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Posted by Pete C. on July 24, 2007, 9:44 pm
Eigenvector wrote:
>
> > Eigenvector wrote:
> >>
> >> Anyone know where American Standard makes their toilets? I was peeking
> >> at
> >> the Toto, and although they look wonderful at 400 bucks they're way
> >> outside
> >> my range. So I'm looking at the stuff I can get locally and am wondering
> >> which manufacturer, besides Toto, makes their products in the US or
> >> Canada.
> >>
> >> I remember getting into this problem when looking at faucets and finding
> >> that only one manufacturer made their stuff in the US, Kohler I think it
> >> was.
> >
> > I recommend supporting Kohler whenever you have the opportunity. They
> > are one of the few remaining US manufacturing companies and provide
> > excellent support as noted in my Kohler engines support (same company)
> > post a week or two ago. Not many companies provide support for a 32 year
> > old product, much less service manual PDFs with overnight response at no
> > charge.
> >
> > Pete C.
>
> I'll take a closer look then. I found one that looks promising, now it's
> just a matter of plopping down on it and seeing if it fits.
>
> BTW: I keep seeing Comfort Height and presume that it means the bowl is
> higher than normal - but would it be enough of a difference that little kids
> would be uncomfortable using it?
I don't think so, since little kids have to climb a bit anyway. The
comfort height ones are largely for the more elderly folks where sitting
down and getting up is more of an issue and a higher seat means less
bend.
Pete C.
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