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sumdood
7/20/2017 10:37am
7/20/2017 10:37am
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7/26/2017 10:39am
I bought a new Kohler toilet awhile back. The thing is the biggest pile of crap I've ever shit in. Here's why. When it inevitably clogs, the hole at the bottom of the toilet is rectangular shaped. Doesn't seem like it should be an issue, except.... The round toilet plunger will NOT seal against the square edged hole in the bottom of the bowl, so instead of sealing and pushing... "it" through, it squirts up and out. Just a public service announcement. Buy toilets with ROUND holes at the bottom because they don't make a square edged plunger, I've looked. Ok back to my uuh "Problem"
The Shop
When the local Lowes first opened they must have flown in a bunch of foreigners...or northerners for the grand opening and to train the local employees. I go in and ask where the toilets are. I get a blank stare. So I ask where the commodes are. Again, another blank stare. So I say "pisser", "shitter", where you take a dump. Oh, he exclaims. You are wanting to know where the water closets are located. This time I throw the blank stare and say, you aren't from around here are you.
I had a Kohler that I bought as part of a matched set for my garage bathroom upstairs. Didn't finish the upstairs for years though and when completed the toilet would bubble and barely flush. It was as if something wasn't cast right. Had it removed, inspected and reinstalled. No improvement. It matched a pedestal sink so I had to go back to Kohler to get another that had a similar design. Works great. So yes, I give Kohler a 50/50 chance of sucking.
My 10 yr old daughter goes poo, and it lands on the dry elongated portion.
the flush is so horrible the water doesn't wash the poo down. She had to use a plastic fork to flick off the side into the water. She doesn't use my toilet anymore.
On the flip side, the toilets at my work are old school! You can drop a 4 pound bomb with a massive wad of toilet paper and that sucker will flush clean every time. Impressive.
The past tense of "shit" is "shat."
Therefore, Sumdood's original post should have read, "The thing is the biggest pile of crap I've ever shat in."
Sorry about your crappy problem, Dood. Carry on.
Pit Row
On a side note, we've been looking at apron style sinks for our new kitchen and the Kohlers are priced at around $1k. For a fucking sink? Come on man.
https://youtu.be/FxGe-CRrq4Y
Water saver my ass.
I really enjoy what I do. But this rampant incompetence is making it difficult. It is so rare now that a store clerk will say "I'm not sure, let me get Joe. He knows about that." Instead they give you information that is pure bullshit. Just to give you an answer.
There's a store here called Coast Appliance. They sell parts for household appliances, mostly to repairmen. This has happened to me quite a few times there since I do my own appliance repairs. I walk in the door with some clapped out part in hand, the guy doesn't say a word, he walks into the back area and returns with not only exactly what I need, but the other parts that I am going to need to get this repair done right. It's amazing when you meet up with competence anymore. But it's rare.
You really gotta work to clog that sucker.
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