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Installing the Toto One-Piece Toilet

Bob looks at the Toto one-piece, 1.6 gallon toilet that will be installed in the lavatory. Unlike other toilets, the Toto model hides all obvious workings within a sleek exterior. Installation is simple, with the special flange that is provided by Toto to reconfigure the traditional drain setup. The one-piece flange is set directly on the wax ring then pressed down to form the seal. It is then bolted to the floor and given bolts to receive the toilet that is simply dropped on top. The flange bolts fit into the toilet casing and the toilet is bolted to the floor to hold it securely in place. The interior flange changes where the toilet bowl drains, making the low-flow flush more powerful. The low-consumption tank adds to the sleek, low profile design of the toilet.
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Installing the Toto One-Piece Toilet

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" We -- installing a Toto one piece. Toward that end. -- Impressed by the really this is once -- that they managed to kind of side although the works of the plumbing so that you have one sleek edge to the state. And it's it's very very contemporary looking and that it installs differently than the average toilet -- this is."

" Not something we've done before now he's a pretty -- or have been out a couple of years houses work. Let it -- involved our ear wax same as usual really not much you and you've. You put this guarantee regular wax ring there and then you pre drill these holes that's -- loose bolts to the floor. And then actually the toilet flushes through this hole here you know back sign of that. And that's about it yeah we just. We get our holes right -- pre drilled. OK. Yeah. And then we use these. Drop in anchors."

" This is the Carolina model that we're putting in one point six gallons per flush those like most contemporary. Plumbing fixtures they are very responsible about the water usage yes. Everything is low consumption."

" Now what. Did you can't even buy yeah. But more than one and a half gallons anymore. So we put this -- you put your wax on there where loads of going to put -- national action -- innocence and I --"

" And we are was built exactly and it's not a traditional installation we've got cork flooring and laminate floor. And then underneath -- we've got a concrete slab so let's -- we've anchored it this way."

" Right. And then you just squeeze that wax. Main thing is to not disturb it after you'd done or any leaks. And then just take your regular closet bolts. Bolt the flange down through their closet flange and to the floor. It's pretty simple stuff. That bolts it to the old toilet flange yeah what's the advantage of this offset. Well they used to seeing just think that you get a better flush with the one and a half gallons. A war that -- mandated by law so you got to work with what they give you. So it flushes pretty good these photos these -- unusual. This these types of Flanders. But it seems to flush really good at the toilet actually the drain comes out here. As opposed to down here originally yeah. -- she got this bolted down some merely a matter of dropping the toilet on there woken up the water. Okay. Peter we're going to slap these bolts and come with the flange on these bolt the toilet to the flange itself the little people. And then a little plumbers grease around the flange or slipped below the rubber makes it slide. Seal good quality life. -- voted for that. There was just drop the to a room or under the flinch. The heavy toilet. Drop cloth and --"

" So it."

" The church straight. In -- only have to do is bolt look."

" OK so one point six gallon that's all she takes and that of course explains the nice design of the drug because it doesn't need much gallon -- there."

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