A Toilet Story

When we moved into the house, it became evident very quickly that the upstairs toilet had issues. The handle wouldn't spring back up (so it ran constantly), the floater wouldn't engage, and the tank plug wouldn't close properly. A new kit to replace the "innards" of the toilet, cost $20.

Well, we were at Lowes the other night, and they were redoing their sink and toilet aisle. As a result, all of their "displaced display items" were SUPER on sale! We were able to purchase a $200 pedestal sink (which will go in our new master bath which will go in the secret room) for only $10! We were also able to get this Titan display toilet (it can flush a tennis ball, and is supposed to never clog!)



The only downside, was that the tank cover was glued on for display purposes. Thankfully, nothing a screwdriver and hammer couldn't pry open :-)


The old toilet was a low-sitting, square one (circa 1980ish). The new one looks SOOO much better. Here's Jeff working on switching them out.


The other downside of buying a display toilet... no instructions! There was this little black foam piece sitting in a bag in the tank, but no instructions on where it went, so we just took it out and installed the toilet as was. Imagine our surprise when we flushed the tank for the first time, and the entire thing emptied out onto the floor! Oops! The black piece was to form the seal between the tank and the pipe. The piece was placed, and then there were no more leaking issues from the tank :-)


I can't believe I'm blogging about replacing a toilet, but it's technically part of the household renovations, so it must be included :-)


PROJECT COST
Toilet: $20.00
Toilet Supply Hose: $3.29
Wax Ring: $1.97
Toilet Seat: $12.99