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Posted by on August 20, 2008, 2:48 am
> Check this out
http://www.sjrwmd.com/floridawaterstar/pdfs/toilet_fixtures_by_perfor...
1) That version of the MaP report is from March 2007, and does not
list the Costco one piece toilet in question.
Here's a newer version (January 2008), with the Costco Waterridge EL 1-
piece listed with the horrendous 150 MaP:
"...minimum (250 grams) waste removal performance...recommended by MaP
Testing"
"...minimum (350 grams) waste removal performance...specified by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their WaterSense Program "
http://www.cwwa.ca/pdf_files/Map%2011th%20Edition%20Full%20Report1.pdf
I too, saw that 1-piece toilet at Costco and thought hey this looks
great, and 1/2 the price of the Toto Ultramaxes (MaP 700) I recently
bought for our 9-unit apartment building. Glad I checked online first!
I haven't used the Toto Ultramax but at least one tenant has said they
love it, compared to the Kohler Wellworth ELs (MaP 250) they
replaced.
I also was surprised Costco would carry such a badly rated
product....I would suspect this is a case of sloppy or no research
that slipped through at Costco, rather than a new trend (I hope!)
> If you buy a toilet that only flushes 150 grams you'll be sorry. Buy
> a ToTo or better.
2) More accurately: "Buy a toilet MaP rated 350 or better." All but 3
of 25 Toto toilets in the 2008 MaP report are above 350...however the
Toto EcoSupreme EL 1-piece is barely passing at 350.
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