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I recently had the same dilemma. It started by attempting to repair the toilet in our master bathroom I couldn't get the gasket between the tank and the bowl to seal. I was carefully and incrementally increasing the torque on the bolts holding ithe tank down when I heard the dreaded "CRACK!" Yep the porcelain cracked it's a goner, I needed a new toilet for my reading room and there's only one thing that will do, a Ferguson. The only toilet endorsed by Al Bundy.
I got on-line, found the nearest distributor with a showroom in Phoenix. I was absolutely giddy with excitement scanning through the pages of their on-line catalog anticipating mounting my new throne and expressing my opinion of the current administration. While searching other websites for prices I found a site with on-line reviews and had my dreams shattered just like the porcelain of my soon to be discarded throne.
It seams Ferguson is the latest victim of out-sourcing and the global economy. They've become nothing more than a name slapped on a piece of cheap Chinese crap that's not even worthy of holding my crap. I'm sure Al is plugged up tighter than the over torqued bolts on my old toilet at just the thought of his beloved Ferguson being made in China.
But all is not lost, I got something almost as good, a Kohler! Lowe's had a couple of models on clearance. The one I got was originally $389 marked down to $111. It's white, it's installed, it doesn't leak, it doesn't gurgle, it's beautiful. My old toilet wasn't even worthy of the name. It came from China, it was too low! When I flushed it, it make this weak, almost apologetic sound. But not the Kohler. It is a "comfort height", a man's height, no more legs falling asleep while reading on the throne. And when you flush it... BaaaWOOOSH! That's a man's flush. A Kohler says, "I'm a toilet. Sit down and give me your best shot." Oh, if only a Kohler could speak, the tales it would tell!
One other piece of advice, have fun disposing of the old one. A .340 Weatherby and shattered porcelain is sure to bring a smile to almost anyone's day...
http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/136286-how-dispose-toilet.html
I got on-line, found the nearest distributor with a showroom in Phoenix. I was absolutely giddy with excitement scanning through the pages of their on-line catalog anticipating mounting my new throne and expressing my opinion of the current administration. While searching other websites for prices I found a site with on-line reviews and had my dreams shattered just like the porcelain of my soon to be discarded throne.
It seams Ferguson is the latest victim of out-sourcing and the global economy. They've become nothing more than a name slapped on a piece of cheap Chinese crap that's not even worthy of holding my crap. I'm sure Al is plugged up tighter than the over torqued bolts on my old toilet at just the thought of his beloved Ferguson being made in China.
But all is not lost, I got something almost as good, a Kohler! Lowe's had a couple of models on clearance. The one I got was originally $389 marked down to $111. It's white, it's installed, it doesn't leak, it doesn't gurgle, it's beautiful. My old toilet wasn't even worthy of the name. It came from China, it was too low! When I flushed it, it make this weak, almost apologetic sound. But not the Kohler. It is a "comfort height", a man's height, no more legs falling asleep while reading on the throne. And when you flush it... BaaaWOOOSH! That's a man's flush. A Kohler says, "I'm a toilet. Sit down and give me your best shot." Oh, if only a Kohler could speak, the tales it would tell!
One other piece of advice, have fun disposing of the old one. A .340 Weatherby and shattered porcelain is sure to bring a smile to almost anyone's day...
http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/136286-how-dispose-toilet.html