen a few! Great units!
Yes test the Toto Drake standard 1.6 g version!😊❤ compare it to legendary Kohler toilet
We might just do that!
If it's actual poop or a sock. Is there a tool (not hands) used to declogged the P-trap?
That would be a closet auger.
What model powerflush is that? I'm considering the powerflush 1 piece 1.6. It's 200 bucks. Looks like a small 2ish inch flush valve
Glacier Bay Power flush with the billiard balls on the box.
This is the $130 2-peice version
@@incredibleadventures1027 hard to believe a little 1.28 toilet can do all that.
@@SmedleyPlumbing yeah I see them, I'm interested in the one piece version of that. I opened the box at the store and it looked like a 2-inch flush valve but I have found out that home Depot specifications page are oftentimes wrong. So home Depot says it's a 3-inch flush valve but I measured it and it's definitely a 2-ish.
@@ArcolaBridge If you were to lift the lid on the glacier Bay power flush you can't even see the flush valve from inside the tank. Honestly I have no clue what size flush valve it supposed to have.
Wait though, this is only a comparison between two toilets? I’m not counting the cheap one you purchased. I would love to see a toilet test between the Toto Drake, a Kohler Highland Classic, a Gerber avalanche or viper, and an American Standard. I personally would like to see a toilet test between one piece toilets so I can figure out the best one piece toilet. I need to purchase two, one for a hall bathroom and one for my bedroom. I am also interested in how easy they are to keep clean and whether they are finishes prevent hard water spots and stains because my area has very hard water.
Also, I would like to know which toilet has the most comfortable seat, because that matters too! it’s a combination of which can flush the best, easily cleaned, no skidmarks, and is comfortable when you sit on it.
We did those tests on these three. The cheapest actually performed well.
Here's hoping Bad Grandpa never buys the Glacier Bay.
Lol!
This helps soo much but why didn't you do kholer?
Kohler isn't known for flushing power.
@@SmedleyPlumbing Loudest Toilet Known to Man, Especially the Commercial ones..
@@m9ovich785
That loudest Kohler terlit, king of commercial terlits on flushometers is the Kohler Highcrest. King of truck stops! 🤣
@@jbsimmons54 AHHAHAHAHA
@@SmedleyPlumbing Good to know.
How about a flush-off contest between the latest toilets and some vintage 3.5 gallon-plus vintage ones? Such as a 1967 Kilgore 108, same year AS Cadet, and same year Kohler Wellworth, against the latest Glacier Bay, Toto, and AS?
We thought about that. But since most people can't find some of the old toilets from the '70s it does make it difficult. I firmly believe that today's modern toilets do flush better than the ones from the '70s. It's the ones in the early 1.6 era that struggled to perform very well. Those were old 3.5 toilets that had been modified to only use 1.6 and so their performance suffered greatly.
What are your thoughts on the pressure-assisted flushing systems?
I don't like them. They are very loud abs don't flush as good as they should like they would.
Which champion toilet was used in this demonstration?
American Standard Champion Pro from Home Depot
You need to test garbage disposers. I have installed the biggest garbage disposer that would fit under my sink. One day I was cleaning out my frig. The disposer are everything. The problem was the sewer line backed up 4 ft down the pipe. I had to call out the plumber with the big equipment to unclog.
We have that one in the works!
@@SmedleyPlumbing Yea! I’ve had to go and extra tighten my drain pipes because it will vibrate them loose and they will leak. I can put a chicken, bones and all down it. A whole chicken does not fit in the opening, but it will take it cut up. It does not care for carrots. The disposer will food processor them like butter. The problem is they are too fast and stick together in the small kitchen drain pipe.
@@TexasEngineer as long as you're running a full stream of water and slowly feeding the food in, it shouldn't be an issue.
@@SmedleyPlumbing Unintended consequences happen when you upgrade to a larger disposal. The disposal will take whatever you feed it, BUT the new low-flow faucets reduce the water flow which can result in a pipe clog.
@@TexasEngineer just because the disposal can take foot at whatever rate you feed it, doesn't mean your drain system (or any drain system) can. The benefit of a larger disposal is not to take food faster. It's to grind it smaller and handle the occasional hard object or large object.
Would love to see the toto drake ca kohler toilets in these types of test. Great video
We might do that!
It’s been done. Toto won!
@@tulipsontheorgan can th Toto flush a billiard ball?
Great video. I went onto home depot's website and they have more than a few marked glacier bay powerflush at different price points. they all look the same. exactly which one did you test so I can look it up. thanks in advance.
We did the tall elongated toilet.
Thank you for comparing these toilets and the various objects able and unable to flush them. I gotta say, the pool balls were impressive! We moved into a 20-year old house that has toilets that have a "V" in the bottom of the bowl. Why oh why would they do that? It's impossible to clean without draining out most of the water and using a pumice or brush. We will change out the toilets eventually mostly because they are round and also not very good flushers. We will consider the Glacier Bay Power Flush. But out of curiosity, what is the reasoning behind the V in the bottom of the bowl?
I have no clue on that one. Lol
So long and tedious. Golf balls and sponges? Try flushing several frozen kelbasis or a few big bratwursts and see how they do with that.
Until the 1990s, toilets used at least 3.2 gallons. The 1.6 gallon federal limit is ridiculous because multiple flushes are often required therefore saving no water at all.
Modern 1.6 gpf toilets are awesome. Show me one from the 80's and 90's that can flush 15 pool balls.
@@SmedleyPlumbing - Nobody ever needed to flush a pool ball.
@@S955US84 you'd be surprised 😯 😆
newly installed Kohler highline arc does NOT clean bowl....which onew will clean bowl?
The glacier Bay power flush that we show in this video does a pretty good job of cleaning the bowl.
The best water closet to buy is something that was made before all the water conservation mandates took control in the 1990s so anything that uses at least 13.25 litres or 3.5 gallons or more per flush cycle is ideal...I've been a licensed plumber for 48 years and there is nothing on the market today that works well enough I can recommend unless it was pressure assist those types are usually quite expensive and complicated to install sometimes
We might need to compare a 3.5 gpf with a new high end toilet.
@@SmedleyPlumbing more rinse and better drain flow is usually benefits of more water usage
Toto Aquia. I've had mine for at least 15 years and we've never been able to clog it. Even intentionally trying to clog it. It's a wash-down toilet with a rear outlet. In our case, we have an adapter on it to convert it to a floor mount.
@@grayrabbit2211 I've installed many Toto drakes and they work decent for how little water they use the 1.6 gpf models from about 2002 until 2014 the 1.28 gpf are not as good like most Ulf water closets the flush cycles are so short they cannot possibly have the power more water can do the best late model water closet available imo is the Kohler Highline el 1.28 they seem to work decently enough I have had no call backs with any of Kohler Highlines but they are all the elongated models with 12 inch rough in and 2 piece gravity just my experience on this matter
I'm real surprised you didn't do any Kohler toilets. Those tend to be the most common ones customers want in my opinion. Most the time when I go to a customer's house to install a toilet. That's what they have is a Kohler.
Kohler was not available on the shelf at our local Home Depot.
@@SmedleyPlumbing wow that's a shock lol. Still a great video
My favorite toilet is the Mansfield Alto. Can you test one out
We might!
Yes, but nothing outperforms the classic ten gallon per flush 1950s Malarkey Master model 2. 🚽 🪠
This is true.
The moral of this story is buy a great plunger.
Always!
Why do I find myself rooting for a toilet to flush something?
I know right!?
i want you to do more videos just like this
Thanks!
What do you recommend for a home "turbo toilet"? Has the black ABS plastic thing in the tank, you press the flush and it goes "Whoosh ' and is gone?
I wouldn't. They make a lot of noise but don't perform as well as some of these. They can also explode sending porcelain shrapnel flying!
@@SmedleyPlumbing I have the Turbo Flush model, It was very good at flushing, however there was a recall and a retrofit kit was sent out because they were prone to exploding. The kit included a stainless steel strap to go around the ABS tank part, and a new Water connection valve that reduced the water pressure. The Result, it no longer works as a one flush toilet, At least I know it's not going to explode but it's going to be replaced because their retrofit made it worse than a standard cheap toilet. I'm looking at the Niagara Stealth model Even thought I was Set on the Glacier Bay Power Flush after you're review, I like the Niagara 0.8 GPF . Water is not getting any cheaper , thank you for the great review you did an excellent job.
A power assisted flush toilet..a turbo toilet...like you saw at school. Those almost never clogged
They work but dang they are loud! They also can explode and send porcelain shrapnel flying!
Could you do a comparison of tank vs tankless and add the TOTO brand to the comparison? Also best toilet from Costco? Thank you sir for the great video, definitely informative and enjoyable.
Tank vs. tankless toilets?
I adore my new Glacer Bay PowerFlush toilet.
They are good!
Iwant to know avbout high efficiency with the same brands.
These are all considered high efficiency. However, we do get concerned with how much water is needed to carry the waste down the line and not just clear the bowl.
There are many who wish they had flushometers. With homes now having a 3/4" or 1" incoming water line, please do a video on what pressure tank size is needed to output to a 1.5" line to two flushometers and what's needed for a successful installation. Some DIYers would do this. Seen YT with terlit collections running this setup in their back yards, so it can't be that hard. I've heard there are some considerations in planning that have to be taken.
Residential water lines would have to be 1" or larger for even a one bath home. The expense would be deep into the tens of thousands.
I'm currently sitting on my toilet eating deviled eggs and a rotisserie chicken while I watch this video, about to use 15 feet of t.p. to see if it clogs or not!
Do it! 😂
I know it would have become a super expensive video but Gerber deserves to be tested, as well as Toto and Kohler. Got a Toto Drake 2 in my house it’s I’ve yet to have to plunge it in the four years I’ve had it. American standard flush valve seals fail too easily, I don’t trust quality and durability of glacier bay
We might test all those!
@@SmedleyPlumbing
Wish you would test the Toto Drake II. Seems that this is all plumbers seem to be installing out here in the west and intermountain west. Same for other plumbers I've seen on YT. It may flush well, but from what I've seen with the rimless design, the Toto Drake (first incarnation) doesn't have enough wash down. There are others with "terlit collections" and have oldies put to the test, namely the "Standard" Modernus and Devoro models that are nearly 100 years old with various sizes and thicknesses of washcloths, towels, and mud/fireplace ashes to save on purchasing food items. They performed spectacularly, even on less water, while everything since the 1980's onward fails. Seems the engineering lessons of yesteryear in terlit designs have been forgotten. Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it and the public pays the price. Seems that with a simple addition of a pressurised water tank on existing water lines of 3/4" or greater, a home can switch to flushometers with a lot better performance than a tank can provide. Separate PVC lines need to be run from the tank to flushometers. Contrast the cost of that with the high end $350 terlits. Won't have to spend more money for the best flushing terlits. I prefer flushometers. Grew up with one on a "Standard" Modernus. Nothing stopped that thing up! Washdown was spectacular. I was skeptical of this YT review initially and I have to say - job well done!
@@jbsimmons54 thanks!
@@jbsimmons54 There’s tests and there’s tests and there’s tests, but all I know is that my Coroma Clean Flush toilet works perfectly for me. Had it installed a few days ago.
For my 1st level I’ll install a Kohler Wellworth, that’s if I can get a bottom fed mains water.
Sure if you’re engineering for certain design parameters, you’ll discover that they do somethings extremely well and not so well on others as in
Formula 1 motor racing or Americas Cup sailing.
Anyway an entertaining video. Small things amuse small minds, I have a small mind, lol.
Cheers NZ.
@@SmedleyPlumbing
I've moved on from the rimless dual outlet Toto Drake with poor bowl rinse. I really like the American Standard Vormax that has a single outlet on the left rear quadrant. Superb! Ought to give that a look/see if you haven't.
Try a small kid sized tooth brush. I snaked many times only to have it clog again. When I smashrd it open, I found the tooth brush.
Yep. Toothbrushes has caused many toilet replacements over the years.
Hilarious and informative! Well done. Who would have thought I'd ever be rooting for toilets?! 🤣
Ha! Go toilet go!
After buying this toilet because of this review and doing my own "trials" I would say NOT to buy this toilet. It needs 2 flushes for the bowl to be completely clean most times because it doesn't get rid of the lighter particles.
Great feedback. Are we talking leaving TP remnants or leaving skid marks?
After the flush stop specs of remnants like tiny particles come back from the trap back into the bowl. So it does not give a full clean. For ur next test you should do fine particles see if 95% + can be flushed. This toilet only does well with the big stuff hence all your test worked.
Should have bought a Toto.
What do you call that tool @ 13:50?
That is a closet auger.
Cranberry sauce is upside down so the air bubble is at the top 🔝. For easier empty of can.
Good to know!
I'd like to see an American Standard Cadet Pro against a Mansfield Summit or Denali against a Toto Drake.
We might do that!
Best
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EVER 😂
Thanks!
It really doesn't matter. 10+ years ago, I replaced the very old, water wasting toilet in my mom's house. She's a cheapskate and wanted the cheapest one Lowes had. It flushes with better force than her old one. The valve and flap has been replaced since then, but that's pretty typical.
Yeah those old ones don't flush very well at all.
Here's a challenge: Mansfield Summit vs Amer Standard Cadet Pro vs Gerber Viper
We might do that!
I’m not convinced. I need to see it flush a snickers bar that’s three times the size of the one you used. You flush that and I’ll buy it.
You know where a guy can buy a 3x Snickers? Asking for us.
@@SmedleyPlumbing
Just press some Baby Ruth candy bars together and mold when slightly warm.
Why isn't Toto a participant? And what about Kohler?
Toto's are hard to find at Home Depot. Home Depot does have Kohler. But they are more known for elegance in class and style. They are not known for performance.
@@SmedleyPlumbingYeah I've noticed that about Kohlers also, even the vintage ones.
Last one - winner, winner chicken dinner
Ha!
so basically glacier bay will get clogged the fastest because it wants to flush everything lol
Maybe.....
I am 45 years old and would hope that I never pass a whole rotisserie chicken!
Me too!
Never laughed so hard over a "technical video"! "Stragglers". The Snicker's bar.. OMG!!
Not too many people have caught that one!
Anyone that has watched the movie Caddyshack should instantly recognize the snickers bar as a perfect analog for a turd.
Bill Murray was the guy eating one after it went for a dip in the pool during the country club swimming pool scene.
@@orlandotech bingo!
if you make more vids i can get my parents to get good toliets like glacerbay power flush
This one isn't good enough?!😲
@@SmedleyPlumbing im looking for options