If you like the benefits of pressure-assisted flushing, which toilets should you buy?
That’s a question we hear pretty often. Lots of people—from homeowners to contractors to facility engineers at hotels and apartment complexes—like the idea of installing toilets equipped with Flushmate pressure-assist products.
But there’s no such thing as a “Flushmate toilet.” If you want Flushmate performance, you need to buy toilets from a manufacturer that makes Flushmate-equipped toilets.
Depending upon the specifications most important to you, here are five power flush toilet brands you should look at before your next project.
Widest Height Range: Gerber Ultra Flush®
From educational institutions to senior living centers, the optimal height of toilets can vary significantly. Schools, with potentially lots of small children, benefit from lower toilets, while ADA-compliant toilets are more suitable for senior centers and similar locations.
Gerber’s Ultra Flush line offers an impressive selection of 44 models, providing toilet bowl heights from 14¼ inches to 17 inches. This extensive range of options ensures that you can obtain the toilet you need with the powerful flushing performance of the Flushmate system.
Most Complete Variety: Kohler
Kohler, a highly respected manufacturer with a rich history of quality and stylish products, provides three lines of toilets equipped with Flushmate.
- The Kohler Barrington line offers stylish, water-efficient toilets and various colors option rear outlet toilets. The Barrington qualifies for water rebate programs and contributes to LEED credits.
- The Kohler Highline line delivers outstanding flushing performance, comes in standard or Comfort Height® variations, and caters to diverse needs and preferences.
- The Kohler Wellworth line offers design and functionality with its extensive range of options at an affordable price point.
Installation Versatility: Mansfield Quantum
When you’re renovating an existing space or building out a new restroom with structural limitations, specifying the right toilets is easier when you have a diverse range of installation options at your disposal.
The Mansfield Quantum line is designed precisely for this purpose, offering several wall-mount and rear-outlet models for installation, where cutting into the floor isn’t a possibility. Additionally, Mansfield offers an ample selection of floor-mount and floor-outlet models to accommodate different installation requirements. All of these models are equipped with the Flushmate system, ensuring efficient and reliable performance.
Water Savings: Sloan
A significant advantage of a pressure-assisted toilet is their water-saving capability. The powerful flushing force reduces the likelihood of clogs, resulting in few instances of double-flushing.
Sloan pressure-assisted toilets take water savings even further by offering a range of Flushmate-equipped toilets designed to flush with just 1.0 gallon per flush. Compared to a more conventional 1.6-gallon flush, the water (and cost) savings over the course of a year can be significant. With a Flushmate vessel supplying the pressure and Sloan’s reputation for durability providing peace of mind, you’ll be confident in your toilets’ performance for years to come.
Innovative Design: Western Pottery
To many people, a toilet is a toilet. But if you (or your clients) have an eye for style, you may find that the Wrangler line from Western Pottery stands out from the rest.
And they don’t just look good. The Wrangler from Western Pottery toilets equipped with Flushmate’s powerful flush helps ensures the clog-free operation and remarkable water efficiency characteristic of pressure-assisted systems. So, if you value style and functionality, the Wrangler line from Western Pottery stands out as an excellent choice.
The Power of Pressure-assisted Toilets
You can’t go wrong with any of the above brands. But why should you install pressure-assisted toilets in the first place?
Most ordinary toilets use gravity to flush their contents. When a flush is triggered, the water in the tank essentially just falls into the bowl, with the force of the falling water creating a siphon effect that pulls the bowl’s contents down the drainpipe.
A pressure-assisted toilet contains a sealed tank that compresses trapped air and uses the water supply line pressure to compress the trapped air. When a flush is triggered, this compressed air expands and forces the water into the bowl, so instead of the “pulling” waste out with a siphon action, the pressure-assisted unit “pushes” waste out.
Power flush toilets can produce a longer drainline carry, pushing waste up to 50% further than the recommendations set by the American National Standards Institute.
This powerful flushing action is why pressure-assisted toilets are far less likely to clog—even using as little as 1 gallon per flush. They also reduce double-flushing, stay cleaner and require less maintenance than gravity toilets.
It’s also why so many property owners and managers believe pressure-assisted toilets make so much sense. Want proof? Check out our case studies!
And when you’re ready to make power flushing part of your next project, now you know which brands to look for.
Are pressure-assisted toilets right for your next apartment complex, hotel, restaurant, or public facility? Talk to the experts at Flushmate!