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Consumer Reviews & Ratings: (All) - TOTO DRAKE CST744S |
| REVIEW by Diane, OH 10/27/2010 | Date Purchased: 10/2009
 Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
 Ease of Installation: 9/10
" Had Toto Drakes in a home we built in 2002 and LOVED THEM! Moved last year into an older home and set about remodeling the bathrooms. The Toto Drake is the ONLY TOILET I would have in my house. Even with two teenage boys, the Toto toilets almost never clog. And they are beautiful, too. People think I'm weird to be so passionate about a toilet, but once you have a Toto Drake, you will never settle for any other brand! Love the "slam proof" lids!! "
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| REVIEW by Bob Rowe, MN 02/08/2010 | Date Purchased: 11/2009
 Overall Rating: 4/10
 Flush Rating: 3/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" I'm being painfully honest and realistic here. I've replaced my old toilet due to plunging at least 3 times a week. This toilet needs plunging less frequently, but once it does clog, unclogging it is long, awful and messy. A lot messier than unclogging my old toilet. The low water level and the incompatibility fitting with standard plunger causes water to spill and splash back when plunged.
I've bought this toilet on rave reviews, and I'm very disapointed. If I've known about this I would have saved myself the money and bought a caroma toilet instead. "
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| REVIEW by George, NJ 01/27/2010 | Date Purchased: 07/2009
Overall Rating: 4/10
 Flush Rating: 5/10
Ease of Installation: 5/10
" G-Max flush is fine for emptying bowl, but bowl wash action almost non-existent. Bowl streaking is frequent, disgusting, and annoying to deal with -- need to use bowl brush after almost every #2 (just ordinary, not particularly large or loose). Product is overrated, in my opinion. "
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| REVIEW by Darrell, NY 01/10/2010 | Date Purchased: 12/2009
Overall Rating: 9/10
Flush Rating: 9/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" Great toilet. Very easy to install but I wish they would give torque settings on the base bolts. Ive seen my friend crack a different toilet base by over-tightening the floor bolts "
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| REVIEW by Darrell, 01/05/2010 | Date Purchased: 12/2009
Overall Rating: 9/10
Flush Rating: 9/10
 Ease of Installation: 8/10
" Great toilet. Much better than I expected. Toto flush is excellent considering amount of water used. The installation was easy but they should put in torque specs for the floor flange bolts. My friend cracked another brand of toilet by tightening too hard. "
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| REVIEW by Dolores, CA 11/13/2009 | Date Purchased: 11/2009
Overall Rating: 8/10
Flush Rating: 9/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" Nice toilet, good flush, not to noisy, but we ordered the bone color and the tank and base colors do not match. . . "
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| REVIEW by Dave, MD 09/01/2009 | Date Purchased: 05/2009
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Excellent toilet. Purchased 1 and waited a month to see how good it was before replacing 2 more. Installed the first more then 3 months ago. Replaced contractor grade toilets that I plunged probably 1 or 2 times per week, and that was after trying multiple flushes. Have not had to plunge or multiple flush even one time since installation! Coincidentally found that 2 family members also had Toto toilets installed and loved them as well.
The 1.6 gal refills much faster then the old one, which has also changed my routine. The flapper value stays open only as long as the handle is depressed – which isn’t long in even a “full” flush. We therefore depress according to need, which saves even more water. Also has a quiet flush (vs. some of the assist toilets).
While the rough in lists 12”, it could almost support 11” (don’t hold me to that number). That means there’s a noticeable gap between the tank and the wall, so the wall behind the existing toilet may need to be prepared as well - painted, repaired, etc.- as needed. In the powder room I’m going to use that to my advantage in applying wainscoting. Also, as the lid and tank are same size (the lid doesn’t sit down over the tank) I find the gap between the two to be noticeable, but I’m the only one in the family. While using a blue-colored cleaner in the bowl I noticed a tinge of blue color was visible after the flush. I interpreted this as not all of the fluid was evacuated, but I haven’t noticed this in regular use; I assume it exhibits the same property, but it wasn’t practically discernable.
I had no real problem with the installations, other than my own mistake of over tightening tank (my fault). I have no basis for comparison as these are the only toilets I’ve installed, but they didn’t take me very long and were pretty easy to do.
Finally, note that the tank is the same part number for both the elongated and round bowl.
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| REVIEW by Janet, CA 08/06/2009 | Date Purchased: 01/2008
Overall Rating: 8/10
Flush Rating: 9/10
Ease of Installation: 8/10
" I got this without the sanagloss, and it tends to stain. I have a water softener and copper pipes at my house, so I don't really know why there are brown streaks down the side of the bowl. The flush is o.k. though. If you have a lot to flush, just hold the handle down longer, and it'll do the trick. The flush is quiet. "
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| REVIEW by Joe, NY 07/27/2009 | Date Purchased: 07/2009
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" The Best "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, 07/07/2009 | Date Purchased: 06/2009
Overall Rating: 9/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" "What an improvement over the Briggs installed when we remodeled 7 yrs ago" "
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| REVIEW by sba554, ME 05/29/2009 | Date Purchased: 05/2009
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" toto drake excellent, love it....... "
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| REVIEW by sandra orton, CO 03/22/2009 | Date Purchased: 04/2006
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Did much research from Love's in Seattle, where you could actually 'flush' online! Found Bill Gates had installed 6+ Toto's in his home in that locality, and that it is the no. one toilet sold on the planet, designed in Japan! All of my three children installed new Totos in their homes as well, and we all believe they are excellent! I threw out the biffy brush, never had to flush twice, remains very clean following flushes and save some $25 a month on flushes, which has more than paid for the new toilet!! "
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| REVIEW by Dave, IN 03/04/2009 | Date Purchased: 02/2008
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Actually purchased in 2009. Easy to install, works great. My son would plug the toilet 80% of the time that he used it. After 10 years of plunging toilets, this thing is awesome. Installed 2, would not hesitate to install or recommend. "
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| REVIEW by Ronbo, SC 9/16/2008 | Date Purchased: 11/2007
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" We installed one in each of our bathrooms. The distributor said to make sure I had a hand strap installed from the ceiling so I could hang on when flushing. Powerful flush and has not clogged. Quick water refill for us power users. Will install in new house! "
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| REVIEW by Buz, MO 8/19/2008 | Date Purchased: 07/2008
Overall Rating: 8/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" Excellent toilet, works like a charm. However we had to request new tank lid from factory as original did not fit tank properly. Also toilet base not perfectly level with floor. Poor quality control on a product that operates well and saves considerable water. But all things considered, I will buy two additional units for our house to replace Amer. Std. toilets. "
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| REVIEW by bert, PA 5/11/2008 | Date Purchased: 04/2008
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" GREAT TIOLET!!! "
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| REVIEW by steve, CO 3/31/2008 | Date Purchased: 03/2008
Overall Rating: 9/10
Flush Rating: 9/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" i am a plumber of 15 years, i have used and installed toto and this particular one, the 744s is awesome, you wont be disapointed "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, OH 3/27/2008 | Date Purchased: 06/2004
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" better than expected. saves me a lot of well water. never a problem "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, LA 2/5/2008 | Date Purchased: 12/2007
 Overall Rating: 7/10
Flush Rating: 9/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Nice strong quick flush. Elongated flushes quieter than the round bowl for some reason. They flush quick but are not very quiet. I am looking for something else quieter to replace one. Plugged it once in the first month. "
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| REVIEW by Zane, KY 11/27/2008 | Date Purchased: 09/2008
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Replaced two toilets in my house with the Toto Drake. Almost bought typical brand from local home and garden store, but decided to research a bit and glad I did. Never heard of Toto, but took a chance based on reviews from others. Works perfect every time. Have never had to flush twice, like I did with old models. Will recommend this model to all my friends. Ordered mine online and got much better deal than at the local distributor, plus it was shipped to my door. Had plumber install mine and took only about an hour per commode. One note, the Toto does not fit flush with the wall. Was not expecting the 1-2" gap, but it does show this in the drawings. "
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| REVIEW by Thomas, VA 11/19/2008 | Date Purchased: 10/2008
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" I've been unclogging toilets for 10 years, even pulled it out & did a complete overhaul, same thing. Went on-line & found this baby. Install was easy & it works like a champ. "
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| REVIEW by Barbara, TX 11/10/2008 | Date Purchased: 08/2000
Overall Rating: 9/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" I had one installed in our master bath in 2000, then one in our 2nd bath in 2007 w/a sanagloss finish. The one in the master started clogging occasionally a couple of years ago and I found it was probably because it had started to degloss below the waterline. I had just the bowl replaced with one with a sanagloss finish a few months ago (with a washlet seat too!) and haven't had any problem since. They flush great, fill fast, and are pretty problem-free. After putting in the Drakes, a plunger didn't have to live in my bathroom anymore! "
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| REVIEW by Todd Mansfield, OH 1/13/2008 | Date Purchased: 12/2006
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 8/10
" The flush is outstanding. Never have to flush twice. Never clogs. I really admire Toto for making 1.6 gallon toilets work at a time when the American manufacturers were whining about how you couldn't flush with 1.6 gallons. "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, 9/28/2007 | Date Purchased: /
 Overall Rating: 2/10
 Flush Rating: 1/10
Ease of Installation: 5/10
" flush is overrated. my teenagers clog it monthly "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, 9/23/2007 | Date Purchased: 09/2007
Overall Rating: 7/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 7/10
" Just put one in (at about the same time as an American Standard Cadet 3 in another of my bathroom). Flushes great but tank lid does not fit well with tank and the bowl base is not level with the floor. Quality control isues? Design is better than the Cadet 3 but finition and noise is worse. Disappointed. "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, VA 6/12/2007 | Date Purchased: 04/2004
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" I bought 2 Drakes to replace the 30+ year old American Standards in my last house. They work so well that we got rid of the plungers! I have not had 1 clog in the past 3 years, and am so impressed by these toilets that I told my wife we would be replacing the toilets in our next house with Toto's. Well, we just bought our next house 3 weeks ago, and I was overjoyed to see that 2 of the 3 toilets were already Toto's! That is 2/3 less work and money for me to spend. "
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| REVIEW by eric o., FL 5/7/2007 | Date Purchased: 02/2007
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" After many years of dealing with a guest bathroom toilet that clogged so regularly it was almost a daily occurrence, I have recently installed a Toto Drake. After removing a 5 year old Kohler 1.6, I fully expected to see some evidence of a occluded waste pipe. This wasn't the case, in fact the pipe was so clean I could still see the purple joint primer. Just to make sure, I chased the drain with a 25' snake - again all clear. Once I installed the Toto I must admit I wasn't completely awed by its flush. I was kind of expecting something more dramatic, however, looks can be deceiving. Unlike the Kohler, the Toto just plain works. It's obvious there is some very sound engineering in the design and 1.6 gallons can, and will, get the job done. Right...how much difference can there be in a toilet? Enough that there has not been a single clog, not even a double flush required since the Toto has been on duty! Now the plunger, that was once so prominently displayed, has a new home - in the garage where it belongs. "
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| REVIEW by Floyd W. Horath, IL 5/15/2007 | Date Purchased: 11/2006
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" An excellent toilet.Flushes better than a 5 gallon toilet we had for 33 years.We love the seat we ordered with the toilet! "
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| REVIEW by Mathias, VA 4/6/2007 | Date Purchased: 03/2007
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" I was very frustrated with the performance of my old toilets. We kept using the plunger! The last straw was when had a party and the bathroom clogged during the festivities. Three days later, I installed two Toto Drake toilets. I have not used a plunger yet. The quiet yet intense flushes produce a clean bowl everytime. Believe me when I say Once you go Toto, you never go back. "
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| REVIEW by MikeW, CA 4/14/2007 | Date Purchased: 12/2006
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Excellant toilet. Strong quiet flush every time. Haven't clogged yet. throw the plunger away with this one. "
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| REVIEW by Geo, IL 3/20/2007 | Date Purchased: 03/2006
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" Great product......uses very little water but has a super powerful flush and is not noisy....highly recommend. "
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| REVIEW by Hazzy, GA 12/8/2007 | Date Purchased: 02/2006
Overall Rating: 9/10
Flush Rating: 9/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" Great, wonderful, awesome, but clogs with paper, and I've had to take the closet auger to it. "
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| REVIEW by Scott, NC 12/22/2007 | Date Purchased: 09/2007
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" We replaced a contractor grade toilet, which clogged and was cheaply built (had to replace rubber seals every few years). The Drake is great and hasn't clogged yet dispite our young kids and several parties! Strong and fast flush. We plan to replace the rest of our toilets with Drakes and Ultramax models. Soft close seat is great although I'm finding it hard to remember not to let go of the seats of other toilets without this feature! A little harder to clean around this seat, but no big deal. The seat is a little bit narrow, which might be uncomfortable for larger folks, but is fine for our family. You could get another brand seat. "
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| REVIEW by Tom, VA 12/2/2007 | Date Purchased: 11/2005
Overall Rating: 9/10
Flush Rating: 9/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" Great toilet. Rarely clogs. Quite. Good flush. Only draw-back is the seat that comes with it is not comfortable for larger people. It is conformal and if you don't have the right shape, it is not comfortable. "
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| REVIEW by Bill, MD 12/19/2007 | Date Purchased: 03/2004
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" exceptional toilet. Moves large amounts of human waste effortlessly. "
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| REVIEW by jk, NY 1/7/2007 | Date Purchased: 04/2006
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" I've just purchased my second drake - when I first read the gushing reviews on this toilet (and toto in general) I never thought I would feel so enthusiastic about a low-flow toilet - but the drake is fan-flushing-tastic... I've had parties with 50+ people and the drake has performed like a champion - I've tried to clog the drake for the past year to no avail - we're now replacing all our american standard toilets with toto... "
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| REVIEW by Doc, SC 9/10/2006 | Date Purchased: 09/2006
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Please read the review that I wrote for the Toto Clayton/CST784SF on 9/10/2006. The content of said review equally applies to the Toto Drake/CST744S....Doc "
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| REVIEW by Pamala Farris, TX 8/4/2006 | Date Purchased: 01/2006
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" I purchased this model with a soft close seat for the family room bathroom. Love the seat; quick powerful flush and fill. Would highly recommend. "
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| REVIEW by Carlwu, OH 7/4/2006 | Date Purchased: 09/2005
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" My basic toilet that came with the house was clogging just about once every week. I got fed up with it and tried the Drake. This thing NEVER clogs! I do have to clean the bowl once a week but that beats clogs any day! I bought one recently for my basement! Highly recommended. "
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| REVIEW by Don B., VA 7/28/2006 | Date Purchased: 07/2006
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" We just replaced two twenty-two year old toilets, which required 2 to 3 flushes before everything went down, with two of these babies. Is it possible to fall in love with a toilet? One flush....gone! Clean bowl, very quiet, and only 1.6 gallons. I'll be sure to use these in every house we buy from now on. Also bought the soft close seats and lids, which are unbelievable. I'm a hard grader, but nothing less than 10 would be an honest evaluation. "
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| REVIEW by M. Marlan, CO 5/20/2006 | Date Purchased: 08/2005
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Best performing toilet I have ever owned. Well worth the cost. "
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| REVIEW by John, ME 3/4/2006 | Date Purchased: 12/2005
Overall Rating: 9/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Toto is great because they never get cloged "
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| REVIEW by Nathalie M, CA 3/4/2006 | Date Purchased: 10/2005
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" We bought a Drake with a soft close seat and thought it was such a great toilet that one month later we purchase 2 more! No doubt Toto toilets get the job done and that SoftClose Seat solve any wife's gripes about putting it down! "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, OH 3/3/2006 | Date Purchased: 10/2005
Overall Rating: 9/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Had one problem with clogging. Toilet clogged after being loaded with a bunch of used kleenexes. Could not claer with plunger, and snake was too large to feed into toilet. Clog finally yielded to a coat hanger wire. We now know better than to disposed of kleenex wads, etc. in this toilet. Other than this quirk, the toilet works up to expectations. "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, CO 3/2/2006 | Date Purchased: 07/2005
Overall Rating: 9/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 8/10
" Works great! Very quite and quick. "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, CA 3/2/2006 | Date Purchased: /
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 9/10
" Kids used to clog the toilet all the time. Haven't had to go in their bathroom since we got the Toto. "
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| REVIEW by mark lewis, CO 3/2/2006 | Date Purchased: 10/2005
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" It's like no other. All I can say to describe it is that it is a very fast garbage disposal. Heck, you have very little time at all to play beat the flush! Far better than Kholer or American Std. "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, CT 3/19/2006 | Date Purchased: /
Overall Rating: 8/10
Flush Rating: 7/10
Ease of Installation: 8/10
" Does not flush entire contents as well as other reviews have indicated "
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| REVIEW by Ann Conner, TX 3/18/2006 | Date Purchased: 10/2005
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Re Model CST744S We moved into our new home in April 2005 and the problems started immediately with the builder-installed toilets. Exasperated at having to flush 1-3 times, wasting water and constantly using the plunger, we decided to replace them with the highly advertised American Standard Champion Flush... until we read all the negative reviews on-line. Then we discovered TOTO. The reviews were overwhelmingly positive. So we tried them out. NOT ONE PROBLEM SINCE THEN. My sister has since replaced two in her new home with TOTO models and my neighbor up the street used all TOTO models in their bathrooms. Don't even hesitate! You can't go wrong with TOTOs. "
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| REVIEW by John, FL 3/16/2006 | Date Purchased: 08/2005
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Just set it and forget it. Which is exactly how much time I want to spend thinking about my toilets. "
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| REVIEW by Curtis, CA 3/14/2006 | Date Purchased: 07/2005
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" I really enjoy having a toilet that works evertime. "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, CO 3/14/2006 | Date Purchased: 08/2005
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" This is the best 1.6 gal toilet. Forget needing a plunger next to it. The flush is superb. The best toilet to get the job done. "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, VA 3/1/2006 | Date Purchased: 01/2006
Overall Rating: 8/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Excellent toilet, and the only one to get if you don't want an assisted flush. The only reason I downgraded overall was that this is the only toilet I've owned (10 others) that has a problem with particles sticking to the glaze. I guess they do this so you have to buy the SanaGloss, but it would be nice to read a review ahead of time warning you. The next one I buy will be a Toto, though, with SanaGloss. "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, OH 2/22/2006 | Date Purchased: 03/2005
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" I bought 2 to replace the standard builder installed toilets that constantly required plunging. Haven't used the plunger since installing the TOTO Drake! "
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| REVIEW by joe, WI 12/26/2006 | Date Purchased: 10/
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" I'm so happy with my toto 744s that I've been bragging to friends and inviting them to come over and try it!. Exceedingly powerfull, but VERY quiet. "
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| REVIEW by TDY, CA 11/6/2006 | Date Purchased: 11/2006
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Amazing toilet! Great flush..Highly recommend. "
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| REVIEW by Anonymous, KY 11/16/2006 | Date Purchased: 03/2002
Overall Rating: 10/10
Flush Rating: 10/10
Ease of Installation: 10/10
" Toto has to be the best around! The Drake is what I purchased and has never failed to get rid of the waste with just one flush. I am now buying a 2nd one.11/2006 "
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